On Mon, 22 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> also, even if people say they "love" the animals they kill, let's think about
> -- this is not intended to start a flame war, i'm just suggesting we think
> about -- the differences between this and communities where wifebeating is
> prevalent and yet men say they "love" their wives ... [ i'm not saying the two
> are equivalent ...]
no, they're not equivalent, but they're certainly interrelated...
>
> this is not to say that those who say they love their animals are lying or
> that those who eat animals are intentional murderers or anything of the sort,
> but rather to encourage really, really tough thinking ... if we are going to
> kill, or participate in killing in any way, as conscious beings, it behooves
> us to be really tough on ourselves...
>
