I hear you and thank you, Robin.
Eric
On 7/31/11 6:58 AM, Robin wrote:
>
> Martyn Stewart wrote:
>
> > It is a fact of life i'm afraid, Greg. Even when
> > people respect each other they are still disconnected.
> > It is the way we are genetically built.
>
> I deny this essentialist argument. There is absolutely nothing in our
> genetic make-up that makes us any more or less empathetic, vicious,
> etc. Rather it is almost exclusively a matter of environment and
> culture, as thousands of examples demonstrate. Change the culture and
> change the person. (A slow process.)
>
> I also deny the fact that most people agree with such slaughters. Ask
> them and most will disagree emphatically with whaling, seal killing,
> etc. The difference is that most are not politically engaged enough to
> do something about it. This is especially true in North America where
> the political process is particularly closed and range of choices
> narrow. But I believe with Leonard Cohen that "democracy is coming to
> the USA". (Though unlike Scott-Heron, I am sure the revolution will be
> televised.)
>
> I am optimistic on these matters, but also a realist in terms of how
> much I expect any one person to change given the context they find
> themselves in. But if everyone was to move one step forward in
> synchrony, the world would quake.
>
> I hope to be alive to record that sound.
>
> -- remanence.robinparmar.com
>
>
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