Instead of posting status updates on Facebook, I am now posting each apothegm, thought, observation, and witticism, here, as a Thought Of The Day. Status updates on Facebook disappear into the ether and cannot be relocated by readers. Before you leave, please take a moment to follow this blog by clicking on Follow in the…
This is a revolution, not a garden party. We are not obligated to bow and scrape to the enemy just because she has more bamboozled people than we have revolutionaries. Revolutions are NEVER won by a majority. Revolutions are waged and won by a handful of dedicated revolutionaries here and there. And just as the…
In a nutshell, there are three schools of thought among animal activists: The Animal Protectionist View: Animals are going to be enslaved, brutalized and murdered into the foreseeable future. We owe than them all we can do to alleviate as much suffering as we can. This view encompasses the overwhelming majority of the animal movement.…
Conspicuously absent from the political discourse are voices against war. Every major political figure in the country supports dropping bombs on foreign soil and drone strikes against civilians. Bernie Sanders, the most progressive candidate, differs little from the raging lunacy of Ted Cruz in regard to military action against ISIS, and the use of drones…
Instead of posting status updates on Facebook, I am now posting each apothegm, thought, observation, and witticism, here, as a Thought Of The Day. Status updates on Facebook disappear into the ether and cannot be relocated by readers. Before you leave, please take a moment to follow this blog by clicking on Follow in the…
What little promotion that has been given to the Armory has been done on Facebook, where friends and I have been sharing links to each Armory article as they are published. All the time and effort expended has yielded relatively modest results. The Facebook platform itself is not conducive to in depth discussion or analysis…
Animal Rights is the belief that all sentient beings have the same right to exist. The same right to life. The same rights to be free of exploitation, slavery, and murder. that we humans declare for ourselves. But saying we believe it and actually acting as though we do are entirely different matters. If we…
Most animal activists are aware that we have little in common with conservatives. Philosophically, animal protection and animal rights are anathema to the right. Both require the exercise of government power and restrictions on individual freedom to exploit or harm animals. There are no liberal Republicans, so most find ourselves casting our lot with…
I was in the streets in the 60s fighting against the war in Viet Nam. We aren’t close to revolution. We thought it was possible then. We were wrong. There was outrage, militancy, an identifiable enemy in the US government, comradeship with the Civil Rights movement, solidarity with students, veterans, draft resisters, and with our…
If you are not a radical animal activist, STOP READING. You’re not ready for this article. Is a cat’s life more precious than the life of a mouse, a squirrel, or a bird? Is the life of a lion more precious than the lives of zebras, antelopes, or gazelles? Is the life of a trophy…
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