Brilliant and well done as always. Thanks for always taking the time to contextualise what may seem obvious to some, but is nevertheless important in the giant clusterfuck of unlearning and learning that's required of a truly inclusive leftism.
There's a tendency amongst these things to thank the animals for their sacrifice to feed, transport, entertain, etc, us. It may ease some peoples' cognitive dissonance. But it's yet another act of violence and muddying the humans' & animals' agencies.
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I'll share more with you another time on the current uses of the sugar refinery building and grounds at waterloo...
Instant subscribe. What a beautiful, thoughtful piece. It makes me wonder what could happen with a simple monument/museum dedicated to animal suffering. Not a “thank you” but an acknowledgment.
This made me think of the monument to a laboratory mouse in Russia. I learned about it in high school and it has always sat with me wrong. I’m not thankful for their sacrifice. I’m heartbroken.
Thank you for the kind words. I appreciate it. Terike Haapoja who i quote in the piece did create a “museum” exactly to do that. Here’s her website https://www.terikehaapoja.net
And yeah absolutely an acknowledgement would be remarkable as long as it were coupled with stopping.
Brilliant and well done as always. Thanks for always taking the time to contextualise what may seem obvious to some, but is nevertheless important in the giant clusterfuck of unlearning and learning that's required of a truly inclusive leftism.
Thank you for incredibly kind words. I appreciate it very very much
See also:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/monument-in-honor-of-the-slaughtered-animals
There's a tendency amongst these things to thank the animals for their sacrifice to feed, transport, entertain, etc, us. It may ease some peoples' cognitive dissonance. But it's yet another act of violence and muddying the humans' & animals' agencies.
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I'll share more with you another time on the current uses of the sugar refinery building and grounds at waterloo...
Yes. Exactly. It always ends up being about us
Instant subscribe. What a beautiful, thoughtful piece. It makes me wonder what could happen with a simple monument/museum dedicated to animal suffering. Not a “thank you” but an acknowledgment.
This made me think of the monument to a laboratory mouse in Russia. I learned about it in high school and it has always sat with me wrong. I’m not thankful for their sacrifice. I’m heartbroken.
I didn’t know about this monument. And I’m with you. There’s no thanks there. Only heartbreak as you say
Thank you for the kind words. I appreciate it. Terike Haapoja who i quote in the piece did create a “museum” exactly to do that. Here’s her website https://www.terikehaapoja.net
And yeah absolutely an acknowledgement would be remarkable as long as it were coupled with stopping.
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Great reading, thank you! Every piece of bacon, every slice of cheese, every leather shoe contains a silent scream. I can't un-hear it now.