Baselic wrote :
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>It doesn't matter if your not a vegan, when I say "animals," I refer to
>animals
>with no rights in our society. Yes, people our animals but we are animals
>with rights in our living system. (please exclude Endangered species.)
>It's meant to be a general question. And I certainly agree "our" lifestyle
>is quite a problem. Also, I agree we hacked on the h-g relationship enough.
>So without being circular back to my question on part one.
>I'll reword it a little, but what do you think we should do with all those
>"animals"
>who we know cause harm to the environment as well? Pigs and cows are a good
>example.
>
>*Animals refers to species without rights.
What, in the event that I ruled the world, you mean ? ;->
Well, I think we should move away from all intensive high tech industrial
systems as fast as possible - probably means a lot of folks have to starve -
towards organic agriculture. That at least feeds quite a few, without too much
environmental damage.
Better still, move towards permaculture, where people produce enough to
feed themselves, on a fairly limited diet. Less environmental damage...
Better still, move to low density pastoral herding, mixed with gardening...
Better still, move towards low density hunter-gatherer groups...
In other words, retrace the steps that we used to call 'progress', back towards
where we started.
There's a place for pigs, sheep, goats, cattle, camels, horses, etc,
I guess - though not
nescessarily modern breeds - in that kind of scenario. They should be kept in
conditions as close as possible to what they'd choose for themselves, so that
they can express their own natures.
Simple eh ? Trouble is, the huge populations in cities, the military
and politicians
who always want bigger patches and more power, the folks who have
luxury lifestyles
and don't want to give them up, etc, etc, etc. But the general idea
is to structure human
living systems in ways that are ecologically benign and compatible with what we
know about natural ecological systems. Can't see it actually
happening though; can you ?
Anybody got any better ideas ?
C.L.
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