God my life is easy, not being a citizen of Bretonia then, not having to put faith in the crown.
The statement is: TAKING GAIAN WILDLIFE FROM THEIR NATURAL HABITAT IS WRONG. In my opinion it is not, ofcourse the law says it is and yet there are still companies and smugglers that make a living out of selling Gaian Wildlife to the rich and famous.
I'll be honest, I am in favour of Introducing Gaian Wildlife to other recently planet-formed lifeless planets. Reason being that we are helping nature bring life further into the rest of space. Look at California Minor, right now it is populated by a fairly large amount of Humans and a tiny amount of pets that these humans brought. This is not right. Don't forget ladies and gentlemen, our race comes from planet earth. A planet where Nature had its way and we had countless numbers of animal races.
Let us not make the same mistake our ancestors made by killing of many races!
Gaia must stay intact, I agree with that, I'd hate to see it turned into a destination for masses of Tourists that will destroy it. I am also not in favor of destroying the eco system by taking HUGE amounts of animals from the surface.
If we gently introduce small populations of wildlife on other planets, the populations ofcourse being large enough to sustain themselves, then we would be helping mother nature.
I rest my case.
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I see you mentioned smugglers and Companies. let us not forget, that Gaian wildlife is very profitable for independent traders, as well as corporations willing to make elicit deals.
Why?
Because Gaian wildlife presents two very interesting, heavily marketable products - aphrodisiacs to increase the libido, and some of the best tasting delicacies of the palate. Which brings me to the point that such smugglers and companies take these animals, innocent that they are, from their homes, and dice them to pieces for the meat and chemicals within. Why? for money. For personal gain.
It is indeed, such a lucrative enterprise, that should The Crown rescind its law, by one whit, The Paradise of Gaia may well be swarmed, in a veritable gold rush of corporations, and independent entrepreneurs, looking to strike it rich through this new and profitable trade. Gaia may well be stripped, raped even, for every thing that she has. Just so some men, can live just that much more wealthy. So aging playboys can entertain mistresses far younger then they, and the elite of society can pay exorbitantly for sweet meats.
Is this wrong? Is this nightmare scenario of strip-mining an entire planet of its wildlife wrong? That is rhetorical.
As for populating other planets with Gaian wildlife, surely, you must understand, that animals who have taken centuries to adapt to their native environment, and such an environment taking centuries to adapt along side - that taking such animals, and introducing them into a habitat that has NOT adapted to them, may well be catastrophic for that environment. It isn't simply like taking a pet from one house to another. Such decisions are better made by smarter men, who have taken the time to compare such environments and deem it necessary to introduce said wildlife into any planet they feel wont be harmed by that introduction. And of course, with the authority of The Crown.
The law is put in place for a very good reason. And I have no doubt that it is relation to at least some of the points I have already mentioned.
Why mr Rhodes, I understand that you think that the law protects the pearl that is Gaia, however it does not. In fact, it works the other way round! Keeping things illegal increases the prices that are demanded for these wildlife products. Big demand will in turn mean bigger profits for those that are illegally capturing and marketing the wildlife found on Gaia.
In fact, if a commercial entity is allowed to take an X number of specimens from the planet, X being an amount that does not lead to an impact of the ecosystem, And breed in a controlled environment. These captured wildlife can be used for production of these sought after products. In turn these products satisfy the demand, saving Gaia from further abuse. Down the line this means that criminal activity on the market decreases.
Next to that of that you say that populating other planets with Gaian Wildlife is bad. I disagree, it has been proven by the smarter scientists of Planetform incorporate that certain species of algae can contribute to the planet forming process. If combined with other layers of their Ecosystem, plants for instance, one can actually create an environment that is suitable for larger species. These Larger species can actually help with developing a more comfortable ecosystem for us Humans.
Of course, I can only judge on the big picture but legalisation of exportation of Wildlife from Gaia can be beneficial to both the economy, the community of Sirius and Nature at Large. This however only can be beneficial if well organised, well supervised and with proper rules and regulations that are followed and uphold by a regulatory body.
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Ah, but your assuming that one, the price will go down when the supply increases, and that two, there wont be a race to fulfill the already overwhelming demand.
The demand so far, vastly outweighs the limited supply, and only by opening Gaia up, would the two balance out. that still leaves many animals captured and killed.
Secondly, you assume that demand will be satisfied by growing such animals in captivity, expressly for the purpose of supplying these products. In truth, i expect that such products will litter the market, and people will still pay exorbitant sums for "the real thing" and the poaching trade will continue. At the very least, smugglers will continue to capture, and sell to merchants, who then can charge whatever they wish, claiming they offer the "true" product. This is the nature of commerce and capitalism.
As for your take on introducing Gaian wildlife on other planets, you only cited examples of plants, not animals. As well, there are a lot of big "If's" in your statement. While the introduction of algae and certain flora species has been beneficial, the same, for certain, cannot be said of fauna groups, who have, as I've said, taken millions of years to evolve to their present habitat. You assume that said worlds can be "built up" by introducing the habitat in layers, but I say that every planet is different, and the compositions of those planets will always produce unique effects. Like the compounds of the air, the distance from the star, the composition of the planet itself, its magnetic spectrum, cycles of its satellites, etc. We have no way to know how these things will effect a species that have evolved and thrived within a very specific ecosystem. And trying to layer that ecosystem onto other planets may well create disastrous results, not the least of which becoming harmful to both the wildlife and humans.
The science of which is up to Planetform to decide - but in the end, the system of Edinburgh, and its planet of Gaia, belongs to the Sovereignty of the Bretonian Crown - the law they have placed in effect is for good reason, and should they ever decide to rescind it, will undoubtedly be for good reason as well.
Mr. Rhodes, it has been proven that when supplies go up, demand goes down. Even for illicit goods. A good example is that your very own crown has allowed its citizens to carry synthetic marihuana for personal use. Seeing as every ship and citizen can carry a small amount now, the large marihuana smugglers with their violent runs through Bretonia have ceased to exist.
You seem to forget that a market needs time to adjust. Whilst the demand is quite large at this very moment, introducing the "next best thing" of captured animals bred for production will take a large chunk out of the demand. What people want most are luxury pieces of meat and aphrodisiacs. If people have more acces to these goods it will eventually bore them out. Demand will decrease naturally. In turn balacing out the scale after lets say, 2-3 Years perhaps.
Ofcourse there is a demand for "the real thing" however, with most of the demand satisfied with the bred product you can more easily counter the poaching activities and the smuggling of these captured animals. The crown and its supporters of Armed forces and police can not stop them all at the moment and so there is still an illegal stream of these animals to the wealthy and demanding. The number of poachers and smugglers will decrease because of a dent in the demand and a loss in their profit, smaller numbers will in turn give the Crown more capacity to counter this despicable smuggling.
I think my idea even would appeal to many moderate Gaians who have stayed true to their path of eco-guardianship. The movement is quite large and diverse at the moment, it includes everything from your average space pirate to your hardcore tree hugger. The moderate ones that have stayed true to the cause will easily be swayed with a decision like this and will return to the crown to defend it against the other dangers that it has threatening it.
But ofcourse, the decision is not up to us. Thank you all for your attention
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*Lord Humphrey Beauregard Chanceton, Captain of the ship, enters the room accompanied by another man unknown to most of the audience. He walks first to Mr Lotti, studies him, then turns to his opponent.*
"I have made my decision!"*He pronounces to the room at large.*
"It was a good start by both contestants, especially Mr Rhodes, I really felt his description of the state of the galaxy, and his sudden announcement, masterfully done. However Mr Lotti made some very good points, even if he did not express them with perhaps the same panache."
"In the second round, I feel mr Rhodes gave ground considerably, he used speculation and fell away from discussing the moral WRONGNESS of the subject, to discussing the LAWS. Mr Lotti followed suit, and spake a rebuttal on the laws, however he then turned the subject back to its origional course, citing examples, taking him into the lead on this round."
*He grimaces*
"The third round was, frankly not very good for either of you, with mr Rhode's fixation on the law - such a strong starting point - taking him further and further from the core of the debate, and Mr Lotti following him, as well as speculating on half formed theories causing Gaians to join BAF!"
*He gives a rueful titter*
"There really was little to chosse between you, with Mr Lotti's brief burst of reason on market economics, and Mr Rhode's salient speech on wildlife adaption, you did both make SOME points"
"However, sadly it is my grevious task to pick a winner, and a loser, against my initial judgement, thanks to his victory in the second round, I declare Mr Lotti the Winner! Mr Rhode's early lead insufficient; as it led him only to a dead end."
"Lets have a big round of applause for the fallen hero Mr Rhodes, and for our champion...
HELMUT LOTTI!"
"Mr Lotti, the prize money of 15 million credits is yours to do with as you will! What are your wishes?"
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"First of all I'd like to thank mr Rhodes for putting up a great fight! He was a proper counterpart in this discussion and I think I shall buy him a drink at the bar.
About the prize money, I'd like 5 million to be deposited in the gaia protection fund. The other ten million can be written to my personal account and I promise I will donate 5 of those millions to an anonymous charity.
Now I think it is time to lubricate the throat, talking to much at my age is not always comfortable."
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"Very well, thankyou for competing, both of the contestants get free drinks for the rest of the day.
Check back here soon, untill then, I declare Helmut Lotti the Isle Of Man:"
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