tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post4425473764406670292..comments2024-03-14T02:18:13.285-05:00Comments on T h e | D e e p | M i d d l e: And Justice For All SpeciesBenjamin Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-34238469420873582612015-07-03T20:08:08.000-05:002015-07-03T20:08:08.000-05:00It is sad to see the comment "plant lives and...It is sad to see the comment "plant lives and bee lives" don't matter. They do, in and of themselves. But to put it in terms that a person unconnected to the natural world might understand.. "if bees were to die, people would have about four years to live" Einstein. And what sir, do you suppose produces oxygen? Money?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11648992524079593966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-22248371765784916642015-06-30T12:39:53.818-05:002015-06-30T12:39:53.818-05:00It is well stated and I share your philosophy, but...It is well stated and I share your philosophy, but despair that we are not willing to make changes until we see the total and direct benefit to ourselves. Too many people are wearing blinders to all that is going on.. and I worry it will be too late when they take them off... MichelleRambling Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080120317890707767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-77980141693589215302015-06-29T11:25:40.292-05:002015-06-29T11:25:40.292-05:00Beautifully stated, and I could not agree more!Beautifully stated, and I could not agree more!Lisa Rainsonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16728287766989599546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-60955042668386099362015-06-28T16:22:42.218-05:002015-06-28T16:22:42.218-05:00"...the current psychological and economic de..."...the current psychological and economic defaults of individualistic strategic thinking must be reset to a mode of relational ethical thinking that is mindful of human interdependence, sustaining the natural commons, and promoting the social common good. From mine to ours, from “What’s in it for me?” to “What’s in it for diverse, abundant, and resilient life?” http://Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-58186139012304884082015-06-28T16:17:04.934-05:002015-06-28T16:17:04.934-05:00It's always uncomfortable when conservative re...It's always uncomfortable when conservative reactionaries co-opt the language of social justice, but it's especially embarrassing when tone-deaf white people do it while pretending the world has magically and bloodlessly achieved Peak Equality. No, Benjamin: plant lives and bee lives don't matter. This is gross.Saurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090665102782891402noreply@blogger.com