A. Leith wrote:
>
> re:
> isnt this just like saying:
> men are in a position of power over women or whites are in power over
> blacks, etc...
> animals are SLAVES of humans.... just like blacks were slaves of whites.
> we gather them up, torture them, refuse to give them freedom, and kill them
> for our own profit and gain....
>
> yes, amy it is just like saying men are in a position of power over womyn,
> and whites over any other ethnic group, et cetera, and i did say that its
> what we choose to do with our societal powers that matter...i, being an
> urban, white, middleclass womyn, have come to recognize that my society
> awards me certain advantages (i call them powers) over others in my same
> society, and over the earth, and that others have certain powers over me.
> BUT...having these powers doesn't mean i use them for *evil*, or even that i
> use them at all...but they are accorded to me...whether i like it or not.
Much like morality. The law does not require you to be moral; you become
(or don't become) moral by your own choice. Just like exploiting people
or animals... it is (unfortunately) a choice which -other- lives must
depend on.
>
> leith
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