Comment Re:Great. (Score 1) 162
The Galapagos islands do not exist for the benefit of "civilized" humanity. Nor do the Amazon rainforest or the Serengeti. Wherever Western civilization goes, it provides no beneift to those places in which is plants its oversized feet.
Tourism is WRONG. Plain and simple. It is inherently exploitive and destructive. If you as an American want to help the rest of the world, STAY HOME. The best thing we can do for the rest of the world is to leave it alone; we've already done more than enough.
