Dave
David L. McNeely, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
Langston University; P.O. Box 1500
Langston, OK 73050; email: dlmcneely-in-lunet.edu
telephone: (405) 466-6025; fax: 405) 466-3307
home page http://www.lunet.edu/mcneely/index.htm
"Where are we going?" "I don't know, are we there yet?"
----- Original Message -----
From: Moontanman-in-aol.com
Date: Thursday, June 30, 2005 3:05 pm
Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- "Activists want fish off aquarium menu..."
> There was a comedian a few years ago who had a comedy routine
> based on eating
> fish-in-an aquariums restaurant, something to the effect of, they
> might be
> serving the slow learners. I thought it was funny but I'm not
> surprised to see
> someone take it seriously. These people never give up, it's part
> of what makes
> the extremists of any group dangerous. We as a group tolerate,
> even guarantee
> them the right to show their lack of tolerance to us but if the
> tables are
> turned we wouldn't get the same treatment. Personally I think
> these people
> operate more from a desire to exercise control over others than a
> commitment to a
> cause. If I think that doing something is wrong I don't do it but
> some people
> feel a great need to keep others from doing what ever it is they
> feel is wrong
> as well. It would be dangerous to vilify, ridicule or even ignore
> these people,
> they should be opposed-in-every turn. Even if what ever the cause
> is happens
> to be something you agree with you should oppose the need for
> these people to
> control the actions of others. If you don't want to eat meat,
> fish,
> crustaceans, or any other animal, then don't. But oppose those
> that would make it
> mandatory to stop eating animals for fear of losing some other
> freedom opposed by
> some other group.
>
> Michael
>
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