tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688566476953748496.post6812938501169501580..comments2023-02-12T10:34:53.384-06:00Comments on veganelder: More endeavoring to not use animals...veganelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05188156008589356984noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688566476953748496.post-62173280839970802462011-04-11T05:56:56.791-05:002011-04-11T05:56:56.791-05:00Thank you Bea for commenting. I am glad you enjoye...Thank you Bea for commenting. I am glad you enjoyed the post, your comment is so rich with meaning that I want to respond to it more fully after some more digesting. In the meantime I wanted to acknowledge your comment and thank you for it.veganelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188156008589356984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688566476953748496.post-15214117779393655392011-04-07T19:58:12.393-05:002011-04-07T19:58:12.393-05:00Hi veganelder! This has got to be my favorite post...Hi veganelder! This has got to be my favorite post you've ever written. It makes so many things that much clearer. While it's true that humans cause much of our own unhappiness, what we cause to nonhumans by comparison, can only be termed as the "ultimate" in wrong-doing.<br /><br />As you say, they are the least capable of defending themselves against us. And what we take Bea Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981537551810309024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688566476953748496.post-63123389188572654742011-03-31T06:52:38.841-05:002011-03-31T06:52:38.841-05:00Thank you for commenting Krissa. We human animals ...Thank you for commenting Krissa. We human animals seem to be somewhat clever at manipulating our environment...but the manner of our manipulation is almost always of a kind that is destructive. It is almost as if the lesson to learn is...you have this powerful ability...now learn to get along without using it because if you use it you will destroy everything. Interesting dilemma. (not interestingveganelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188156008589356984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688566476953748496.post-45752890358048174322011-03-31T06:46:32.515-05:002011-03-31T06:46:32.515-05:00Thanks HGV (easier acronym :-)) for commenting. Ye...Thanks HGV (easier acronym :-)) for commenting. Yes, and a hell of a challenge it is...veganelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188156008589356984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688566476953748496.post-69651389222315934862011-03-27T23:51:24.419-05:002011-03-27T23:51:24.419-05:00At least my sloppy way of commenting (I sometimes ...At least my sloppy way of commenting (I sometimes get going with an idea and leave out a tiny, but key piece of the puzzle) led to another good post. :) I did realize that you feel this way, but I was focused so much on my own feelings in that comment that I left the opposite impression. Anyway, I completely agree with you. And this: "However, if that someone else is a human, and Krissanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688566476953748496.post-84691517709237418222011-03-27T21:27:07.001-05:002011-03-27T21:27:07.001-05:00Yep, I think you got the point across! It's th...Yep, I think you got the point across! It's the degree of power imbalance that's key. And I believe that's why there's more of an outrage expressed in certain cases of animal cruelty then when the victims are human animals (e.g. the torture of dogs and cats) precisely because of that. The challenge then is to get people to see how animals thought of as disposable food or lab or Have Gone Veganhttp://www.havegonevegan.comnoreply@blogger.com