That's pretty offensive. I feel very strongly about the environment and I would never say "human rights is a real yawner". Besides, I feel the exact opposite. I don't think the environment can outlast our willy-nilly destruction of it's resources. To think so, TO ME, seems uneducated, presumptuous, and just plain wrong. But you seem to have a lot of faith, in people and that "things will be okay." So I see, we should let Mother Nature fend for herself, even though we gobble up her resources and trash her daily. Nice. Everything will be okay in the end, right?
One thing that really pisses me off about people is that they don't see connections. When it comes to the environment and the world, everything is affected by every action, no matter how small...it is affected. Pollution isn't just a matter of having clean air to breathe, it's a matter of ecological balance, of changing climate, and in turn, affecting crops, livelihoods, and animal life.
So you see, your "human rights" is connected. The farmer in South America who can't earn a living anymore because his crops or fish have died out due to groundwater pollution, a change in sea water temperature after hundreds of years of equilibrium, or an oil slick is human, and he is affected. Earning a decent living wage is a human right, is it not? Pillaging the rainforest isn't only about cutting down trees. It's about clean air and the livelihood of people. Uprooting trees can cause erosion, it can upset the balance and affect crops and air for miles around. It can change climates. Things aren't as simple as people like to make them. No one likes to go further, see where the next dominoe will fall.
I choose to work for the environment because it affects all other areas of life and most people don't see this. Yes, I am concerned with human rights, civil liberties, and the like, but to me...it all goes back to securing an equilibrium with the planet. To me, that is the most important thing. I spend my time and energy trying to "save the world" for ingrates, so I would thank you not to piss all over something I believe strongly in.
p.s. I apologize, but it seems you've hit a nerve.
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Wow.
Date: 2002-03-12 01:23 pm (UTC)One thing that really pisses me off about people is that they don't see connections. When it comes to the environment and the world, everything is affected by every action, no matter how small...it is affected. Pollution isn't just a matter of having clean air to breathe, it's a matter of ecological balance, of changing climate, and in turn, affecting crops, livelihoods, and animal life.
So you see, your "human rights" is connected. The farmer in South America who can't earn a living anymore because his crops or fish have died out due to groundwater pollution, a change in sea water temperature after hundreds of years of equilibrium, or an oil slick is human, and he is affected. Earning a decent living wage is a human right, is it not? Pillaging the rainforest isn't only about cutting down trees. It's about clean air and the livelihood of people. Uprooting trees can cause erosion, it can upset the balance and affect crops and air for miles around. It can change climates. Things aren't as simple as people like to make them. No one likes to go further, see where the next dominoe will fall.
I choose to work for the environment because it affects all other areas of life and most people don't see this. Yes, I am concerned with human rights, civil liberties, and the like, but to me...it all goes back to securing an equilibrium with the planet. To me, that is the most important thing. I spend my time and energy trying to "save the world" for ingrates, so I would thank you not to piss all over something I believe strongly in.
p.s. I apologize, but it seems you've hit a nerve.