I think I see the logic here . . . . maybe. I'm an avid gardener, but since I am extremely allergic to Poison Ivy and remove it from the landscape whenever possible, I hate all plants. Did I get that right?
I don't "hate" European House Sparrows. As I said before, I think they are rather cute, but that doesn't blind me to the damage that they do. Natural systems are dynamic - touch one part, and you affect all parts. When you introduce a foreign species, the impact is far-ranging, and not always apparent to the casual observer. We humans have played havoc with natural systems throughout the world, and many species have paid the price for our blundering. Some species have benefited from their association with us - the cockroach, for example. Cockroaches show many of the same behaviors as the House Sparrow (adaptable, gregarious, a preference for human habitations, etc) but I don't think that a "Save the Cockroach" campaign would get very far, do you?. For one thing, they aren't "cute," and eye appeal seems to play a huge role in swaying people's opinions. I do not applaud the savage methods employed by some, but I cannot support the "well, they are here now, so we must help them" attitude, either. One should chose their friends (and causes) wisely; some battles aren't worth fighting.
To quote Martin Luther King Jr.: "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."
