Any moronic membrane can tell the world we don’t need pesticides because being "all natural”, or "green", or "organic" is sufficient for all of mankind’s needs. No one will question their right or their sincerity while making these emotion laden unscientific pronouncements. Why? Because we have all been indoctrinated by what Bjorn Lomborg calls the “litany” of the environmental movement!
By contrast, anyone who supports the use of pesticides had better watch out!
No matter how accurately the information is presented. No matter how much information showing how many lives pesticides save. No matter how wise, their observations are. No matter how intelligently and logically stated their pro-pesticide position might be - their integrity and veracity will be arrogantly challenged. They will labeled as paid lackeys of big business and their views dismissed with a snort and a smirk. Not with any real facts mind you, because most of what will be heard will be unfounded personal attacks and endless debates filled with speculation and logical fallacies to divert attention away from the facts. This is often followed by outright lies and cited studies that never occurred or were discredited.
Activism is philosophy without form and action without consequence for all of these armchair philosophers who oppose the use of pesticides but aren’t responsible to provide the protections they afford.
They simply don’t have to pay any penalty for being
wrong.
What I would like to know is why the burden of proof doesn’t rest upon those who call for the end of pesticides instead of those that have successfully tested the products and are saving lives on a daily basis, not to mention, property and foodstuffs. Can we not see the inherent danger of philosophy without form? This is a concept which promotes change for philosophical reasons or “change for change sake”. Doesn’t this compel us to demand that its advocates not just talk the talk, but also actually walk the talk?
When things go down the toilet do the advocates of a certain policy pay the price for being wrong, or are others left with the bill? While the unchallenged and unchallengeable academicians and irresponsible activists live comfortably in western countries endlessly expounding utter nonsense by making unscientific claims regarding the dangers of pesticides we need to ask - who will ultimately suffer when they have their way, and they turn out to be wrong? Is it the activists? Or is it the poor people who have to live with the consequences of these feel good philosophies that give activists an unjustified sense of self-righteousness?
Activists have never seen a burden so great they
would be unwilling to place on someone else’s back, demanding all sorts of
unnecessary, irrational, misanthropic and morally defective actions from society and industry.
When will the anti-pesticide fanatics put their own necks on the line for their beliefs? When will they move to the countries they have turned into an environmentalist’s paradise? You know the kind of place I’m talking about. The ones where everyone has had a loved one die from some preventable disease or have had children starve to death because environmental policies prevent them from being able to grow enough food for their families. Of course when environmentalists make statements like “better dead than riotously breeding” you have the tendency to believe they have a “feel good” philosophy that is not a “do good” philosophy.
I propose that we create a program of “Direct Involvement for Activism”, which is an excellent check of the sincerity and integrity of environmental activists. They can now have the joy of seeing their handy work up close and personal. This is their opportunity to step up where others have failed. This is a great opportunity for them to prove their integrity.
Stop crying wolf to the press and go to these third world "paradises" they have created where child mortality is staggeringly high, insect borne diseases are the rule and not the exception, where the water is contaminated and life is short and miserable. This way they can be directly responsible for the health and welfare of thousands, or maybe millions of people.
Step away from the common herd of
activists, as this is the chance of a life time! This is a chance to be different than those wimpy
protesters. They can take on the responsibility to care for millions, and prove via firsthand experience they
are as truly special as they think. And
when they leave should show just how confident, sincere and committed they are
by taking their children with them. What an opportunity! Now they won’t just be talking about what we
are all doing wrong, they can make their mark by showing what we are all doing
wrong, by showing the rest of us how it’s "supposed" to be done.
Putting themselves and their families on the line will certainly impress me, and I’m willing to accept their sacrifices if it turns out they were wrong.
Eventually their moment of truth will come. The people for whom they’ve taken on the responsibility of their well being - who are now starving to death - can be ordered to stay away from the genetically modified food because they need to give environmentalism a chance. For that brief, shining moment, they will have the pleasure of knowing that they stood up for their principles. That is of course just before their “followers” bust them right in the head on the way to the warehouse. If they’re willing to send the poor third worlders off to die in order to feel good about themselves, surely they must be willing to stand there and defend their latest philosophical flavor of the day! Shouldn't they?
Let’s see now......how many volunteers do we have?
Thomas Sowell, the nationally syndicated columnist noted “The media continue to take seriously, and provide free publicity for, people who call themselves "consumer advocates" or "environmentalists," even though there are no qualifications required for these roles. All it takes are a big mouth, a big ego, a disdain for inconvenient facts and an ignorance of economics.”
He comments further, “I wish that some way could be found to add up all the staggering costs imposed on millions of ordinary people, just so a relative handful of self-righteous environmental cultists can go around feeling puffed up with themselves.” He goes on to say, “It is bad enough that so many people believe things without any evidence. What is worse is that some people have no conception of evidence and regard facts as just someone else's opinion.”
I guess the real problem I have with activism is it isn't - REGULATED! And of course after being regulated there will be required testing and licensure to make sure they have been properly trained and know what they're talking about, and taxed just as any other industry. Now before they protest we will know they have met some basic requirements.
Here is an example as to how to do this. They must demonstrate they have a track record of success in the area they are protesting. Perhaps we can set up an “Activist’s Bureau” in each state, where they will have to register and show their federally mandated license to protest before they are allowed to protest. Under this arrangement they must meet the following regulated criteria.
Require protesters at the various business conferences to have started their own successful companies before we allow them actively involve themselves in public protests of others businesses. Having started businesses that failed will not count.
Require animal rights activists to start businesses that require them to feed the world or develop medicines without the use of animals. Having failed will be a disqualifer for this person as an activist.
Require anti-energy protesters to start businesses that provide electricity to millions of people without any of the means currently being used and without government funding of any kind. Nor will presenting future possible inventions that may possibly be invented at some future possible date count as a qualification to protest.
Anti-pesticide activists must be operating a successful business that provides the following;
·
Actual protection from disease carrying pests
without using registered or non-registered pesticides or chemicals in general
·
Provide
protection for homes without using registered or non-registered pesticides or
chemicals in general against all the things we currently provide services for.
·
Must be able to grow enough food to meet the
same capacity that is currently enjoyed in this country.
·
This must be done with the same amount of
landmass without fertilizers, herbicides or pesticides.
·
This all must be accomplished without grant
money from any source or tax incentives of any kind from the government.
·
Not meeting these criteria will disqualify the
person as a registered activist with the “Activists Bureau”.
If they meet the qualifications and are successful in
the protest against any company or system the activists must be willing to
undertake to provide the same service, product or whatever else it is they may have
destroyed.
·
This must be done without using any of the means
they have protested against.
·
Failure to protect, feed or provide the services
promised by the activist will require the activist to be liable to criminal
and/or civil litigation.
·
Failure to be willing to meet this final
requirement will require them to “just be quiet.”
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