We’ve already introduced Twitchy readers to BirthStrike, the U.K.-based group who are too afraid to have children because of their fear of climate change. “The natural world is collapsing around us,” one member told the BBC. “I couldn’t bring a child into that.”
Unfortunately, that fear isn’t limited to the U.K. One attendee of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’ appearance at SXSW asked her if she thought it was still OK to have children; “It’s a moral issue,” she said, noting that watered-down proposals to stop climate change are going to kill us.
We have no doubt that there is more than just one man who has used climate change as an excuse not to have children, and on Thursday Outside published his story of having a vasectomy so as not to contribute further to the warming of the planet.
Because of the #ClimateCrisis, I had a colleague’s brother sterilize me: https://t.co/89BsfuFLRp
— Wes Siler (@IndefiniteWild) November 21, 2019
… Any other action we could take, even all the actions we could ever possibly add up together, pale in comparison.
That’s because there are simply too many humans on this planet. We’ve all been told that driving an electric car or putting solar panels on our roofs will help, but that involves buying more stuff, which has a terrible impact on the environment, no matter how green the image. Two people deciding to make fewer humans eliminates the entire cycle of consumption that would fuel that kid’s life.
The idea that there are too many humans on the planet certainly isn’t new; Thomas Malthus was freaking out over overpopulation in the 18th Century; it would be fun to bring him back during a seance and tell him China alone is home to more than one billion people.
Anyway, we won’t argue with anyone who chooses not to have children for whatever reason, especially climate hysteria.
i support this decision pic.twitter.com/JbSyVKYtDf
— ???? ?????? ????? (@BecketAdams) November 21, 2019
Same.
— Amelia (@AmeliaHammy) November 21, 2019
Ironic considering his testicles never descended in the first place.
— Brett R. Smith ?? (@BrettRSmith76) November 21, 2019
we laugh now, but it's just a matter of time before these lunatics start advocating for the involuntary inclusion of even those who don't agree with any of this.
— ???? ?????? ????? (@BecketAdams) November 21, 2019
Darwinism in its purest form.
*chef's kiss*
— Hugh Jass PhD (@dr_hugh_jass) November 21, 2019
Hopefully this fad lasts a long time for the liberals
— Linkin Tart (@LinkinTart) November 22, 2019
Yup, thumbs up on that… stop the insanity at the root before it spreads any further.
— Joe Arcuri (@JoeArcuri1) November 22, 2019
I can not agree with this gentleman more strongly that his getting a vasectomy is a big positive for our planet.
— Jim (@Ifitsthisname) November 21, 2019
Indeed. I say give him a trophy and buy him a beer.
— ?Poker Run Guy? (@Camzilla72) November 21, 2019
Is there like a GoFundMe or something we could donate to? If we have a heart, we should help…
— WhatDidYouHearsay (@bubbafla) November 22, 2019
What will he do when Trump is re-elected?
— Ronald G. Richards (@RGRichards) November 22, 2019
That’ll cool things down
— Holiday Scott (@slewis3775) November 21, 2019
Oh, wow, I just scrolled through the comments… This is serious… I’m out…
— Shane Goodridge (@SMG8816) November 22, 2019
Note to self: don’t read anymore articles by Wes Siler, he’s a nut.
— Jeffrey Webb (@newtwebb) November 21, 2019
Ok but you did it because you just didn’t want children and this fit your narrative better, right?
— ??????? ?????? (@yeomaine) November 22, 2019
Both. It's just hard to look at the future and want to give that to a child.
— Wes Siler (@IndefiniteWild) November 22, 2019
True courage: pic.twitter.com/5vL013FlN5
— Carlton Hinds (@methuselaschild) November 21, 2019
Related:
Meet BirthStrike, the group too afraid to have children because of climate change https://t.co/EVoIN22cpK
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 10, 2019