[12Gauge687]

If environmentalism was really a religion to these wackos, they’d be more like Aldo Leopold, who espoused wildlife management and conservation, including hunting and fishing. It seems more like an excuse than a religion (I’m pretty sure none of these enviros knows about the habitat required for healthy wild turkey, ruffed grouse and deer populations).

[marktwain]

“If environmentalism was really a religion to these wackos, they’d be more like Aldo Leopold,”

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Religions (or other ideologies) don’t have to make sense, be rational, or even be good for society. They only have to be able to attract enough followers to keep their ideas alive.

[Flycatcher]

(I’m pretty sure none of these enviros knows about the habitat required for healthy wild turkey, ruffed grouse and deer populations).

Very true. Wildlife-worshiping environmentalism seems to be an urban phenomenon. The more removed one is from rural countryside and remote wilderness, the greater the likelihood one will buy into the anti-human aspects of modern environmentalism.

[atomicweeder]

It's the result of immense privilege. Just as the hippies (relatively benign) grew out of the prosperity of the late 40's, 50's and 60's, the current crop of activists are the result of the tremendous prosperity of the 80's and 90's.

In other words, they are completely, and utterly spoiled rotten.

My personal opinion is to consider them terrorists and treat them accordingly. Take every single one of these spoiled brats and drop them in maximum security prisons. I'd love to see the reaction on an ELFer's face when he has to repeatedly take one up the a$$ from a lifer.