The Utility of Elephants

Via Anon - I have never seen a more stark illustration of Freeper hypocrisy.

Freepers' world is pretty small. Everything outside of it, from England to video games, is either bad or good entirely based upon how it fits into whatever story they are telling themselves at the time.

Thus, elephants. On the one hand, fuck 'em - God made them for us, after all. On the other, the folks killing them are savage Africans.

Alas Babylon! blames non-racists for Africa's collapse.

What a freaking hell-hole Zimbabwe has become.

I remember all the white guilt about it back in the 70s. AND the few white Rhodesians who said — You’ll be sorry! Ian Smith was the Pariah of the West.

And now look what’s happened! Nothing but horrible misery for the people and animal life of the entire country.

But the West can feel good about putting her into Doctor Mugambe’s hands.... After all, a black tyrant ruling blacks is something to be proud of, versus a white ruler over blacks.

hal ogen shows a deep understanding of Africa's economy:

I guess Africans just like to screw-up things. What’s new?

But IronJack thinks poaching isn't a problem!

Oh, fer pete’s sake! Trade in elephant ivory has been outlawed for how long now? Are we supposed to believe that roving hordes of ivory poachers are still decimating elephant populations?

Alarmist twaddle.

staytrue advocates elephant farming

Ok, so do you pursue the present course which means criminalizing the ivory trade which makes it a rarity, pushing up the price and demand for a rarity.

Or does on try a supply side solution which would involve “elephant farms” where you breed them like cattle, increasing the supply, driving down prices and eliminating the cache of having a rare item ?

But IMR 4350 wants to turn the tables and hunt the most dangerous game.

For the poachers, why go to the expense.

A .22lr to the ear will work just as good.

They may flop around a bit, but they’ll stop.

Atlas Sneezed thinks controlled hunting is the best thing for 'em.

This is PETA horse-hockey. Elephants are like fleas in many places.

The best thing for elephants is to controllably hunt them. This means that there are ample funds to stop poachers (the real threat), and that herds are culled appropriately.

Economic freedom and property rights in Africa would help greatly.

But Veto! - if you hunt them, you are no longer human.

My favorite creatures. The life of each one worth a thousand (allegedly) “human” poachers.

And don’t forget that the Chinese are the big users of ivory and are behind a huge percentage of poaching.

It's simple - Nervous Tick hates conservationists more than he loves elephants.

Sorry, I’m jaded about the whole endangered species thing.

Chalk it up to animal “rights” activists who cause untold misery among human beings — for whom the planet and its animals were created — over the supposed demise of minnows, spiders, salamanders, microbes, etc.

I pretty much don’t give a rat’s heinie what goes the way of the dinosaur any more. Except that I’d like to see every member of the animal “rights” lobby extinct.

Blood of Tyrants blames Obama for Africa, somehow.

Obama would rather have the desperately poor in Africa do this than industrialize the continent and lift them out of poverty.

brownsfan keeps his world Freeper-small.

the animal? They’ll be in zoos. It’s sad, but beyond my control. The animals I need... dogs for companionship, fish, chicken, pigs and cows for food, are all plentiful.