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the voluntary human extinction movement by Ryan Glover (hla@hotmail.com) - February 04, 2001 |
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May we Live Long and Die Out Is the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement (VHEMT) a joke at our expense? Yes, suspects Marilyn Manson. So does Stile. Codified in 1996 by pseudo-founder Les U. Knight, VHEMT counters the Promethean "conquer the universe" mentality of contemporary humanity. VHEMT genuinely believes that Earth would be a finer place without Homo sapiens. Therefore, it is our utmost duty, as compassionate and rational beings, to curb our destructive reproductive practises, and make responsible choices about future population growth. VHEMT espouses jaded pessimism, promoting its stance on reproductive issues through education initiatives. The shadowy organization asks people of all races and ages, citizens with children and those without, to understand that Gaia doesn't need any more people. VHEMT believes that the solution to this problem isn't homicidal in nature: it's the overlooked solution to our excess. Stop making more. Auto-makers know it, so why don't the rest of us? Recognizing the long-term nature of its goals, and the majority's resistance to its ethos, VHEMT hopes that education will prompt readers to make personal decisions that will benefit Gaia. VHEMT believes that humanity--as a viral, destructive and self-destructive organism--that is destroying Gaia through overpopulation, resource depletion, and waste, needs to end. Reviled as screwball suicide advocates, or alternatively lauded as the only sincere examination of overpopulation solutions, VHEMT has raised the ire of thousands of Internauts. The movement fends off the accusation of being morbid Malthusians, who take an unnatural glee in humanity’s downfall, by also taking a stance against suicide, murder, disease and war. VHEMT supporters and volunteers prefer philosophy to genocidal 'Final Solutions': they want us all to take a moment and quietly ask ourselves: "Does Earth really need any more people?" Administered by Knight, the official VHEMT Web site features an extensive FAQ and is regularly updated. The well-researched FAQ lists Knight's answers to the many questions he has encountered since formulating the movement. The FAQ is calmly and logically laid out. Knight's tone is compassionate and rational as he explores reproduction with respect to biology, ecology, economics, death, politics, philosophy and religion. Knight offers a Faustian glimpse of topics that, because of the historical and ideological excesses of the Eugenics movement, are publicly taboo to discuss. Pro-extinction organizations, such as Earth First! and the Church of Euthanasia, are flourishing on the Internet. VHEMT is the most even-handed and reasonable of these organizations. While the other sites promote eco-terrorism and unfocused violence as methods to achieve their goals, VHEMT opts for existential soul-searching and non-coercive dialogue, in order to raise the public profile of an ignored problem. Les U. Knight and other VHEMT proponents wait for the day when no human is left to walk upon the Earth. In the meantime, they pose a most pressing question: "How much does the Earth matter to you?" |
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The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement The Church of Euthanasia Earth First! Journal The KZPG Overpopulation Network World Population Awareness The Society for the Prevention of Childbirth Zero Population Growth The Earth Watch Institute Respect for Life Childless by Choice The Population Reference Bureau Planned Parenthood Thomas Malthus Encyclopedia Britannica: Thomas Malthus Encyclopedia Britannica: Eugenics Gaia Liberation Front Disinformation Dossier on Anton LaVey Disinformation Dossier on Marilyn Manson Disinformation Dossier on Eugene Oregon's #1 Export: The Death of Civilization Disinformation Dossier on Catastrophism Disinformation Dossier on Overpopulation Disinformation Dossier on Pentti Linkola |
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