I am not a respecter of people just because they are of the same species I am. In cases of cruelty, abuse, slavery, and murder, I side with the victims. Be they human or non-human animals. I hope hunters fail in killing their prey. I would have no moral objection if others took to the…
Patrice Greanville once counseled me to avoid getting too far ahead of the troops I am trying to lead. His was a profound, if simple, admonition which was probably the most important advice I ever received. None of the consequences of being too far in the distance are helpful. Our friends must be able to…
Every year we focus on resolutions for New Year’s. If you are like me, the focus is short lived. I remember resolving to work out, to organize things, to spend so much time each day completing tasks I hate to do. My resolutions are usually a bust. So, I really don’t have the moral authority…
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By Katherine Perlo In dark moments, I start to think: but maybe predation – the survival of the fittest – is just natural and inevitable, and it’s no use trying to stand up for poor and weak humans or animals. Many people seem, if only unconsciously, to endorse that…
We are continually exhorted to boycott this product or that, urged to refrain from lending financial support to one company or another, warned to vote with our dollars, or our pounds sterling, or our euros. I, myself, have asked others to participate in boycotts. And like others, I have seen our efforts sputter and fail.…
Everyday I try to keep up with my friends’ birthdays. Each day, Facebook lists those celebrating their birthdays, most announcements containing the ages attained. The number of people in their 60s and 70s is dramatically greater than those in their 20s or 30s. Which suggests that the animal movement is greying. One need only look…
We are losing. The animals are losing. Not eating them has no more affect on ending slaughter than not watching porn hinders the porn industry. People are having children faster than we are creating vegans. The Animal Holocaust is anticipated to grow in size and scope. Over a billion animals have their throats cut every…
Like most revolutionary socialists, I am working toward the day that we end capitalism. Like most revolutionary socialists, I haven’t a clue how this will play out. There is no shortage of ideas, precious little consensus, and no planning. Most of us seem to operate on the assumption that once the people get fed up…
The Animal Liberation Front may be the most important group in the animal movement. Not for what they do, but for what they show us can be done. Measured against the magnitude of the Animal Holocaust, the ALF saves almost no animals. Many that they release are re-captured by their torturers. Logistics limits their rescues…
Speciesism is the belief that one sentient species is more deserving of life than another. It is the new challenge of liberals, the Left, and animal rights activists. Speciesism is practiced by almost the entire human race. It is more vile and evil than is racism. It is racism’s older brother. More deaths can be…
Armory of the Revolution 