Hence, man must preserve pristine nature despite the harm to man. We must halt activities beneficial to us, such as farming, forestry and cancer treatment, in order to safeguard fish, birds, trees and rats. Throughout history people were told to sacrifice their lives to God, the state, the Fuhrer, etc., all with deadly consequences. And environmental legislation, such as endangered-species legislation, provides government with massive powers to forcibly carry out such sacrifices. It is difficult to predict precisely, but certain environmentalists have expressed their preferences.
Environmentalism makes man the endangered species.
If the Canadian government made commitments in Rio in 1992 to such legislation, it should admit an egregious error and withdraw those commitments. As for Clayton Ruby and the groups of complainers he represents, they should deposit their ideology in the toxic-waste dump where it belongs. All rights reserved. Home . . . . All rights reserved.