Being and Swine by Amir Fahim; Howes Geoffrey C.; Russell Corvin

Author:Amir, Fahim; Howes, Geoffrey C.; Russell, Corvin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Between the Lines
Published: 2020-11-07T01:11:05+00:00

Ironic Species Protection

Self-irony is a popular virtue among enlightened people. But even decommissioned American poison gas factories can show an appreciation for irony. For more than forty years, the Rocky Mountain Arsenal (RMA) in Colorado, owned by the US Army, had been producing nerve gas, mustard gas, napalm, white phosphorus, and similar substances that the Free World just seemed to need on a regular basis. In 1991 the arsenal surprisingly published a calendar with landscape photos documenting the rugged beauty of the area at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. The calendar, which was distributed to neighbours of the restricted military zone and to residents of the nearby city of Denver, bore the title “The Most Ironic Nature Park in the Nation . . .” The introductory text explained this unusual title:

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