tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post8192708749741613931..comments2024-03-14T02:18:13.285-05:00Comments on T h e | D e e p | M i d d l e: Refugees Aplenty on EarthBenjamin Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-40919321658547813662015-11-26T13:27:39.394-06:002015-11-26T13:27:39.394-06:00Although the standard definition of genocide doesn...Although the standard definition of genocide doesn't cover anything but humans, there's no other word in common usage that seems more apt. Considering its origin during the Holocaust, however, maybe "biocide" and "ecocide" need to come into more widespread use.Brian Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09560741754020000075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-58160014170690186602015-11-26T08:51:34.360-06:002015-11-26T08:51:34.360-06:00Brian -- I used that term once, "genocide,&qu...Brian -- I used that term once, "genocide," and incurred wrath and ill will for me and my business by someone -- incredible anger, because to use that word for animals was a diminishing of its power for use with humans. But I think it's the reverse. We are committing genocide every second upon countless species, and in the end, it's against each other, too. Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-74208272989256921652015-11-26T06:55:03.911-06:002015-11-26T06:55:03.911-06:00It's more like genocide. Intentional, indiffer...It's more like genocide. Intentional, indifferent, or inadvertent, vast tracts of the biological wealth of the planet have withered and died in our footsteps.Brian Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09560741754020000075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-36047332607060014302015-11-25T19:26:48.306-06:002015-11-25T19:26:48.306-06:00You're disgusting.You're disgusting.Saurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090665102782891402noreply@blogger.com