Biden Administration Declares War on Plastic Silverware as Green Obsession Goes Too Far
The text discusses a recent initiative by the Biden-Harris administration to combat plastic pollution, which has sparked criticism from some lawmakers. On July 19, amidst significant global challenges, the administration announced plans to eliminate single-use plastics, specifically targeting plastic utensils. This announcement coincided with the release of an extensive report outlining a comprehensive strategy to address plastic pollution, focusing on reducing its lifecycle impact.
Critiques from Republican senators highlight the perceived triviality of the initiative compared to pressing global issues, with comments emphasizing the absurdity of prioritizing plastic forks when “the world’s on fire.” While acknowledging the need to reduce plastic waste, some lawmakers expressed skepticism about the practicality and effectiveness of the proposed measures, suggesting that such mandates could lead to unintended consequences and advocating for a reduction in government consumption overall.
The article concludes with a sardonic tone, indicating that while combating climate change is a worthy goal, the focus on banning plastic utensils seems misplaced against the backdrop of broader environmental and political challenges.
In recent years, signs that Satan’s minions rule the temporal world have proven impossible to ignore.
After all, if the prince of darkness had decided to troll us all for his own diabolical amusement, then surely he would have done exactly what the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris has done.
On July 19, amid global calamities on a scale unseen since World War II, the Biden-Harris administration announced a plan to eliminate the deadly scourge of plastic silverware.
“Communities across the United States and around the world are facing a plastic pollution crisis,” a White House statement began.
It only got worse from there. In fact, two sentences later, the statement ‘s author made the required genuflection at the liberal altars of equity and apocalypse-mongering.
“The Biden-Harris Administration recognizes that pollution can occur at every stage of the plastic lifecycle, disproportionately impacting communities with environmental justice concerns, contributing to loss of biodiversity, and exacerbating the impacts of climate change,” the statement read.
Demons, howling with laughter at human stupidity, could not have written it better.
Worse yet, the statement amounted to more than mere liberal platitudes.
In fact, the announcement accompanied the release of an 83-page report outlining “the first comprehensive, government-wide strategy to target plastic pollution at production, processing, use, and disposal.”
That report, presented under the title “Mobilizing Federal Action on Plastic Pollution: Progress, Principles, and Priorities,” provided the official justification for a government initiative that would, according to the White House statement, “phase out federal procurement of single-use plastics from food service operations, events, and packaging by 2027, and from all federal operations by 2035.”
Nor will the federal busybodies leave their private-sector neighbors alone. They never do.
“Tackling plastic pollution and its associated impacts will require unprecedented action at every stage of the plastic lifecycle — from reining in the pollution from petrochemical production that is poisoning communities and driving climate change, to reorienting infrastructure to ensure dramatic increases in recycling and reuse, to investing in innovative materials to replace the pervasive use of plastics in our society,” the report read.
The announcement, of course, came more than two weeks ago. But between the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump and an internal coup against Biden, Americans’ attention lay elsewhere.
Thus, lawmakers like Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota offered belated-yet-astounded reactions to the administration’s priorities.
“The world’s on fire, and he’s worried about plastic forks,” Rounds told the U.K.’s Daily Mail.
The senator acknowledged that reducing plastic pollution would be a good thing. But he also objected to the methods proposed.
“Black and white mandates like this typically backfire. I think there’s things that we could do as a government, as well as individuals, to keep improving our environment,” Rounds said.
Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah sounded even more skeptical.
“I mean, first of all, what is so bad about plastic forks and spoons? I mean, I assume the biggest impact this will have will be at government workplaces, military bases, things like that,” Lee said.
“They should shrink the government if they want it to be less of a consumer. The reason it’s the largest consumer is because it employs so many people, and it’s doing so many things it was probably never intended to do,” the senator later added.
Indeed, we would all accept fewer plastic forks, knives and spoons if it also meant less government.
As the report made clear, however, it means exactly the opposite. It always does.
Thus, the devil laughs at the pride of those who purport to fight “climate change” by banning plastic silverware. The rest of us may laugh, too, if only to keep from crying.
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