Mankind is “acting like a virus,” according to Paul Watson, the founder and president of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, which fights to save the whales. Apparently, Watson doesn't think that policy should extend to humans.
“We are killing our host the planet Earth,” said Watson who called for reducing the world’s population to less than 1 billion people. That’s gonna be tough considering the census estimates the current world population to be more than 6.5 billion.
Still, the eco-extremist wrote in a May 4 editorial that he is not sorry for calling human beings the “AIDS of the Earth,” and called for dramatic lifestyle changes:
“No human community should be larger than 20,000 people and separated from other communities by wilderness areas.” It’s pretty obvious that would eliminate New York, London, Paris and Moscow, but it would also rule out Moose Jaw, Timbuktu and Annapolis, Md.
“Sea transportation should be by sail … Air transportation should be by solar powered blimps when air transportation is necessary.”
"We need vast areas of the planet where humans do not live at all and where other species are free to evolve without human interference."
Essentially, Watson's rant called for a return to primitive lifestyles, saying that if the Mennonites can "survive without cars" "so can the rest of us."
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return to more primitive life
May 7, 2007 - 09:45 ET by Gat New Yorkreturn to more primitive lifestyles - - - seems pretty consistent with Sheryl Crow's call for one piece of toilet paper per sitting.
I can understand extremists, but who the heck is funding these people?
who they are and who is fundi
May 7, 2007 - 10:26 ET by Interested and concerned CDNwho they are and who is funding them?
http://www.activistc...
ActivistCash.com, a project o
May 8, 2007 - 06:51 ET by dahliatraversActivistCash.com, a project of the Center for Consumer Freedom, provides the public and media with in-depth profiles of anti-consumer activist groups, along with information about the sources of their exorbitant funding.
Despite their innocent-sounding names, many of these organizations are financial Goliaths that use junk science, intimidation tactics, and even threats of violence to push their radical agendas.
Watson is certifiable. I thin
May 7, 2007 - 09:48 ET by Interested and concerned CDNWatson is certifiable. I think he was kicked out of greenpeace for being too radical and this was after one of the founders of greenpeace left because greenpeace was becoming too radical, too anti human.
The guy is practically a pirate and has openly said violence as ameans justifies then ends. He's an eco-jihadist.
World population..
May 7, 2007 - 09:50 ET by Six String SpiffI can think of one group in particular that I would like to be rid of from the globe... This is INSANITY. I will not be told by these pin-headed creeps that my very existence is killing the planet. These people think they can CONTROL everything. Also, they have a very inflated sense of being on this planet if they think our 'pesky' existence can have such profound effects on our mother earth. I am sick to death of these HUMAN LOATHING imbiciles. Do us all a favor and kill YOURSELVES if you think humans are a problem. Practice what you preach, hypocrites. They won't though. Because as soon as you take away their private jets, SUV's, and yachts you wouldn't be able to hear a thing over their complaining. This makes my blood boil.. Who is going to have the testicular fortitude to stand up to these eco-nazis and their M(SS)M? Pathetic
Islam should have it's religious status revoked until it can prove it's not a hate group.
Kool-Aid on Aisle 12....
May 7, 2007 - 09:51 ET by zfKool-Aid on Aisle 12....
Okey-doke, hoss.You first.
May 7, 2007 - 09:56 ET by dervishOkey-doke, hoss.
You first.
Eco-Extremist Wants the World
May 7, 2007 - 10:00 ET by BAUHAUSEco-Extremist Wants the World Population Reduced to Less Than 1 Billion
How, a second Shoa but this time commited by the Eco-Nazis?
Do those people really understand what they're saying. Apparently not.
Geez, talk about ignorant! Ho
May 7, 2007 - 10:04 ET by Indiana JoeGeez, talk about ignorant! How does this Watson fellow propose to eliminate cities larger than 20,000? Nuke 'em?
And keeping any town from growing? Bye-bye, property rights! I guess we could go back to coal-fired steam engines for commerce between these widely-separated communities, just like in pioneer times.
What kind of electrical distribution system would each of these isolated communities use (separate from each other, of course, to preserve the "wilderness" between towns)? A separate power plant for each town? Or is solar to be mandatory? Millions of square feet devoted to solar panels. Yeah, THAT would be a good use of that "wilderness."
And Mennonites DON'T "survive without cars." They just don't own them. They happily depend on others who DO own cars to transport them. A bit hypocritical, I know, but it's true. I've seen it.
I could go on and on. Like shooting fish in a barrel....
Stick to the whales, Paul.
"What a maroon!" - Bugs Bunny
how does this Watson fellow
May 7, 2007 - 10:09 ET by Gat New Yorkhow does this Watson fellow propose to eliminate cities larger than 20,000? - - - how about the Pol Pot urban redevelopment system of forced exodus?
Well, whatever his answer wou
May 7, 2007 - 10:18 ET by Indiana JoeWell, whatever his answer would be, you can be sure it will be straight out of the fascistic "for your own good" playbook.
The plan wasn’t clear to me
May 7, 2007 - 12:14 ET by EKOGThe plan wasn’t clear to me. Can the 20,000 be a even mix of men and woman or are we looking at changing the mix say 1 man for every 50 woman or if you want to control the population 1 woman for every 50 men or if you really really want to control the population just eliminate the men or the women altogether.
The left's self-loathing leads to their self-elimination?
May 7, 2007 - 10:07 ET by RJHmm. It's possible that there could be an unforseen long-term result following this push to reduce family size.
Leftists are more likely to believe and obey this GW preaching that demands smaller (or no) families. Therefore, they will be reducing their own numbers, just as they do with abortions.
That is, the left's self-loathing may lead to the willing reduction of "their" species.
Great point, RJ. I think you'
May 7, 2007 - 10:20 ET by Indiana JoeGreat point, RJ. I think you're definitely on to something here.
Maybe we should start pretending to believe this AGW crap, just to encourage the lefties to embrace it even harder. ;^)
Looks like Watson has laid an
May 7, 2007 - 10:21 ET by GalvanicLooks like Watson has laid an eco-rationale that eugenicists have sought for decades to set in motion the practice their misguided, psuedo-scientific policies. Sanger would no doubt be one of Watson's biggest supporters.
I saw this nut bag on a Penn
May 7, 2007 - 10:22 ET by IgnatzJFahrquarI saw this nut bag on a Penn & Teller "Bullsh*t!" (Showtime) show. What a piece of work. Makes you yearn, just a tad, for some ole-time Communist Gulagism.
Time for Paul and his pod of followers to "go to sleep" so the alien spaceships can come for them.
"All generalizations are false, including this one.” Mark Twain
Paul Watson
May 7, 2007 - 10:45 ET by bsmarjLead by example Paul, you and your group go 1st.
I'll even help make your Kool-Aid!
sign-up the liberals
May 7, 2007 - 11:06 ET by LionKingThey are always talking about sacrifices and being altruistic. Let's see if the libs buy into one of their own moonbat's nonsense and volunteer to be exterminated for the common good.
Humans are parasites? Talk
May 7, 2007 - 10:56 ET by dscottHumans are parasites? Talk about the ultimate victimhood trip! The earth is the victim and we humans are the abusers. Can't we all just get along?? This is liberalism's logic taken to the Nth degree.
Victimhood is code for privilege for the few at the expense of rights for the rest.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
Talk about ego. These wack jo
May 7, 2007 - 11:11 ET by ahusserTalk about ego. These wack job idiots figure we have so much power as to "destroy" the earth. In a couple of million years or less (may be a lot less) our civilization will probably be a 2 inch layer between sediments.
"A mind is a terrible thing." - A comic I forgot the name of.
Save the Planet; kill yours
May 7, 2007 - 11:29 ET by robert108Save the Planet; kill yourself!
I agree with the author. Hum
May 7, 2007 - 11:38 ET by Buckeye_Paul01I agree with the author. Humans are, in fact, a virus.
Sincerely,
Agent Smith
When I read that insane article, I had a Matrix flashback. :)
That was my first thought..
May 7, 2007 - 14:15 ET by Mean Gene Dr. LoveThat was my first thought...this guy just got done watching The Matrix.
"Believe what you want. You work your side of the street, and I'll work mine." --Frank Bullitt
Mean Gene,Or maybe reading Ra
May 7, 2007 - 19:16 ET by BlondeMean Gene,
Or maybe reading Rainbow Six (does anyone know when Clancy is going to come out with a new good book? His last few were, um, underwhelming).
Aw, hell, Blonde, you stole m
May 8, 2007 - 07:09 ET by UnsaneAw, hell, Blonde, you stole my line!!!
And yes, the last few from Clancy have been quite underwhelming. I enjoyed The Bear and the Dragon but Red Rabbit and The Teeth of the Tiger were unbearably weak.
"HAV3 TH3 BRIDG3S OF INSANITY B33N CROSS3D AND FOR3V3R R3TRACT3D???." - Meshuggah, "3ntrapm3nt", from Catch Thirty Thr33 (2005)
Just like every liberal and d
May 7, 2007 - 11:40 ET by ArchConservativeJust like every liberal and democrat, it's for everybody else, not for him. Just like AlGore wouldn't sign a pledge to reduce his so-called "carbon footprint", this wingding won't off himself to save his precious planet. So in honor of him, I think every democrat and every liberal should kill themselves in order to save their Mother...Mother Earth. I think She would breathe easier. It's elementary Watson, elementary!
"Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists."
- President George W Bush September 2001 speech to a joint session of Congress.
Either God put humans here,
May 7, 2007 - 11:42 ET by lnthompEither God put humans here, in which case we are a part of nature, or humans evolved, again part of nature.
This fellow evidently believes humans are NOT a part of nature, so where does he think we came from?
Lee T.
U.S. Navy (ret.) / Vancouver, Washington
The history of the race, and each individual's experience, are thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal.-- Mark Twain
....saying that if the Mennon
May 7, 2007 - 12:34 ET by MidAmerica....saying that if the Mennonites can "survive without cars"
That would be the Amish not the Mennonites.
However the eco-nuts don't want us to live like the Amish either. The Amish enslave horses for their own use. Human domination of any other species can not be allowed.
However the eco-nuts don't wa
May 7, 2007 - 13:09 ET by Buckeye_Paul01However the eco-nuts don't want us to live like the Amish either. The Amish enslave horses for their own use. Human domination of any other species can not be allowed.
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I was thinking of another reason the environ-MENTAL liberals wouldnt want
"the masses" to live like the Amish.
.........it's due to a thing called religion, and to truly live like the Amish, the result would be a very religious society.
Don't forget, the Amish also
May 7, 2007 - 13:55 ET by Hero SquadDon't forget, the Amish also raise cattle on their farms, and freely allow them to, uh, shall we say, deposit high levels of nitrates into the waterways. The Amish might as well just be driving a 1970 Dodge Charger down to the Wal-Mart using good ol' leaded fuel, doncha know?
*****
"Was it a millionaire who said 'Imagine no possessions?'" - Elvis Costello
...someday we will all catch
May 7, 2007 - 15:20 ET by TruthMonger...someday we will all catch up with the Amish:)...
If liberals truley believed
May 7, 2007 - 13:06 ET by rbosqueIf liberals truley believed this tripe, they can show everyone how it's done. They can pass around the hari-kari knife!
Rature material!
May 7, 2007 - 13:16 ET by vrwc13Just another step towards the antichist's declaration that god has "cleansed the earth" when we Christains are raptured!
face piles of trials with smiles
Well, the Rapture would reduc
May 7, 2007 - 13:24 ET by SouthJersey1953Well, the Rapture would reduce the population.....but what would the libs do when 98% of the people left on earth were 'just like them'?
"You can lead a man to Congress, but you can't make him think." - Milton Berle
I can give a first hand accou
May 7, 2007 - 13:28 ET by buddycI can give a first hand account that if our government had protected our border the pollution and traffic in southern California would be reduced by 30%. There was an interal battle within the Sierra Club where certain rational members recognized the effect of illegal immigration on our natural resources. They were outvoted and prevent from adopting a anti illegal immigration agenda.
You didn't state it strongly
May 8, 2007 - 07:01 ET by dahliatraversYou didn't state it strongly enough. The carbon footprint of everyone who comes here gets as big as ours. Population in the US would level off without legal and illegal immigration, as would the polution we generate. Therefore, whether they'll say so or not, the AGW crowd and enviro-activists support our closing our borders completely.
Standard Liberal BS
May 7, 2007 - 14:52 ET by jimpryor99We're here, now nobody else is allowed. Same reason Babs Streisand wants people to stay off her beach. It sickens me. Hot air baloons when we need air travel. What an idiot.
Honestly, it would be nice
May 7, 2007 - 15:25 ET by balboaHonestly, it would be nice if the world were less populated. But there's no way that's going to happen without something horrible occurring (see "Black Plague"), so, you know, we'll just keep growing, and growing.
I read the article, and there
May 7, 2007 - 19:08 ET by chessplayerI read the article, and there was nothing in it about marching 5 billion people into gas chambers or starving 5 billion people to death. I don`t agree with everything he said, but good grief, like it or not, there are not an infinite amount of resources on this planet. Just how many people do we think this planet can support at a standard of living people in the US or other western countries enjoy? Ten billion? Fifty billion. A hundred billion?
Suggestions?? "There
May 7, 2007 - 19:16 ET by MightyMouthSuggestions??
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Somehow convince people in 3
May 7, 2007 - 19:41 ET by chessplayerSomehow convince people in 3rd world countries that reproducing like rabbits isn`t in their best interest?
It seems the only thing tha
May 8, 2007 - 07:07 ET by sarcasmoIt seems the only thing that reliably works to convince them is economic freedom -- enough not to need lots of kids as an old-age insurance policy. Economic & personal freedom also happen to be the last things anyone wants to try to solve any problem, including overpopulation.
JMR
...and how would you convince
May 8, 2007 - 07:12 ET by Unsane...and how would you convince them?
"HAV3 TH3 BRIDG3S OF INSANITY B33N CROSS3D AND FOR3V3R R3TRACT3D???." - Meshuggah, "3ntrapm3nt", from Catch Thirty Thr33 (2005)
I'd say 15 billion easily.
May 7, 2007 - 19:56 ET by Mean Gene Dr. LoveI'd say 15 billion easily. Surprisingly, environmentalists and other worshippers of Mother Earth/Gaia don't give the planet enough credit. Skill and effort can turn tracts of land considered non-arable into productive farming areas. The main problems that are blamed on overpopulation are all political in nature. People starve in this world because evil dictators and other political forces steal foodstuffs for their personal gain or to feed their armies rather than feeding their citizenry. A prime example is North Korea (see my post from a few months ago for specifics).
The U.S. produces enough wheat and other crops to supply the entire world. And we aren't even using all of the existing farmland, let alone the vast stretches of land throughout the west that are not used for farming. If every family had a small garden in their yard or on their patio, they could supply at least some of their produce needs throughout the growing season. I had a small garden (maybe a total of 250 square feet) I had so many herbs and peppers (bell, cayenne, jalapeno, etc.) I couldn't use it all and ended up giving a lot away with plenty to spare.
The earth has a lot of untapped land resources. There is huge potential to support many more people than we currently have living on this planet. If we were approaching such dire straights as the environmental whackos woud have us believe, people all over in the free world world be regularly starving. It just isn't so.
"Believe what you want. You work your side of the street, and I'll work mine." --Frank Bullitt
Indeed, nowadays you will fin
May 8, 2007 - 07:11 ET by UnsaneIndeed, nowadays you will find most famines to be cause by failed socialist/communist policies, or poor logistics.
"HAV3 TH3 BRIDG3S OF INSANITY B33N CROSS3D AND FOR3V3R R3TRACT3D???." - Meshuggah, "3ntrapm3nt", from Catch Thirty Thr33 (2005)
Robert Mugabe of Zimbawe bein
May 8, 2007 - 08:37 ET by dscottRobert Mugabe of Zimbawe being the expert at this...failure.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius