Ecocide
| Ecocide link (insanity, suicide, death urge) | |
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| "Today we are living the grotesque spectacle of the poisoning of the earth..." |
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“Today we are living the grotesque spectacle of the poisoning of the earth by the nineteenth-century hero system of unrestrained material production. This is perhaps the greatest and most pervasive evil to have emerged in all of history, and it may even eventually defeat all of mankind. Still there are no "twisted" people whom we can hold responsible for this.”
Ernest Becker (1974) Escape From Evil [1]
Ecocide are activities that substantially damage or destroy ecosystems, or that harm the health and well-being of a species, including humans. Only a few nations have codified ecocide as a crime.
References
- ↑ p.156
