To save the planet, end the human race, professor argues https://t.co/bFwn2GPaxo via @collegefix— The College Fix (@CollegeFix) February 10, 2020
To save the planet, end the human race, professor argues https://t.co/bFwn2GPaxo via @collegefix— The College Fix (@CollegeFix) February 10, 2020
This article reminded me of a quote by Mr. Burns on The Simpsons cartoon. I tracked down the quote in question and have posted it below. Start at 1 minute 10 seconds for the relevant quote.
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I am personally anti-natalist, but only for myself. I don't see a need to bring life into the world when I know it will cause the child suffering; but I think it has more to do with my personal circumstances than a belief that human life shouldn't exist on its own terms. From what I've gathered, there are still enough resources on the planet to sustain human growth; the issue at hand is inequality in distribution of those resources. The Mr. Burns of the world have too much and far too many don't have enough.
ReplyDeleteRather than crusade for people to stop having children, I vote we work to create a world where people can access the resources they need, regardless of locale or net worth.
The remarks Patricia MacCormack makes in her interview about the "hierarchal world" I dont fully agree with, while many will pose the argument with her that we are a white, heterosexual, able- bodied, male society I do not agree. particularly on the able-bodied aspect. Being disabled myself I have to put out there that the society does not prevent a disabled person from working, their body or temperament does. I am able to go to college with a full scholarship ONLY available to those who are disabled, and this was something that was automatically available to me based on the government issuance of SSDI. The specific program I am with will either assist with entering the workplace or assist with further schooling. The society we have made, as a united states citizen I would argue, is not what causes someone with disabilities to struggle but the genes they inherited and their own drive to succeed. The government further allows the potential success of disabled workers by placing them under protection with discrimination laws employers must adhere to. I will not argue that there are a number of individuals on disability who do not have the ability to work, and for those the government pays a set amount each moth towards living expenses. It does not seem like a society that crushes the disabled while placing the able-bodied on the altar of success.
ReplyDeleteBut this is just my experience as an American, I am (sarcastically) sure that Japan or Mexico adhere strictly to a white, heterosexual, able-bodied, male society.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/the-case-for-not-being-born
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