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A Rejection of the Brutal Injustice that is Speciesism.
The line of difference fades when we acknowledge commonality, when difference is held in awe & celebrated rather than used as a justification for violent oppression.
A Rejection of the Brutal Injustice that is Speciesism.
The line of difference fades when we acknowledge commonality, when difference is held in awe & celebrated rather than used as a justification for violent oppression.
The line becomes harder to accept when we recognise who drew it & with what vile self serving purpose. Humans draw the line & use it to prejudicially deny moral consideration to non humans. They claimed superiority over every individual who does not fit the category . .
. . . Homo sapiens & used this bigotry to violently subjugate the vulnerable & subordinate them to needless, selfish human purposes, as if being human is an automatic & preordained moral reason for abhorrent abuse of power.
But if we spend time in close proximity with . . .
But if we spend time in close proximity with . . .
Vegan versus ‘Normal’ A Thread
Contemporarily, vegans in Western societies are often seen as fair game for criticism and verbal abuse. I’d argue that this phenomenon in part relies upon the notion that being vegan is not ‘normal’, and rides on the premise that if most people do
Contemporarily, vegans in Western societies are often seen as fair game for criticism and verbal abuse. I’d argue that this phenomenon in part relies upon the notion that being vegan is not ‘normal’, and rides on the premise that if most people do
something, then that’s eternally the correct way to continue. But, how then do we believe that humans have made any progress in social/ethical justice? By blinkeredly repeating everything unquestioningly? Are we arguing that obediently conforming without exercising any cognitive
critical analysis is somehow virtuous? I’d argue the opposite, it’s cowardly & reprehensible.
Developmental psychologist Robert Kegan argues that society is quick to regard as ‘right’ or ‘true’ that which is merely familiar, and to dismiss anything unusual as ‘bad’ or ‘wrong’,
Developmental psychologist Robert Kegan argues that society is quick to regard as ‘right’ or ‘true’ that which is merely familiar, and to dismiss anything unusual as ‘bad’ or ‘wrong’,
You've probably wondered what someone was thinking, or if another person's experience of things is the same as yours? But ever wonder if nonhuman animals think & experience much like we do?
Here is a very enlightening TedTalk...
Please watch all of the videos (in order).
Pt.1
Here is a very enlightening TedTalk...
Please watch all of the videos (in order).
Pt.1
