More than 7000 activists in Germany have formed a human chain eight kilometres long to protest against a proposed brown coal mine.The protestors, from 27 different countries, formed a chain between the German Village of Kerkwitz and Polish village of Grabice, which they say are in danger if the new mine goes ahead, according to RT.com.
The people who make people move out of their habitat must think of digging and sinking bore wells in big cities. I'm sure we will get any useful mineral or crude from any part of our earth. Simple salt to zinc or gold or copper must be available on any part of our earth. If nothing is there the earth we remove can be used for filling construction sites of in building constructions. Why don't we try that?
I'not suggesting that all our cities must be used for explorations. But i feel the thinkers and planners who live in cities and consume all the natural resources in the form of diesel,gas, or coal change their attitude towards the people who they want to displace and offer paltry compensation.
I'not suggesting that all our cities must be used for explorations. But i feel the thinkers and planners who live in cities and consume all the natural resources in the form of diesel,gas, or coal change their attitude towards the people who they want to displace and offer paltry compensation.
Just because the city dwellers are educated and armed with a law of their choice they can't move out people who are there for thousands of years. The people who are to be removed never signed any documents that authorize the educated to remove them from their habitat. Still they are not literate. Is it not like snatching the bread from the hands of a blind man? Those who are with eyes and vision can only see their plight.
It is imperative on the part of the city dwellers to search for alternate options and think of ways of reducing the consumption of natural resources. The sons and daughters of the jungle take very little or nothing from the jungle and the mountains and have been its protectors and in fact been protecting them. But it is an irony they have to take permission from the city dwellers to gather honey collected by honey bees. Similarly the city dwellers are armed with maps and stones marking ownership and asking the people to vacate.
It is imperative on the part of the city dwellers to search for alternate options and think of ways of reducing the consumption of natural resources. The sons and daughters of the jungle take very little or nothing from the jungle and the mountains and have been its protectors and in fact been protecting them. But it is an irony they have to take permission from the city dwellers to gather honey collected by honey bees. Similarly the city dwellers are armed with maps and stones marking ownership and asking the people to vacate.
My call is simple. Do not ask any native community to vacate or move out just because you want water, minerals, coal or oil. Search and do researches; explore and dig at your own backyards and then come to the jungles. Just because our buildings are made of concrete and steel, we can't steal the lands of the voiceless.
Solutions:
Reduce population
Reduce concrete buildings
Return to the natural ways of living (At least 30 % of the rural parts of the world still enjoy this luxury)
Reduce the pace of industrialization
Reduce your needs
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