"The Alliance want to take us back to the 1930s, which is bad enough," said Libertarianz deputy leader Richard McGrath, "but the Greens would have us huddled together in caves, at the mercy of predators, disease and climatic fluctuation."

Dr McGrath said Libertarianz condemn the methods endorsed by the Greens in their war against science. "The Greens seem to endorse violence as a means of achieving their goal of a primitive, low-tech society. Libertarianz oppose both the violence and the Luddite thinking behind it."

Libertarianz would encourage further genetic engineering, pointing out many currently used vaccines and medicines were developed using such technology, and that the future of cancer treatment probably lies with gene therapy.

"The Green policies are anti-life," said Dr McGrath, "and I seriously wonder if these lunatics are affiliated with the infamous Voluntary Human Extinction Movement."

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