So seriously, in fact, that Vernelli aborted a pregnancy and, by age 27, had herself sterilized. Baby-making, she says, is „selfish“ and „all about maintaining your genetic line at the expense of the planet.“

Because Toni and her husband, Ed, are childless and vegan, they say they can justify one long-haul airplane trip per year and still remain carbon neutral.

[…] If we’re not saving the planet for our kids, for whom are we saving it? After we’re all sterilized and aborted, who’s going to appreciate the fact that global warming is, by golly, under control? Who’s going to live to tell the tale?

[…] Suddenly, the unborn is of no greater importance than the contents of our recycling bin. Like Weight Watchers dieters substituting carbs for sugars, we trade off future members of the human race to neutralize insults to Earth’s balance in the present.

Quelle: Survival of the Stupidest

Ganz gut war auch dieser Seitenhieb:

The Darwin Awards folks, who honor those who improve the species by accidentally removing themselves from it, […]

… welcher mich an die Fusszeile eines Blog-Lesers von mir erinnert:

The problem with America is stupidity. I’m not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don’t we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

Dank: Jan