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Population control

Paul Watson — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:59:54 +0000

“We need to radically and intelligently reduce human population to fewer than one billion. We need to eliminate nationalism and tribalism and become Earthlings. And as Earthlings, we need to recognize that all the other species that live on this planet are also fellow citizens and also Earthlings. This is a planet of incredible diversity of life-forms; it is not a planet of one species as many of us believe.”

Earthworms are more important than People

Paul Watson — Thu, 31 May 2007 16:53:30 +0000

â€œLast week, a reporter called to ask me if I had really said that earth worms are more important than people. I answered that, yes, I had. He then asked how I could justify such a statement. â€˜Simple,â€™ I answered. â€˜Earthworms can live on the planet without people. We cannot live on the planet without earthworms, thus from an ecological point of view, earthworms are more important than people.â€™ â€

Greenpeace generates myths.

Paul Watson — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:09:43 +0000

“It doesn’t matter what is true; it only matters what people believe is true. . . . You are what the media define you to be. [Greenpeace] became a myth and a myth-generating machine.”

Shoot kids who shoot birds.

Paul Watson — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:53:15 +0000

“I got the impression that instead of going out to shoot birds, I should go out and shoot the kids who shoot birds.”

Man is no better than other life forms.

Paul Watson — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:49:14 +0000

“I reject the idea that humans are superior to other life forms. . . Man is just an ape with an overly developed sense of superiority.”