File spoon-archives/anarchy-list.archive/anarchy-list_2003/anarchy-list.0301, message 121


Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 20:02:01 -0500
From: danceswithcarp <dcombs-AT-bloomington.in.us>
Subject: Re: Ann Hansen talks shite


At 12:57 AM 1/30/2003 +0100, Ze Sprout wrote:

>BTW "animal rights" and "ethical vegetarianism" are part of historical 
>anarchism (Elisee Reclus, f.i.).
>
>But "many anarchists" or "historical anarchism" does not make something 
>right or wrong.


While I agree with Chuck0's statement that the animal rights crusade seems 
a large part of the anarchist/leftist  movement here in the e$tado$ unito$, 
I'm not sure he meant that he necessarily was in favor of the idea.   I for 
one find putting animals on the same moral plane as wirkers a bit 
loopy.  As erik notes, maybe it's a crusade for the bored.

This doesn't mean I favor *cruelty* to animals, just that awarding them the 
anthropomorphic status of bearers of "rights" is a misplaced 
priority.   True "rights" are only secured to those who can defend 
them.  If a right can't be defended and is simply "awarded," then it can be 
revoked.  If it can be revoked it isn't a "right."   If we award "rights" 
to animals it is only in passing and not of any permanent nature.

I did shoot a deer from inside my back door a couple of weeks ago.  It was 
out in the septic field and I was concerned it would get stuck.   So I'm 
eating it.


carp

carp


   

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