Well, I found this very interesting although he can be repetitive. He walks certain thin lines, and it would not surprise me if his outspokenness led to him becoming an assassination target himself. In fact, I sorta got a feeling when he was making these points about Gandhi he was talking to himself.
There is no doubt that Finkelstein is willing to die for his beliefs. And, their are a number of Fundamentalist Jewish Groups that would like to take him out. I hope it doesn't happen. He is a voice for justice crying out in the wilderness of ignorance and bigotry. He is a much better writer than he is a speaker.
The progress of social justice is slow and measured. Its growth depends on an increasing number of us becoming aware of the truth and consequences of our actions.
I believe that it is morally wrong to allow our wanton desires to interfere with the basic needs and interests of other sentient beings.
I believe the physical and psychological abuse – confinement, social deprivation, mutilation, genetic and reproductive manipulation, and profit exploitation – imposed by us on other animals is morally wrong.
I believe the suggestion that the exploitation of other sentient beings by humans can be achieved without cruelty, violence, or injustice is false and misleading.
As an advocate for all life, committed to compassion and justice, I refuse to take part in the exploitation of other sentient beings or to collaborate with those caught up in such injustice.
I pledge to do my best to live a life that conveys a clear, sincere and uncompromised message that is free of resentment, fear, exploitation, anger, cynicism, and manipulation.
Furthermore, I pledge to continue to support a broad range of nonviolent initiatives and programs that will hopefully one day eliminate the needless pain and suffering we inflict upon all the many wonderful creatures with whom we share this planet.
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Well, I found this very interesting although he can be repetitive. He walks certain thin lines, and it would not surprise me if his outspokenness led to him becoming an assassination target himself. In fact, I sorta got a feeling when he was making these points about Gandhi he was talking to himself.
There is no doubt that Finkelstein is willing to die for his beliefs. And, their are a number of Fundamentalist Jewish Groups that would like to take him out. I hope it doesn't happen. He is a voice for justice crying out in the wilderness of ignorance and bigotry. He is a much better writer than he is a speaker.
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