tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post3401433805842148766..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Conscientious Objectors in the Lanternfly WarJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-63574619711589946722022-08-22T15:04:06.725-04:002022-08-22T15:04:06.725-04:00@G. Verloren Hear, hear. One of the few instances ...@G. Verloren Hear, hear. One of the few instances where I completely agree with you.szopenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096688483881484656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-81466568665632085292022-08-22T14:43:43.190-04:002022-08-22T14:43:43.190-04:00“If someone was like, ‘Oh, we have to kill all the...<i>“If someone was like, ‘Oh, we have to kill all the Pomeranians,’ people might feel a lot differently about it.”</i><br /><br />I'm assuming this fellow doesn't realize the awkwardness of his example, in that I'm assuming he doesn't realize "Pomeranian" can refer to people as well as dogs.<br /><br />Even putting that aside, along with comparitive human valuation differences between dogs and insects, the comparison is absurd - Pomeranians not only aren't upsetting local ecosystems on a massive scale, they also have their population <i>directly controlled by humans</i>. If feral Pomeranians were breeding out of control and damaging native ecosystems, we'd absolutely be hunting them as well.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-34312801400712442722022-08-22T12:06:27.479-04:002022-08-22T12:06:27.479-04:00We are awash in invasive species.
We are awash in invasive species.<br /><br />Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353532874773316117noreply@blogger.com