May 18 2007
lead by example… then I will consider your opinion!
Those of you fortunate enough to be regular listeners of The Laura Ingraham Show will know I’m a little slow with this commentary. I have only recently been able to enjoy her show via podcasts since becoming a “Laura 365″ member. I no longer live in an area that carries her broadcast so I had been missing out.
Friday she interviewed Captain Paul Watson, the visionary that had recently been quoted as calling for a “re-wilding” of the planet. I believe he had told an interviewer that the ideal population for our planet would be around 1 billion. When Laura asked about this statement “Captain Planet” (the show played a bit of the Captain Planet theme between segments) opined that really 1 billion “predatory primates” would overtax the ecological balance.
Of course he isn’t saying which 4 or 5 billion people should be eliminated… in fact he believes that responsible breeding over a few generations will fix this pesky person problem. So for the next few generations the planet’s human inhabitants, these “predatory primates,” should not create the next few generations. Wait, that won’t work. If we followed this plan there would be no human population. Sure that would be ideal in the mind of the captain, but what about the people that want to just hit the target of 1 billion, but not eradicate the nasty “predatory primates” altogether?
Hmm…if only the right people were to reproduce at a rate of one “predatory primate” per couple (no gender requirements are to be imposed on said couples,) we might be able to hit the target. So who is to decide who gets to reproduce?
I don’t know who is qualified to make that call but I do know that I would give more consideration to the suggestions of the population control crowd if they would practice what they preach. They could take the inititiative to do their parts to achieve the delicate eco-balance. As soon as they no longer tread the Earth and exhale the globe warming carbon dioxide, I might reconsider the validity of their plans!
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Leading by example - something Liberals know nothing about.
Good post!
Sam -
Sorry brother - but you’ve been tagged. I tried counting up my internet friends to get 8 guys I knew and ran out of options after just 3 fingers. **sigh**
Anyway - head over to http://conservablogs.com/bluecollarmuse/2007/05/22/8-reasons-women-should-be-banned-from-blogging/ to read what you must now do …
My apologies, my friend …
Blue Collar Muse
Pardon me but please refrain from comments poking at “the Liberals” in general. It’s kind of ridiculous.
Anyway!
Global warming is an issue. We can’t exactly deny that it’s happening, whether we’re affecting it or not. However, is it not completely irrational to look away from the issue and go [i]ad hominem[/i] on the politicians who advocate methods of prevention? Should you not dissect the issues instead?
I do agree that these people should practice what they preach- by all means! This shouldn’t distract us from the issues, though.
[…] was reading a post entitled “Lead By Example, Then I’ll Consider Your Opinion” over at Conservative Common Man where Sam was discussing how some radical environmentalists […]
Tony,
I read the post again and didn’t see “the Liberals” in it. That said, I admittedly intended to lump “the Liberals” in with Captain Planet. I don’t think it is ridiculous, at least not in the same way you see it. I think it highlights the absurdity of most liberal causes, or at least the absurdity of their do as I say, not as I do approach. I also cannot refrain from poking at “the Liberals” because that would greatly reduce the enjoyment I get from doing this!
As for Global Warming, I am not convinced it is an issue. I am convinced that the climate is and always has been changing. I heard John Stossel make a good point about the climate change recently: “Who’s to say yesterday’s temperature was the best?”
I do however believe in conservation and being good stewards of the Earth, but not for the latest liberal hysterical alarm (see herpes, global cooling, world hunger, the whales, aids, etc.)