Jake RaysonApr 24, 2023

#DaveGoulson gave a speech about #insects at #TheBigOne #climate demo on Saturday 22nd April. This is the text:

”I’ve got 5 minutes to talk to you about *insects*. I love insects, always have. Let me tell you a bit about them. Insects have been around for 480 million years, that means they are twice as old as the oldest dinosaurs. They’ve survived the previous 5 mass extinction events.

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Show threadhaq

@natureworks It's a good 5 minute speech.

But.

The problem isn't that "they" don't "get it". People who merely don't understand are educable and persuadable. The problem is that the powers that be do understand and don't care. Either we change the power or this current mass extinction will include most, if not all, humans.

Apr 24, 2023 at 11:54amWeb
Show threadJake RaysonApr 24, 2023
@haq I really could not agree more! This is a *political* problem. Capitalism is killing the planet.