An American millionaire big-game hunter being murdered by elephants is something we can all take hope in
The death of an American big-game hunter in Gabon after being crushed by elephants has sparked fierce reactions online, with many seeing grim irony in the story.
Look.
Comrades.
Brothers and sisters.
Right, Left.
Anarchists and Socialists.
Men, women, straight, gay and bi.
The they/thems and the Terfs.
To the Libertarians and the Communists.
NO NAZIS, WHITE SUPREMACISTS OR FASCISTS!
To all except them.
Life is tough. It is harsh. An existential drift in the progress of us as cultures and a species is frayed and threadbare from anxiety, pain and fear.
But surely all of us (except Nazis, white supremacists and fascists) can take some small joy in the following story…
Big-game hunter killed by elephants in Gabon
US millionaire big-game hunter dies after being crushed by elephants
An American millionaire big-game hunter has died after being crushed by a group of elephants during a hunting expedition in Gabon.
Ernie Dosio, a 75-year-old vineyard owner, was hunting yellow-backed duiker, an antelope species, in the central African country of Gabon when the incident occurred last Friday. While in the Lope-Okanda rainforest, he and his guide unexpectedly came across five female elephants accompanied by a calf.
Originally from Lodi, California, Dosio had built an extensive collection of hunting trophies over the years, including animals such as elephants and lions. He was reportedly a familiar name within the Sacramento Safari Club.
According to the Daily Mail, safari operator Collect Africa confirmed the death of its client. The company also reported that the professional hunter guiding Dosio sustained serious injuries during the encounter.
Reflecting on Dosio’s life, a retired hunter who knew him shared with the UK outlet: “Ernie has been hunting since he could hold a rifle and has many trophies from Africa and the US. Although many disagree with big-game hunting, all Ernie’s hunts were strictly licensed and above board and were registered as conservation in culling animal numbers.”
The Guardian
The internet’s dark sense of karma
…now usually celebrating a death is ghoulish and unseemly, but for this arsehole, it just seems so fitting, like a karmic straightjacket.
I give these Elephants the Gen X salute 🫡
From the River to the Sea, I’m on Team Elephant.
Good on the elephants
In 1981 I went on tour with a tour guide in national Park in Kreala India We got chased by a bull elephant Our guide got us to run uphill It worked as the wild elephants did not chase up Hill or we ran so fast we didn’t notice. Apparently Elephants can run up Hill but they tire easly, but if you run down Hill they will catch up to you quick Thus folks the next time you find your self being chased by a wild elephant(s) run uphill like your life depends on it 9
Well the say elephants never forget.
Cue the music “Karma Police” by Radiohead.