Threatened Collections

[Martin Spies]

Closing museums in an 'orderly' fashion is a tad more civilized than
allowing not just regional but world cultural heritage collections
to be robbed, looted and vandalized. But the spirit behind both
is the same.

The fish - even some outwardly well-curated ones - starts
smelling from the head. What you need to do is get yourself
another government (while you still can - as a German I am
speaking from the historic experience of our country). I suppose,
most of those decrying the course of current politics didn't actually
vote its perpetrators in, but - or so it seems - somebody must
have.

The TAXACOM community may not want to go there,
but - to stay within Doug's picture - it doesn't seem wise
to just go on collecting bugs along the railroad tracks
while a train is coming.

--
Martin Spies
Zoologische Staatssammlung Munich