[lbo-talk] Save the Planet: Kill Yourself

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Mon May 7 12:28:45 PDT 2007


On May 7, 2007, at 3:20 PM, James Heartfield wrote:


> Andy writes of his chapter of the Voluntary Human Extinction movement:
>
> "I have to emphasize that our activities are for now strictly
> voluntary, and that we try to convince people of their essential
> worthlessness through gentle persuasion and reasoned argument."
>
> You could always try leading by example, I suppose.
>
> Does the 'for now' suggest that the more militant wing is straining
> at the
> leash?

I'm guessing Andy F was fucking with you.

I love human beings. (I like us better than animals, too.) I'd be sad to see us reduced in numbers. That's why I'm concerned about climate change - not because I want to reduce the human population.

Doug



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