Getting a bit nasty now, aren't we? The photo was fine. The jokes were fun and dumb. Let it go. Paul On Dec 16, 2009, at 8:04 PM, Bob W wrote:
>> >> I'm a very sensitive person and 1st noticed plant auras some time ago. >> Recently, plants have begun to talk to me. >> They are very sad about the murder of their fellow plants. >> So I'm gonna start a new group to stop the wanton destruction >> and consumption of plants. >> Come on folks, we've got to stop abusing the plants! >> Regards, Bob S. >> (I can't stand to drive thru the corn fields of Iowa as >> harvest time nears. >> The despair from the plants is overwhelming. Very sad indeed.) > > That's really pathetic, Bob. It's the sort of response one would expect from > a child. > > I'm really surprised at the way some people have reacted to the picture that > Frank posted. A couple of well-meaning people demonstrating against the fur > trade. No evidence that they were wearing leather, or members of PETA, or > even vegetarians, yet the picture seems to have stimulated a lot of vitriol > in some people. > > I wear leather and I eat meat, I'm not a member of any animal rights > organisation, I've never dumped a dead dog in a skip, and I've never wanted > a pet, but I'm opposed to cruelty to animals and (with some exceptions) to > the fur trade. There's nothing hypocritical about that - meat is a natural > part of the human diet. > > Now that we have domesticated ourselves and developed a sophisticated > awareness of other animals and their needs, it's perfectly possible to raise > animals for meat in ways where they can express their natural behaviour and > live fulfilling lives up to the point where we kill them, humanely. This > includes hunting game for food (game may well be the most ethical form of > meat). It also makes sense economically and ethically to make use of all the > by-products, such as leather. > > The differences between that and most of the fur trade are that fur is not > usually a by-product, wearing it is mostly about vanity rather than > essentials such as food, and much of it involves cruelty on a truly > spectacular scale. > > This is not a difficult distinction to understand and I'm sure most of the > people who've made juvenile comments and worn-out old jokes understand it, > so I don't understand why they feel threatened whenever they see someone > protesting against cruelty. It's not as if an admission that cruelty exists > is somehow going to turn you into soya-eating liberals all of a sudden - > you'll still be allowed to wear your cowboy boots and eat meat. As long it's > organically reared. > > Bob > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
