NationStates Jolt Archive

All,

The nation of Corpobabblonia would like to know if there are any measures within the structure of the UN to protect national Animals. Our national animal, The Tigger, is bordering on extinction and although we are a Capitalizm nation the corporate leaders have decided to sponsor (remember BOB! for all your household needs, yes BOB!tm) an internal programe to ensure that we don't lose our heritage.

We prefer to keep our nation with a strong Capitalist and corporate bias.

How can we save our animals?

We wish all nations peace and prosperity,
William President

The People's Republic of Tykeland voted long ago to allow and promote the eating of our national animals. This served the double-purpose of increasing their number as they are farmed by the thousand and boosting our catering and food-packing industries as they developed dozens of tasty new products.

Perhaps we could sell you a little consultancy? With a free sample of pit-pony burgers...

Though your idea is tempting, have you ever tasted a Tigger? Very hard to catch for one with all of the bouncing about and kind of a boingy taste. Not nice.

No, we want to continue to market the animal as 'wild'. There are many marketing strategies that depend on it.

William President

All,

The nation of Corpobabblonia would like to know if there are any measures within the structure of the UN to protect national Animals. Our national animal, The Tigger, is bordering on extinction and although we are a Capitalizm nation the corporate leaders have decided to sponsor (remember BOB! for all your household needs, yes BOB!tm) an internal programe to ensure that we don't lose our heritage.

We prefer to keep our nation with a strong Capitalist and corporate bias.

How can we save our animals?

We wish all nations peace and prosperity,
William President

Just because your nation and my nation don't like to eat our respective national symbols (the Burrowing Rock Owl is actually pretty dangerous when cornered), does not give either of us any right to ENFORCE our wishes on other socities.

How would you like it if I mandated that you dyed your hair black? Black is a stunning color, and if everybody had black hair, then it would be harder to discriminate based on hair color. The logic is inescapable. However, the benefit of FORCING a non-discriminatory environment on your culture is outweighed by the cost of the loss of your freedom to choose your own hair color.

The exact same arguement applies to your desire to force others to your ideals.

10kMichael

Personally, we could care less if some other nation loses thier national symbol. If they don't care enough to keep them alive and healthy, that's THEIR problem.

On an ecological level, any nation poisoning or killing off thier fauna, is likely putting their human population in danger. My concern is greater for the population, but hey, when they all die off, I'll have more room for expansion. It's thier call, after all. Survival of the fittest. If they aren't fit, who needs them.

Any nation guilty of spreading ecological disasters beyond their own borders should certainly be called to task by the UN authority. That nation should be forced to clean up such damage, at their own expense.

Protecting another nation's heritage. Do we really need such a mandate? This puts all other nations in the position of babysitting less responsible nations.

Give me some good reasons to consider supporting this proposal, and I may reconsider.

Later.....

The only thing our national animal needs protection from is inferior brands of cocktail sauce. You know, the ones with less horseradish? If we start to run out of Frisbeeterian native shrimp platters, we'll just do more shrimping in international waters.

Just say no to the Kittycat law.