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| Ernst Haeckel, usually considered the founder of Ecology |
Ecology is the
science that studies the mutual relationships between living beings that
inhabit a given territory. Scientists who practice and research in this science
are called ecologists.
As its name suggests
(the -ism
ending is very clear) ecologism is not a science, but an ideology. The people
who practice this ideology (also called ecologists in English) are not scientists, but
socio-political activists. Why did the creators of this ideology choose a name
that can lead to confusion with that of a science, especially in English? No
doubt they did it on purpose, to take advantage of the social prestige of
science; so that ill-informed people would believe that ecologism is
scientific; in short, to win votes.
Obviously there
always are honorable exceptions, but it is not difficult to see that many socio-political ecologists are
quite ignorant about the ecological science that they are supposed to
apply in their practical policies, whenever they reach power positions. As a
result, such policies are often counterproductive and even tragic.
Let us look at an
example:
