Never allow your wanton desires to interfere with the basic needs and interests of others and live simply so others may simply live
Friday, July 19, 2013
From the White House: President Obama Speaks on Trayvon Martin
Thank you Mr. President for your thoughtful commentary and your graceful leadership, for courageously trying to bridge the racial divides in our country. Your reflections are solid, true and honest.
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a well reasoned, thoughtful commentary. Obama's focus on context raises the discussion above guilt and blame to an invitation for constructive problem-solving that involves us all. lw
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.
1 comment:
a well reasoned, thoughtful commentary. Obama's focus on context raises the discussion above guilt and blame to an invitation for constructive problem-solving that involves us all.
lw
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