The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.

     The focus this time: The Acolytes of Gaia shall ensure your Green compliance… or else!

     First, a little mood music:

     Carrying on…

     In service of Gaia, a tribunal was called to punish those who violate the “Rights of Nature”.

“The tribunal’s website is typical of the anti-humanism that permeates the nature-rights movement. For example, the fundamental philosophy of nature rights — as elucidated at the website, is ‘that the interests of nonhuman beings are of equal importance to human interests.’ So, pond scum, mosquitoes, trees, squirrels, grass, and scallops are equal to us. That’s self-loathing any way you look at it.

“Worse, adopting such a misanthropic approach to environmentalism would have serious consequences to human thriving. For example, forget about heating your home in the winter. Fossil-fuel industries are a primary target. Thus, the tribunal will hold a faux trial to prosecute fossil-fuel industries.”

     This “tribunal” in its own words:

“The International Rights of Nature Tribunal will leverage the platform of Climate Week New York to amplify its message and advocate for the Rights of Nature, calling for genuine solutions to the climate crisis. The Tribunal hearing will highlight the fossil fuel industry’s ongoing impacts on frontline communities in the U.S. and worldwide, including ecological destruction and exacerbation of the climate crisis. It will specifically examine the industry’s devastating effects on biodiversity and BIPOC communities.”

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