South Park's Man/bear/pig
It's uncharacteristic, but it seems that Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of South Park, have reversed their stance on a particular topic.A man/bear/pig was used to represent the absurd probability of human influence on climate change.
In an earlier episode, they beat-up on Al Gore's man/bear/pig (Inconvenient Truth documentary) but in a more recent episode, they show man/bear/pig as an actual thing and take shots at people who deny it's existence even as it terrorizes and slaughters.
The episode also suggests that people can and will defer consequences in order to maintain their way of life. In other words, To hell with the future generations.
I was shocked and watched the episode again to see if maybe I missed something. I don't think I did.
Not everything is black and white folks and just because you find yourself believing in something, it doesn't make it right or true. I like to think that my stance on topics like man-made climate change are in flux and only begin to form as I become informed. Beliefs have no place in such matters.
Thanks to Matt and Trey for keeping open minds.
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I also believe in conservation for future generations so reckon at times both climate and conservation get rolled into one.