in four hours
94-year old attenborough
gained one million followers
the british broadcaster's documentary
a life on our planet
calls for immediate action
to stop the next extinction
caused by the human asteroid
the documentarian is called 'radical'
david's popularity is 'a good sign'
that humanity is changing
but is david's call radical enough
are his solutions way too little
and his analysis far too tepid
in his latest media blitz
the wildlife advocate argues
biodiversity loss
is dangerous to humans
by increasing epidemics
threatening food security
climate change and more
david lists the key causes
of the extinction crisis
the trade in 'wildlife'
overfishing oceans
over-consumption in developed world
pollution in the global south
destroying natural habitats
and climate change
but these causes are not radical
all are already known
so too the solutions offered
like less consumption
with responsible carnism
used as an add-on at the end
far from an eco revolution
this is business-as-usual
and eco denialism
david offers no critique
of carnism
specieism
anthropocentrism
androcentrism
right after his call
for responsible carnism
the natural historian
carts out one 'expert'
who explicitly states
"that's not to say
that none of us
should ever eat meat
or we should cut
all dairy out from our diets"
thus dominion is left intact
and the human asteroid
is cleared for landing
david's lack of awareness
is not surprising
in an interview he states
"I eat fish, and chicken,
and my conscience does trouble me.
I'm affluent enough to afford free-range,
but it's a middle-class hypocrisy"
alas, poor david
after all this time
spent in the company of animals
he still uses a knife
while preaching to others
blissfully ignoring
his denialism is the asteroid
No comments:
Post a Comment