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Nihil

(13,508 posts)
7. I appreciated it (the culture of other animals) long before the article was published.
Sat May 4, 2013, 10:11 AM
May 2013

As I said upthread:
>> Yes, I agree that it is a wonderful thing to be publicised and yes, I think it may help
>> sway the world-views of some of the "undecided" (or simply ambivalent) but I am just
>> deeply cynical with regard to it changing the habits/thoughts/intentions of anyone who
>> is of the wilfully closed, destructive mindset and who is thus causing the major issues.

No need to hurt your head on my behalf: my complaint wasn't against the subject matter
but against the scum who don't even acknowledge that the different species are NOT placed
around the planet to allow exploitation for profit.

I mourn the loss of the culture of animals who have been and are being driven to extinction
by the unthinking, uncaring greed of humans - especially when said humans are using the
excuse of "a cultural tradition" to justify said exploitation.

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