Pacifism or Animal Liberation: Which Do You Value More?

Derrick Jensen, an American author and anthropocentric "environmental activist", talks about how "love does not imply pacifism".

Must see:
1. http://tinyurl.com/number-one-suffer-cause
2. http://tinyurl.com/worst-prison
3. http://tinyurl.com/shit-or-go-blind
4. http://tinyurl.com/peace-and-factory-farming

http://www.OnlyOneSolution.org

Activist? This might change your thinking:
http://tinyurl.com/wardeclaration

Must see video on the philosophy of Animal Rights:
http://tinyurl.com/regan-tom

Why veganism is a Minimum Standard of Decency:
http://tinyurl.com/whyveganism

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[wda013]

I agree with (what i've read and heared from) Derrick 98-99 %. And admire/enjoy his eloquence & humor !

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" I do believe that, where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence... I would rather have India resort to arms in order to defend her honour than that she should, in a cowardly manner, become or remain a helpless witness to her own dishonour. " -- Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) (as quoted by Ken O'Keefe )

[TheAnimalHolocaust]

@wda013

thanks for the quote

[wda013]

@TheAnimalHolocaust

(my pleasure!)

and --synchronistically-- just today listened to Norman Finkelstein similarily describing Gandhi's view: in watch?v=FZHb7YbYd8I ( 3:15 .. )



[TheAnimalHolocaust]

@wda013 thanks again

[Kirilltraceur]

change the title yo/ !

[TheAnimalHolocaust]

any suggestions?

[wda013]

@NinjaGhostScorpion

I'm grateful to and highly respect people who were -or risked being- jailed (or worse) because of their commitment to humanitarian values; i think we owe them a lot.

I value freedom.

We have a proverb here that (roughly) translates to: When injustice becomes law, opposing (these laws) becomes a duty.

And (as i had worked out myself and happened to read yesterday:) "you feel better when you're doing what you feel is right - no matter how hard it is." (R.Clark in DJ's R.A.E.)

[ElectricMayhem87]

I like when he talks about all the mother animals he's been attacked by. Indeed, any who thinks love implies pacifism should try taking a baby bear cub away from his or her mother.

[timothymanzella]

I want this video on my OT View db unit.

[rebeccaruiz70]

This vid went viral on Niger

[zaxtor]

Anthropocentric?

Derrick Jensen is Deep ecologist environmentalist.

You've made a mistake he is more biocentric than anthropocentric because anthropocentric doesn't care for the environment nor animals.

[NinjaGhostScorpion]

@wda013 I'm no coward, but I'm no lawbreaker, either. You act outside the law, you go to jail. I don't know about you, but I value my freedom. And only if you want to get shot to death should you resist arrest.