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Re: The barbaric treatment of Fur Seals in Namibia

Subject: Re: The barbaric treatment of Fur Seals in Namibia
From: "freitojos" freitojos
Date: Sun Jul 31, 2011 3:08 pm ((PDT))
Beautiful image Eric, one step in sincrony and record the sound.
Jos=E9 freitas
--- In  Eric Leonardson <> wrote:
>
> 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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