Donald Trump Set to Destroy Pristine Scottish Habitat
November 8, 2008 · Print This Article
Donald Trump is a jerk. That’s his shtick. Yell a lot, push people around, say ridiculously offensive things and pat yourself on the back as often as possible – such is The Donald’s way of interacting with others. So, it’s no surprise that he pushed so hard to gain permission from Scottish officials to destroy a huge swath of their pristine sand dune habitat, and ultimately wore them down. He’s now been given the okay to get started on what he calls “the world’s greatest golf course”, which will include high-rise timeshare apartments and an 8-story hotel.
As we reported back in June, Trump has claimed that his golf course would be “good for the environment” despite the fact that it would displace a rich variety of wildlife, suggesting that his golf course would be an improvement over the natural state of the area.
The Sietch Blog has this to say about it:
So at what point did Trump give a voice to the rest of the biosphere when he decided to promote golf - a leisure activity - over the natural world? Take your plans for “repopulation” and “improvement” and show them to the lives that have built up a natural, sustainable ecological balance over the last 10,000 years. Now show them to the other life forms in the habitats that have been ruined by the 32,000 (and rising) golf course throughout the world. Now start to lose a little sleep over one man, Michael Forbes, who could shatter your dream - and save the lives of countless organisms.
There are clear signs when a culture has lost its moral compass entirely. When we value a game over an ecology then we have lost it big time.
So, Trump got what he wanted, as usual. The man’s got nothing but dollar signs in his eyes, so this is to be expected. It’s a shame that Scotland didn’t stand up to him, though. What a bully.
Link [Sietch Blog]
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You can’t blame Trump, blame the Scots who sold him the land. And blame Scotland for allowing it. In fact, quit the blaming altogether get your butt out there and do something constructive about it.
It is a line that the “money men” play all too well, promising jobs and economic development at the cost of the environment, simply because they are all too aware that people’s first thoughts tend to be their pockets instead of their planet.