There are hidden contradictions in the minds of people who “love Nature” while deploring the “artificialities” with which “Man has spoiled Nature.” The obvious contradiction lies in their choice of words, which imply that Man and his artifacts are not part of “Nature”-but beavers and their dams are. But the contradictions go deeper than this prima-facie absurdity. In declaring his love for a beaver dam (erected by beavers for beavers’ purposes) and hatred of dams erected by men (for the purposes of men) the “Naturist” reveals his hatred for his own race-i.e., his own self hatred.
-Robert A. Heinlein
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Being in California, I see this on a daily basis. Some morons want to tear down four power damns for the salmon on the Klamath River. There's a hatchery on that river that produces millions of salmon a year.
ReplyDeleteAnd yet, they would have to build at least 30 new power plants to run the overpriced monstrosity known as high speed rail. Where are all the environmental wackos when you really need them to shut something down?
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