Natural Politics
I think it’s completely obvious that we should abide by nature’s principles. After all, we are part of nature. Am I wrong? I think it was Boyle who showed the examples of the village food chain and how one small change can impact everything. This makes complete sense! Even if it were a hypothetical situation, which for all I know it might be, it’d still make sense. How long have we been hearing about the food chain? As far back as I can remember. And what’s the moral of the story behind the food chain? Everything eats something under it. Common sense should tell every one of us that if we eliminate a level of the food chain, anything higher then it will cease to exist and anything lower then it will flourish. Both would be equally bad for everyone. This shouldn’t be something new to us, but in a way it is, because lots of people don’t have their eyes open to what’s happening around us.
It makes sense to me that Boyle wrote what he did like he did. It’s obvious, the sarcasm and bitterness in his words. I think he did what anybody would do when sick and tired of a greater power taking something extremely important too lightly. He mocked them with their own apathetical undertone.
Eventually, if we keep using up all of our resources and going gung-ho on this planet’s natural supplies, we’ll be screwed. Not in the very distant future, but soon I’m led to believe. Nature’s a lot like democracy. Both have got their own checks and balances in place to keep one party or person, or insect or mammal from overriding all of the rest, which as we’ve witnessed so many times in the past can lead to devastation, war, poverty… the list goes on. In short, nothing good.
Comments
Very powerful words in our blog help to help stur up an emotion in the reader. Although nature could still decide to kill us off like the dinosaurs. I would have to agree with you that we should be trying to abide by natures law because of the future generations. I mean we have got to give them a chance to mess up the planet.
Posted by: Andrew Walter | March 22, 2007 4:57 AM
That's a good point to bring up about how nature alone has its own checks and balances. This shows that we do not need to tamper with nature and work so hard against it because with enough time, it works itself out naturally. About the food chain, you're right again in noting how important it is and how devestating the results can be when tampered with. I think you're also right about the reason why Boyle chose to talk in such a sarcastic tone. I think it was a tactic that was trying to catch the senators' attention and try to make them see how we treat issues of this sort everyday.
Posted by: Anna Bode | March 22, 2007 6:34 AM
I agree that we do need to respect nature. Boyle did make a good point when he talked about how even little changes can have a great impact. The example of the food chain was convincing. I also agree with your statement that people are not awake to these occurances and we do need to be aware of our impact on the environment. I also liked the way that Boyle used sarcasm because it does show how people do take these problems too lightly. It was interesting how to related nature to democracy. They do draw many parallels.
Posted by: Allison Couillard | March 22, 2007 4:39 PM
I liked your comment about Nature's Checks and Balances. We don't always realize it but that is completely true. It may not always affect us but it definetly takes its toll on other things.
Posted by: Pete Turner | March 23, 2007 12:24 AM
I also agree that we need to respect the environment. Like Boyle said changes in nature always has an impact on nature. For intance the DDT example involving the food chain. I also like Natures Checks and Balances idea.
Posted by: Anonymous | March 23, 2007 4:53 AM
I also agree that we need to respect the environment. Like Boyle said changes in nature always has an impact on nature. For intance the DDT example involving the food chain. I also like Natures Checks and Balances idea.
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