On 26 February 2019, a lake became human. For years, Lake Erie – the southernmost of the Great Lakes – has been in ecological crisis. Invasive species are rampant. Biodiversity is crashing. Each summer, blue-green algae blooms in volumes visible from space, creating toxic “dead zones”; the algae is nourished by fertiliser and slurry pollution from surrounding farms.
If a tree falls illegally in the woods, does it have the right to remain silent?
Should humans have the right to live on a planet among trees?
Obviously not
Fine, Give the Tree a license for concealed carry.
FolkyFireKitten Definitely. Any living being should have the same rights. Humans do not own this planet.
Of course yes!
Not same. Appreciation for history, diversity, ecological pockets to be preserved, if ancient or hundreds of years old.
depends whether it's pro brexit
No. Next dumb question from ecofascists?
Yes
what is next ? stop eating vegetables campaign
And what rights do WE have exactly?
If this is a way for our current systems, capitalist or otherwise, to value the natural world, where it can hold accountable other juristic persons for harm done, then this can only can be a good thing. It will give people the impetuous to make better decisions.
Really, I don't know. We could ask him... Anyway, respect. And have a nice day.
At least as much as a corporate entity, no?
Tree Identifies As Oak father of Acorn but also as Oak Mother of Acorn And at times the pronoun 'They' so They of They If Oak, They or indeed little They choose not to voice concerns awareness of Oak, They or little They's 'right to silence' is paramount
Absolutely, because it gives life!! OXYGEN.
Yes
Fjordman1 Only if it helps defeat Saruman.
munetsifesto Should this tree have the same rights as you
Yes
no
They need more rights as they are rooted in one spot and can’t defend themselves
Yes yes yes!!!!!!
Yes
Peak Guardian. Good God.
no
Very little overlap in contradictory rights of trees v. rights of man. Most of the rights complement each other.
¿ Porqué no ? Why not ?. You have a great newspaper. alinaquevedo alinaquevedogoicogmail.com
It's only rights,are to stand tall!
I once pretended to dry hump a tree. I think that is why I am currently single ☹️
Yes, and here's my selfie.
Yes indeed come on let's get to the ROOT of this question...ouch And let's not Branch off into other questions
I'm as progressive as the next person, but if we grant equal rights to trees, where will it end? They'll be everywhere, taking jobs from humans and clogging up the health service.
Omg.
No
Trees don't have to put up with witless clickbait. They're already winning
I think more as I don’t really do anything for the plant while a tree will do lots plus have a longer life than me
Probably more rights than me, all things considered.
By you. You mean the pampered westerner. Nothing is going to make the world fairer than when a tree has more rights than those in underdeveloped nations.
No ways
No, because it's a tree.
Under pre-invasion laws, which still apply, that was almost certainly the case, for 60,000 years.
After reading this, I think the tree is smarter than us.
how can we all eat bugs to survive if they have the same rights and can't consent to being eaten? 🤡🤡
Only if it has the same responsibilities as me...
Trees do more for the planet then men
Yes
Yes. Cool.
No! It deserves more!
Just stop 🤦🏻♂️
yes