Several of the problems with these animal activists are:
1. They follow a "cause". It doesn't matter what the means is to the end. They rationalize their crimes regardless of who's property they destroy, or what truly happens to the critters they release or the people whose furs they paint.
2. Some in the movement are motivated by religious beliefs. They think of themselves of "saviors" of mother earth, which some call Guya. (ie. children indoctrinated by cartoons like "Capt. Planet" - Ted Turner invention).
Their root religious belief is that of evolutionism. They see man as nothing more than a more highly evolved animal, against what the Bible states, that we are created in God's image. They rationalize that since man is nothing more than an animal, he has no more value than one. I forget whether it was Margarett Singer or the head of PETA who once said to the effect..."As a dog, as a cat, as a child, as a rat." The article went on to compare the value of a human life to that of a rat. No difference was the conclusion. Therefore extermination through "enforced population control of the invalid, imperfect babies and elderly who are no longer productive members of society." I wrote a paper on this subject in college. This evil religious philosophy is the same rationale that Adolf Hitler's people used for the final solution to kill off Jews, Christians, Poles, Gypsies, and other lower life forms....Survival of the fitests you know.
3. The activists invarably concentrate on certain species of animals.....usually the cute ones. Hard to get an animal activist concerned about a reptile like they do about a cute little mamal w/ big eyes, regardless of their value in their ecological nitch. How many activists do you see trying to save the Komodo Dragon (Monitor)? Don't know? That's because they're all out crying about those cute little baby snow seals! I don't want to sound uncaring. I probably care more about those seals and there loss upon the environment than all of those eunuchs put together. That's because its an intellectual, NOT an emmotional issue with me. With an activist, its all based on cute little emmotional, sacarine sweet hogwash! Am I angry? No. Just emphatic. Have been around and read the writings of their nonsense and know where they are comming from.
I have absolutely nothing against the spotted owl, kangaroo rat, snow seal or any other creature. I do have something against the philosophy which deceptively exploits the innocent in order to gain money, power, and an agenda unknown by those who financially support thier causes. Some happen to do this with Moms and kids following murderous rampages. Instead of making sure that responsible adults have the liberty to arm themselves to protect the innocent, they contribute to the potential for murder by passing laws that prohibit firearms w/in 1000ft. of school property and such emmotional hogwash.
If something was bred for the purposes of food, lets kill it humanely, cook it and eat it..... as long as its not an animal activist.
robert
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"But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip; and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one." -Jesus Christ (Luke 22:36, see John 3:15-18)