The exploitative mind strikes again: Trump vows to roll back the Endangered Species Act to allow for data centers, mining, and drilling....
Profit over creation? Seems to be the playbook.
All animals listed in this image are currently on the endangered species list.
Another headline of unfortunate events comes to America, or in layman's terms, the exploitative mind strikes again.
Trump took to Truth Social to declare he is fighting against the radical climate activists so that America can grow! To hell with endangered species; they are simply a nuisance to him or his corporate buddies who want to use up every last drop of resources to line their pockets.
Here is the full post:
I have many questions about his deranged post: what are Americans being prevented from building? I know of no citizens who are building anything on public lands; I know of corporations that want to mine, cut trees, and build data centers.
In regard to the housing crisis, it is not a housing crisis; it is an affordability crisis. The dollar almost has no worth, and there are currently more houses on the market than buyers, per a recent survey.
We can assume ‘critical infrastructure’ is referring to data centers. Many citizens oppose data centers because of the many environmental concerns, water usage, and surveillance that they will be used for.
Yet, the way this message is portrayed is that it is for the common good; I think it’s hell past time to realize that our government no longer cares what is good for the collective; it is only what is good for the elites.
It’s disheartening to think that little rodents and other endangered species seem to be such a burden, but if we cannot care for the least of these, we can not care for one another as we should.
The Endangered Species Act was implemented in 1973 to protect species from becoming extinct from quote: "consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation"
While I am not keen on government overreach, I do believe corporations should be stopped from exploiting everything in creation, as they continue to do.
To sum this essay up, I want to home in on his verbiage: “Radical Climate Activist”
The words we use do matter. They hold weight, and the words our leaders use hold immense weight and help shape public opinion.
Someone who loves Trump or considers themself to be a Republican may disagree with Trump, but may see ‘radical’ and believe that anyone who opposes his idea and wants to protect wildlife and land is a radical.
To believe in protecting land and endangered species from harm is not radical; it’s quite moral.
The reality, corporations and our government put profit over people, creatures, and the earth. They are the radicals, or the exploiters.
We only get one Earth, one chance to do right by our resources so that maybe our children can enjoy clean air, water, and beautiful animals.
Rolling back the Act has not yet occurred, but it seems his cabinet is trying to find many loopholes.
The idea that some of these species do not matter is an immoral thought, and one that has gotten us to this point in history. We look at all the creatures and assume we can create something better, no matter if we bring them harm, but this is not the case.
I believe that we are meant to co-exist, not exploit for personal gain or riches, but co-exist to live a nourished life.
If that makes me radical, I’ll take it. But I believe that stripping, killing, and harming all in creation for profit and control is quite radical and evil.
Use your voice for those that cannot, call your leaders, but most importantly, create safe havens in your place of residence.
Our 3.5-acre homestead houses hundreds of different species, from monarch butterflies, bees, several different species of birds, all kinds of bugs, and many different animals.
My land is not simply my land; it is an oasis for creation, and I get to be the steward of the endeavor.
Last week I witnessed an American Goldfinch enjoy sunflower seeds from the sunflowers I grew; I was so thankful to witness such beauty.
One final note: a quote written by Wendell Berry:
“The first principle of the exploitative mind is to divide and conquer. And surely there has never been a people more ominously and painfully divided than we are – both against each other and within ourselves. Once the revolution of exploitation is under way, statesmanship and craftsmanship are gradually replaced by salesmanship. Its stock in trade in politics is to sell despotism and avarice as freedom and democracy.”
All of our crafts, art, and work have been replaced by corporations. We are a centralized society, controlled by the few. Our intellectual being is quickly trying to be replaced and sold back to us by AI, but we have the final choice.
Begin to make it, one little choice at a time.
Talk soon,
Shelby
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