diplomacy to achieve their ends . More often , these young people use their power rings to blow up stuff-- and if they cannot defeat the environmental polluters , they summon Captain Planet to blow up stuff . The conflict resolution strategies shown in the series are interesting because the demographic of children , which the show is clearly targeting , are learning violence as a way to stop environmental destruction . A message embraced by the more radical elements of the environmental movement .
By developing Gaia as patron of the Planeteers , she is the physical manifestation of the spiritual aspect of nature that Naess writes about in his Deep Ecological principles . Moreover , the acts of destruction against environmental damage are shown to be appropriate and condoned-- methods clearly in line with environmental groups such as Earth First ! and ELF . The Planeteers never see consequences for their acts of property destruction or flaunting the law . Gaia has given them permission to act outside the law , to act against the anthropocentric view of the world . The Planeteers are sponsored by the Earth spirit , and she has a higher moral law which supersedes those of man . A moral law which condones destruction of polluters and greedy developers . While Naess would clearly disagree with the violent action against these groups , he would agree with the sentiment . And groups like Earth First ! and ELF would clearly associate with the methods and practices of Captain Planet and the Planeteers-- stopping these polluters at any cost by any means necessary .
Environmental Apocalyptic Narrative Environmental apocalyptic scenarios in environmentalism are nothing new . Over the Years ,
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