Reason 1: It really isn't even that great a mountain, seriously, its not super tall or super long or even that amazing to look from the top of as you will most likely just see cities everywhere. And as for the "table cloth" of clouds, that is also not even that amazing because the 7 highest peaks of the world also become encompassed by clouds so who cares.
Reason 2: If it’s meant to be a natural wonder surely majority of it should be unaffected by and Table Mountain is completely surrounded by nature
Reason 3: How the hell does this mountain compare to Everest? To Kilimanjaro? To K2 (hardest mountain in the world to climb)? How does this mound of dirt, in comparison to these peaks, even manage to be considered?
Reason 4: Even as a mountain it doesn't compare to other far more impressive wonders. What about the Victoria falls? The reefs in the Dead Sea? There are just far too many more impressive natural wonders that take place?
Reason 5: It was based on voting of the people. Now, yes the world is democratic, and majority rules and democracy is fair, but in all honesty sometimes democracy just shouldn't be considered. (No I am not supporting dictators and am 100% for democracy) It is just that majority of the world cannot name more than 4 mountains or even 4 of the original wonders of the world and you expect them to decide based on their knowledge? I really think a panel of educated citizens should have entered in their vote and a reason why they think that that piece of nature should be considered and each country should only be allowed 7 entries. Think about it this way, America has 300 million people and pretty much everyone has the internet available to vote, if everyone in America vote for their own 7 wonders I am pretty sure that every single wonder would have ended up being in America. So I ask, yes this was democratic, but was it fair? Was it accurate?
Reason 6: How did they even allow this? Surely at some point someone should have intervened and said "Sorry guys, but this is retarded, this cannot be a natural wonder.” If the world got to vote on "The Nicest Person that ever existed" and we elected Hitler, Idi Amin, George W. Bush or Homer Simpson, surely someone, somewhere choosing this should be like "Screw you guys, you are uneducated" and where were the criteria for choosing these natural wonders? Or could I have elected my backyard in the competition? There should have been a vote-able list at the very least.
Reason 7: I hate Table Mountain with a passion.
Now, as a South African I am happy for our economy and the tourism it will attract, but as a member of the human population I am appalled at what we consider to be an accurate representation of nature.
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