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Re:Koalas ‘Functionally Extinct’ After Australia Fires Destr... by hanniabu on Sunday November 24, 2019 @12:54PM (#21622027)
> we keep wanting poster boy animals rather than just general, sanitory debate around nature conservation.

Same here, but I also can't disagree because if we don't get the population a little enraged and hyped up about it then there will be no pressure on the politicians. At least this is the case in the US where oil/gas/mining lobbyists continue to have protected lands changed to unprotected so they can rape and desecrate it for profits.

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Re:Koalas ‘Functionally Extinct’ After Australia Fires Destr... by gedy on Sunday November 24, 2019 @12:58PM (#21622066)
> if we don't get the population a little enraged and hyped up

I disagree - people just become numb and tune it all out. Plus, the opposite side then just point out the exaggerations to their own benefit.

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Re:Koalas ‘Functionally Extinct’ After Australia Fires Destr... by microcolonel on Sunday November 24, 2019 @01:03PM (#21622094)
Bingo, outsize panic serves politicians, but rarely serves causes in the long run.
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