Korean Trade Expo Outreach

I am mostly disgusted by the photos of white activists who choose, with misinformation, to fight for the rights of dogs rather than for people. It is much easier to gaze into the eyes of a dog than the eyes of a person of color, a homeless person, or a prisoner, isn't it? Please think about how our culture places animals at such high esteem. It is important to think about the web of life, sustenance, and how our culture has the leisure to feed, house, and have medical insurance for animals when so many humans are without these things. I do not belive humans are better or more important than animals, but there are larger questions at hand about class, race, sustainability and hunger that must be addressed before we purport to understnad another culture's decisions about eating animals that we belive are cute, cuddly and really are just a panacea for our lack of community. I would rather be at a labor rally, fighting for better health care, fighting against "welfare reform" and more before I protest a nameless and faceless enemy of a country I have never been to ( as more than a tourist), in a culture I cannot even begin to say I understand. Let's check our priorities, eh?

How dare you to place one life in front of another. We are talking about abuse here, whether its a human or animal involved. Abuse must be stopped. you are misunderstanding the topic. Dogs and Cats are being brutally savaged and Yes so are human beings but today we are speaking for the animals not humans on this protest. If you feel these wonderful people are horrible for what their doing I suggest you look in the mirror and question who you are.

Because not all lives are of equal value.

----------I am mostly disgusted by the photos of white activists who choose, with misinformation, to fight for the rights of dogs rather than for people. It is much easier to gaze into the eyes of a dog than the eyes of a person of color, a homeless person, or a prisoner, isn't it?

To No--These animal rights activists do a lot of moralizing combined with their cultural prejudices. But "no", you're a damn moralizer too. You both just have different priorities.

This isn't about me. Stop trying to change the subject. Address the substance of the issue.

As for the idiot who objected to "moralizing", it's a moral issue. Of *course* people are moralizing. What else can we expect them to do?

The issue here is whether or not it is moral, let alone wise or practical, to inflict ones personal tastes, and/or religious and cultural values on other people and other cultures. I maintain that it is not.

More important, it's a sure fire recipe for strife and conflict. Do we really want Muslims trying to prohibit Hindus from eating pork and Hindus from trying to prohibit Muslims from eating beef? If you do, I strongly suggest you read up on the consequences. Start by Googling "Gujarat massacre" and "Sepoy rebellion."

This is really a personal liberty issue. I would *never* presume to force a vegetarian to eat meat. If anyone ever tries to force any of you vegetarians out there to eat meat, just let me know, and I'll cheerily come right over there and smite their ass upside the head. It's my duty.

And if anyone ever tries to *stop* me from eating eating meat, I consider it your duty to come to my defense with equal vigor. If you don't, you are remiss.

We have a mutual duty to protect each other from being forced against our will to conform to the cultural and/or religious values of others. This doesn't just apply to diet, but to things as as diverse as dress, drugs and demeanor. It is just as wrong, for example to force women to wear a hijab as it is to forbid them. It is just as wrong to force people to take drugs against their will as it is to prohibit them. It is just as wrong to make people sit in the back of the bus as it is to make them sit in the front.

These are all the same issue. Either you are autonomous or you are not. If somebody else decides how you my dress, what you may eat, who you may do what with in bed, or what name, if any you use for deity, etc., you are not autonomous. You are a slave and you are a victim, and the rest of us have a moral duty to come to your aid as soon as you request it.

Of *course* people are moralizing. What else can we expect them to do?

I expect them not to impose their morality on me. And if they try their gonna get a foot up their ass. Idiot

Address the substance of the issue. It's about my desire to eat dogs on my next trip to Korea. Or to take a stand for the heavily oppressed Korean dog-eaters. Or for the right of people to eat any goddamned thing they want, from dogs and cats to gorillas and polar bears.

If anyone ever tries to *stop* me from eating eating dogs, I consider it your duty to come to my defense. If you don't, you are remiss.

If you ever fail to do what I consider to be your duty in any regard, you are remiss.

If you ever fail to heed my superior wisdom, you are remiss.

If you *try* to make this about me, you are remiss.

Do I have to go on for you morons? Bow down now and respect, motherfuckers!

Got it?!?

>I expect them not to impose their morality on me.

That's what the guy you just called "the above idiot" said.

So either you weren't paying attention or you're incredibly stupid. So now I'm curious. Which is it, lack of attention or stupidity? Or can you even tell the difference?

Inquiring minds want to know.