Mankind Is An Environmental Parasite

Outside my window, across the street, and into the open field my eyes see a flock of Wild Turkeys chasing a Fox and my thoughts immediately flash to the drink while my wife exclaims she is not going to walk on the streets anymore for exercise... I tell her Foxes will not attack human beings unless they are really desperate... and, a Sunday morning alarm is deescalated and diffused.

It is in this same open field that I have seen deer of all shapes and sizes roam around freely and without circumstance as they have the intuition of no hunting today... and, I am once again allowed to observe these magnificent creatures enjoy some of the same freedoms that I do as I live free from terrorism here in East Tennessee.

It was only a few days ago that the world learned of Cecil the Lion being killed by a Dentist who paid $50,000 for the right to do so and I wonder if the sport of hunting animals leaves the hunter with the same pleasurable feelings as the hunter who kills other human beings...

Man seems to have a propensity for WAR and for KILLING human beings and animals as well as for CUTTING DOWN trees in the name of progress or in some cases imminent domain but that just seems like to me just a legal way to rationalize doing what you are doing.

But, in reality, this is nothing new for 20^th or 21^st Century MAN, because Caveman MEN were killing each other and animals because they could or to survive thousands of years ago... so, one could make a strong case that it is in the DNA of MANKIND to kill... and, to destroy that on which he dwells, specifically the environment... and, this is done simply because ALL ELSE is subordinate to the WILL OF MAN.

However, Native Americans were different and sought to achieve a balance within the TRINITY that existed here in North America... that being: Man, Animal, and the Land. And this knowledge begs the question as to why did Native Americans see this and the other Americans did not? Of course, this is a rhetorical question... because the other Americans call it PROGRESS.

What is mankind's legacy of EARTH?

We are responsible for (but not all explained):

• converting fresh water into polluted and contaminated water... According to an article published July 14, 2014, there is at least 35,000 tons of plastic floating in the ocean. A conservative estimate suggests that at least 1 million tons of plastic has entered the ocean since the 1970s and is still not know where all of that ocean plastic went. 
• greater amounts of carbon dioxide and other Heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere... From the year 1850 to 2000 the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has risen exponentially, to about a level of 370 ppm in the year 2000. 
• more pollution in air, more ozone depletion... People want good transportation. That means motor vehicles. More people mean more pollution in the air. Pollution is eating away at the ozone. Ozone holes will develop as result of pollution. 
  converting natural resources into garbage mountains... People buy things; garbage is a result of consuming. Garbage goes to landfills.
• Radiation, radioactive waste... Nuclear power plants produce radioactive waste. The waste has to go somewhere. Radiation causes mutations which can lead to cancer and also cell death. 
•  Chemicals...
• Less insects and bugs... 
• Deforestation...
• Habitat Destruction... 
• Dams...
• Mining... 
• Destruction of coral reefs... 
• Heat-islands, roads, pavement, blacktop...
• Over-exploitation...
• Less Wildlife...
• Depletion of Natural Resources... 
• Aral Sea gone...
• California sucked Owen's Lake dry...
• Weather and Climate...
• Melting glaciers... 
• Rising sea levels... 
• El nino/la nina oscillation... 
• Length of growing season in Alaska increased from 1950 to 2000... 
• Decrease in arctic sea ice cover from 1970 to 2000... 
• Weather manipulation with particulate matter...
• Genetic Engineering...
• Converting natural organisms into unnatural, man-modified organisms...

So, what is it (do you think) about mankind that creates a species of life that really likes (almost loves) to kill, be killed, and destroy the land, waters, and atmosphere simply because it is something that need to do to become better human beings in a way that demonstrates their accomplishments... and, are all those accomplishments really worth it, when 100 YEARS from now the species called human beings are no longer around... because species in general no longer inhabit the EARTH... as a result of how a previous species lived and what they thought they needed to do to survive.

In my neighborhood here in East Tennessee, all of the homes except for our home has all of its trees cut down except for miniature ornamental trees to highlight to barren landscaping on which nothing but grass is grown. We on the other hand, are planting trees, putting up bird feeders, shrubs, bushes, and whatever... and, not just because it makes our overall house look good but because it generates an environment for animals... which, when we get a chance to observe them, gives us pleasure...

And, across the street from our house is this big open field almost completely encircled by a wooded area and I get a chance to observe and admire some beautiful creatures before mankind kills them.

If this is what a bleeding heart liberal is... then, I am a bleeding heart liberal... and, I am ashamed of my fellow Americans who believe and perceive hunting to be a legitimate sport, when carrying around a high powered rifle and can only see the animal that you are killing through the magnification of the sights... just as if you were some sniper in Afghanistan or Syria shooting at a soldier of ISIS.

If you want to kill an animal, do it face-to-face and without the aid of a rifle or even a bow and arrow... but I will loan you a 6 inch knife to defend yourself... so, where are your BIG BRASS BALLS now my friend?

I believe in the 2^nd Amendment and the right to bear arms for the public and national defense... and, there ain't no way that I would ever think of taking on the NRA as a bad organization for America... but, it is because the NRA is like the 4^th of July and Apple Pie (Southern Style Only)... and, I think America should defend itself against her enemies whether they be domestic or international... but, when is a feeding deer our enemy that we have to kill that creature with a 50 caliber sniper rifle? And, how does that act make us a better American?

Why does mankind destroy all it touches?