That’s a different point though. If you have a termite infestation, you might say that they’re invasive to the house and it’s not their natural element. However you might also say that they live there, which is equally true.
For example, “Native Americans” did not “infest” the United States. White people did.
Do you imagine the various indigenous populations of Americas popped out of the ground like mushrooms? They’re pretty far from their “natural habitat” in the plains of sub-saharan Africa… Or is that too far back in history and their “natural habitat” is in Siberia and Polynesia?
No, it is about their presence being wanted or not. I don’t want to go to a swamp because is infested with mosquitoes for example, mosquitoes were always there.
Isn’t that usually how infestations work though?
Humans infest shark habitats. You don’t see sharks coming into your gated community, do you?
Would be a rad way to thin out the herd of xenophobic rich people, though 🤔
No, sharks rarely infest gated communities. The point was that infestations usually consist of animals that live in the place they are undesired.
No, the point is that indigenous populations are not infesting their own natural habitats.
For example, “Native Americans” did not “infest” the United States. White people did.
That’s a different point though. If you have a termite infestation, you might say that they’re invasive to the house and it’s not their natural element. However you might also say that they live there, which is equally true.
Do you imagine the various indigenous populations of Americas popped out of the ground like mushrooms? They’re pretty far from their “natural habitat” in the plains of sub-saharan Africa… Or is that too far back in history and their “natural habitat” is in Siberia and Polynesia?
Aren’t infestations about something that wasn’t there before and doesn’t actually belong there?
No, it is about their presence being wanted or not. I don’t want to go to a swamp because is infested with mosquitoes for example, mosquitoes were always there.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/infestation
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/infest
We are aware of the dictionary definition. OP was precisely about arguing that that definition is a based on a fallacy.
Where is the fallacy?
But live there though.