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Tue Mar-29-05 12:02 PM
Response to Reply #38 |
| 44. Re: "The Tyranny of the Cute" |
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1. Tyranny is absolute power especially when used unjustly or cruelly. So how exactly do the dead baby seals "tyrannize" their human killers? It makes no sense.
2. If the expression is meant to imply that humans only rally to "cute" animals who are being slaughtered for money, there may be some truth in that, but it discounts those who follow the teachings and philosophies of people like Da Vinci, Tolstoy, Gandhi, Pythagoras, Plutarch, Shaw and Buddha. Buddha said it best in his First Noble Precept:
I will be mindful and reverential with all life,
I will not be violent nor will I kill. Avoid killing or harming any living being.
I undertake the precept to refrain from destroying living creatures.
I shall endeavor to protect and take care of all living creatures.
Do not do harm to other beings.
To alleviate the suffering of sentient beings is a calling from which some do not deviate, regardless of the person's or animal's appearance.
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| -Largest Seal Cull In Half a Century Reaches Bloody Climax |
chlamor |
Mar-28-05 07:40 PM |
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This is so upsetting. |
baba |
Mar-28-05 07:44 PM |
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Kick. |
livinginphotographs |
Mar-28-05 07:46 PM |
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perhaps |
SemperEadem |
Mar-29-05 03:17 PM |
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Our onlly hope is ourselves folks |
bonito |
Mar-28-05 07:50 PM |
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I'm Canadian... and I'm ashamed of my country for allowing this. |
Hand |
Mar-28-05 07:54 PM |
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Depletion of cod is mostly due to overfishing |
alarimer |
Mar-29-05 12:04 AM |
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I cry in shame as well. n/t |
TrustingDog |
Mar-29-05 12:16 AM |
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Just my personal belief, but I think they've all had enough, it is just |
anarchy1999 |
Mar-29-05 08:42 AM |
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Different from your lamb or veal dinner.... |
Maple |
Mar-28-05 07:55 PM |
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I'm Canadian, and it doesn't bother me in the least. |
Minstrel Boy |
Mar-28-05 08:00 PM |
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Thank you! |
Maple |
Mar-28-05 08:06 PM |
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one could argue |
maxsolomon |
Mar-29-05 11:03 AM |
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This is just slaughter and deplorable utilitarian killing |
chlamor |
Mar-28-05 08:07 PM |
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Read the article posted by Minstrel boy |
Maple |
Mar-28-05 08:10 PM |
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Read It-Don't support abbatoir' |
chlamor |
Mar-28-05 08:16 PM |
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And consider the source of Minstrel Boy's article. |
livinginphotographs |
Mar-28-05 08:42 PM |
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Absolutely correct! n/t |
jasop |
Mar-29-05 12:40 AM |
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Industrial slaughter is disgusting, too. |
Kool Kitty |
Mar-28-05 09:23 PM |
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Totally agree. |
entanglement |
Mar-30-05 12:22 AM |
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MSNBC has weighed in.... |
Catchawave |
Mar-29-05 04:03 PM |
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The tabacco, alcohol and prescription industry also release these stats |
jasop |
Mar-29-05 12:39 AM |
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A seal population out of check means that the predators are the |
bleedingheart |
Mar-29-05 07:17 AM |
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I'm sure it does upset the eco system, |
Catchawave |
Mar-29-05 07:46 AM |
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And the polar bears |
XemaSab |
Mar-29-05 06:49 PM |
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It's a government website |
Catchawave |
Mar-29-05 07:34 AM |
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I've been involved in the same argument on another web board |
GliderGuider |
Mar-29-05 08:46 AM |
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With regard to The Canadian Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans... |
AFSCME girl |
Mar-29-05 02:10 PM |
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Are there too many seals? |
htuttle |
Mar-28-05 08:22 PM |
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OK with me. n/t |
rolleitreks |
Mar-28-05 08:22 PM |
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What is it with the Chinese and aphrodisiacs? |
Nevernose |
Mar-28-05 08:48 PM |
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Just to be clear, seals are not endangered. |
Minstrel Boy |
Mar-28-05 09:16 PM |
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Vegetarians are outright barbarians....! |
Maple |
Mar-28-05 11:49 PM |
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You, you, you... ( ) |
TrustingDog |
Mar-29-05 12:18 AM |
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You, you, you.... |
livinginphotographs |
Mar-29-05 07:13 AM |
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LOL you don't threaten anybody |
Maple |
Mar-29-05 11:23 AM |
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ugh! rub stick make fire! Lets smash them and use them in a trendy fad! |
jasop |
Mar-29-05 12:36 AM |
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I think you may be right, it is not the seals that are endangered, it is |
anarchy1999 |
Mar-29-05 09:24 AM |
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Same question I had. Why are they in such desperate need? |
anarchy1999 |
Mar-29-05 09:22 AM |
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Life is precious we must save the Shiavo corpse... |
jasop |
Mar-29-05 12:34 AM |
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IFAW - Government Subsidized Cruelty |
Catchawave |
Mar-29-05 07:53 AM |
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Sea Shepherd International Conservation Society - Seal FAQ's |
Catchawave |
Mar-29-05 08:15 AM |
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Actually both side lie equally in this case, imo |
Spazito |
Mar-29-05 08:49 AM |
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O Canada! |
slackmaster |
Mar-29-05 09:08 AM |
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Scapegoats of the Deep.... |
AFSCME girl |
Mar-29-05 09:12 AM |
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The seal population has tripled since the 1970s, to five million, and |
Minstrel Boy |
Mar-29-05 09:37 AM |
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Re: "The Tyranny of the Cute" |
SOS |
Mar-29-05 12:02 PM |
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here's what I mean, by way of anecdote |
Minstrel Boy |
Mar-29-05 12:19 PM |
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My compassion is boundless. |
flvegan |
Mar-29-05 12:34 PM |
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I'm not a vegetarian. I wear leather. |
Minstrel Boy |
Mar-29-05 12:36 PM |
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Noone is saying that n/t |
AFSCME girl |
Mar-29-05 12:45 PM |
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I didn't say that, nor did I imply that. Don't project. |
flvegan |
Mar-29-05 12:45 PM |
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I'm sorry you feel that way..... |
Catchawave |
Mar-29-05 02:23 PM |
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Exactly, flvegan. |
AFSCME girl |
Mar-29-05 12:47 PM |
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We shouldn't let the perfect |
XemaSab |
Mar-29-05 06:59 PM |
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This isn't the Arctic, it's in the Gulf of St Lawrence and |
Minstrel Boy |
Mar-29-05 07:29 PM |
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Another Canadian horrified! Pls use your $$ to boycott |
Mother Jones |
Mar-29-05 10:28 AM |
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Greenpeace Press Release |
Catchawave |
Mar-29-05 10:52 AM |
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what is it w/ 'far east' |
xxqqqzme |
Mar-29-05 10:59 AM |
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more dick medicine |
blindpig |
Mar-29-05 12:30 PM |
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Well stated, thank you! |
Catchawave |
Mar-29-05 02:01 PM |
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Coast Guard Icebreaker Amundsen Attempts Ramming of the Farley Mowat |
Catchawave |
Mar-29-05 02:18 PM |
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Boy, oh boy, but I DO love Capt. Watson and Sea Shepherd. |
flvegan |
Mar-29-05 02:27 PM |
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Buy the shirt ! It supports their efforts not to mention |
Catchawave |
Mar-29-05 02:59 PM |
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Boycott Canadian Seafood |
Catchawave |
Mar-29-05 03:07 PM |
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Tuesday Night Kick for the Seal Babies :) |
Catchawave |
Mar-29-05 06:20 PM |
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Heartless motherfuckers. |
MrSlayer |
Mar-29-05 06:33 PM |
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nobody is! |
Minstrel Boy |
Mar-29-05 06:38 PM |
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Why does the story say it then? |
MrSlayer |
Mar-29-05 06:47 PM |
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Because the seal in your picture has a white coat. |
Minstrel Boy |
Mar-29-05 07:26 PM |
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How's this? |
MrSlayer |
Mar-29-05 07:35 PM |
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I'm not really up on my seal species, but |
Minstrel Boy |
Mar-29-05 07:39 PM |
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Those are harp seals. |
MrSlayer |
Mar-29-05 07:46 PM |
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Hunting in a sacred manner |
chlamor |
Mar-30-05 12:01 AM |
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That brown spot on the side of his face |
Catchawave |
Mar-30-05 09:16 AM |
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I told myself I wouldn't read this thread |
DeposeTheBoyKing |
Mar-29-05 06:48 PM |
#65 |
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