Glaciers Are Politicians Too

     There is a certain obsession with the “Nature Rights” crowd with making objects morally equivalent to humans. They’ve done this with lagoons, lakes, moons, swamps, rivers, and mountains.   Now, not only are glaciers like people too, they can even be politicians and run for office!

“The campaign that sought to nominate Snæfellsjökull, an Icelandic glacier, for president was the first attempt within Iceland to establish Rights of Nature. It differs from typical strategies like using legislation or court rulings, but the basis of establishing legal rights for natural features remains the same.

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“‘Geologists predict all glaciers in Iceland will disappear in the next 150 to 200 years, Iris Valckx, a campaign spokesperson and environmental lawyer, emphasized in an interview with GlacierHub. ‘This is irreversible and highlights the need to shift from a global perspective of egocentrism to ecocentrism.’

“As far as logistics went, the campaign argued that Snæfellsjökull met all the requirements of running for presidency under the Icelandic constitution: it was a de facto Icelander (having been there for centuries), was over 35 years old and had no criminal record.”

And of course, it’s a Leftist

     Sure, you might see a cat made station master of a Japanese train station, a dog elected mayor, or a dog serving as a sergeant in the military, but these cute critters didn’t get these honorary ranks because they have human rights. And they certainly aren’t big hunks of Icelandic frozen water.

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