Comments | ontd_political: Greenpeace show their love for the earth by irrevocably marring it

checkerdandy in ontd_political

Greenpeace show their love for the earth by irrevocably marring it

Dec 13, 2014 11:48

Greenpeace has apologised for any "moral offence" it has caused, after a publicity stunt on the ancient Nazca lines in Peru.Activists from the organisation placed a banner next to a figure of a hummingbird, carved more than 1,500 years ago ( Read more... )

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fenris_lorsrai December 14 2014, 17:53:08 UTC

honour the historical legacy of this town who learned to live with the environment without affecting it,"

By totally fucking up the environment near it, cause that's totally the best way to honor it. we are so good at this!

and a classic "we're sorry you were offended" apology. Classy.

nesmith December 14 2014, 18:58:02 UTC

I love "environmental" organizations that are completely clueless about actual conservation.

azetburcaptain December 14 2014, 20:09:39 UTC

It's unreal how people online are excusing this incident already.

sio December 14 2014, 20:50:26 UTC

"We have now met with the Peruvian culture ministry responsible for the site to offer an apology. We welcome any independent review of the consequences of our activity. We will co-operate fully with any investigation."

The statement went on to say that Greenpeace is willing to face "fair and reasonable consequences" for its actions and that its International Executive Director Kumi Naidoo will travel to Lima this week personally to apologise for the offence caused.

personal apology, my ass.

you fucked up the NAZCA LINES. that can't just be fixed with a coat of paint!

side note to OP: your last tag "this is why" is borked.

checkerdandy December 14 2014, 22:21:57 UTC

The tags with apostrophes are broken, and lj doesn't save the changes when I try to edit the tags, but thanks for the heads-up.

lied_ohne_worte December 14 2014, 21:45:05 UTC

Oh yes, not helping at all indeed. Bloody stupid thing to do. With all the logistics presumably involved in going there and doing their thing, certainly someone should have found out this was a protected site? Of course they have a history of going into areas without permission, but there is a difference between, say, going near a nuclear power plant or damaging humanity's heritage.