I think it is clear that they were attempting to use
a literary metaphor
for the destruction of wild habitat
replaced by conditions where species
thrive that often
multiply around the filth of human society. Or something
like that. To read into it that EF! is bigoted against
various species
is kind of funny, but it also gives
political correctness a strange twist.
Trust me on this
one, EF! does not discriminate against Norway rats or
cockroaches. Or something like that.
Subject: Re: Earth
First! 's speciesism
Date: 24 Jan 1999 22:25:23 GMT
From:
mimist3@geocities.com
Reply-To: mim3@mim.org
Newsgroups:
talk.politics.animals, alt.politics.greens, alt.org.earth-first
dg wrote:
> > Whether it be "beauty," "charisma" or an
unconscious defense of
> > oxygen-breathers or "native" species, some
humyn always has something
> > against some species. What is wrong
with Norway rats or cockroaches?
> > What is that if not the ultimate
speciesism?
>
> What is wrong is that removing so many species
from the planet impoverishes
> us all.
mim3@mim.org:
Right. I agree with that. Your reference point is "us all" and
you would be
called "anthropocentric" by the anti-speciesist folks. If we were
left in
their hands, we would have no basis to stopping nukes or tree-felling.
> Norway rats and cockroaches are not bad in themselves but
they
> just represent that in the future only the most adaptable, lowest
common
> denominator species will be able to survive. Will we be one of
them?
mim3@mim.org replies:
Exactly the right question to
ask.
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