You do have to admit that for all the talk of "tolerance" and "peace" various animal rights groups greatly enjoy attacking their opponents -- not just in words but occasionally through physical violence. I had all four of my pickup's tires slashed as well as various other defacements perpetuated against my property. Don't tell me that it's only the extremist zealouts that did it because I sure didn't see any press releases within the next few days decrying the pointless vandalism.
Because this has involved me in a personal way I'll give due warning about what I'm going to say. I'm bitter about it. That colors my view of things, I admit it. That being said, let me get out the box of Tide.....
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Yeah, causing well over $600 in damage to the pickup of somebody they've never met really helped me see PETA's side of things. Yep. The error of my ways have become clear to me. I'm certainly the evil one here. They were not at all in the wrong for what they did, even if it was unprovoked and pointless. They had every right to appear one night, slash my tires, smash my window and deface my property JUST BECAUSE I WORKED AT A HUNTING GOODS STORE. I've never done anything like that to them, but I'm the bad guy in this tale, so whatever they have to do to obtain "justice for the animals who cannot obtain it for themselves" is perfectly okay.
It seems to me that it's become fashionable to find some particular cause that seems unjust to one party or another, take it up and just tear into the opposition. It's easy when somebody does something you don't agree with or find distasteful to skew the view and make it a personal crusade, to justify the exact same type of bigotry and misdeeds you accuse them of acting out because "you're right and they're in the wrong." It's simple to turn them into some sort of cruel and heartless ogre. Societies from ages long ago learned that if you dehumanize the enemy in a war long enough then eventually the rest of the public will start chipping in because they believe the hype, too.
You do have to admit that for all the talk of "tolerance" and "peace" various animal rights groups greatly enjoy attacking their opponents -- not just in words but occasionally through physical violence. I had all four of my pickup's tires slashed as well as various other defacements perpetuated against my property. Don't tell me that it's only the extremist zealouts that did it because I sure didn't see any press releases within the next few days decrying the pointless vandalism.
Because this has involved me in a personal way I'll give due warning about what I'm going to say. I'm bitter about it. That colors my view of things, I admit it. That being said, let me get out the box of Tide.....
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Yeah, causing well over $600 in damage to the pickup of somebody they've never met really helped me see PETA's side of things. Yep. The error of my ways have become clear to me. I'm certainly the evil one here. They were not at all in the wrong for what they did, even if it was unprovoked and pointless. They had every right to appear one night, slash my tires, smash my window and deface my property JUST BECAUSE I WORKED AT A HUNTING GOODS STORE. I've never done anything like that to them, but I'm the bad guy in this tale, so whatever they have to do to obtain "justice for the animals who cannot obtain it for themselves" is perfectly okay.
It seems to me that it's become fashionable to find some particular cause that seems unjust to one party or another, take it up and just tear into the opposition. It's easy when somebody does something you don't agree with or find distasteful to skew the view and make it a personal crusade, to justify the exact same type of bigotry and misdeeds you accuse them of acting out because "you're right and they're in the wrong." It's simple to turn them into some sort of cruel and heartless ogre. Societies from ages long ago learned that if you dehumanize the enemy in a war long enough then eventually the rest of the public will start chipping in because they believe the hype, too.
Descrimination does work both ways.
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-Feren
"We use them for divine retribution."