Do you think 4 year olds should be told their parents are "stealing their future" because of climate change?
Climate change activists are now targeting the very young and impressionable with books about how Western society is responsible for climate change. What do you think of this approach?
For example, Jonathon Porritt's book "Captain Eco and the Fate of the Planet", recommended by Barnes & Noble for ages 4 - 8, tells the young children that [quote]
""...your parents and grandparents have made a mess of looking after the earth. They may deny it, but they're little more than thieves. And they're stealing your future from under your nose""
Nice, ey? After being told that their parents are "thieves" the toddler's book takes them on a virtual tour around the earth, showing them all the environmental damage and climate change caused by "rich, self-centered Westerners" and - as Captain Eco points out to them "that's YOU": [quote]
""Not you personally, but the whole human race. There are so many of you, it's getting harder and harder to meet everyone's needs--and harder for other creatures to find breathing space....""
The answer, according to Captain Eco is to "keep the pressure on" by writing to the Government to complain about climate change caused by "rich, self-centered Westerners" and the book even gives advice and addresses for this.
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Do you think this is the kind of thing a four year old should be hearing?
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http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Captain-ECO-and-the-Fate-of-the-Earth/Jonathon-Porritt/e/9781879431126