Asking the Wrong Questions

This video has surfaced, prompting people to question whether our beef is safe. It shows a cattle worker torturing a dairy cow who is too sick to walk into the slaughterhouse. (Unless an animal can walk in unassisted, it is not supposed to be slaughtered for human consumption.) Though that is a valid question (for those who don't do buy pasture-raised & finished beef), the question people should be asking is whether humanity itself is safe when there are members who are willing to look into the eyes of a weaker species and then do these things to them. Certainly the possibility of their willingness to treat children the same comes to mind. I'm sure the wives of the two workers pictured here are proud of their husbands.

According to this video, we're just monkeys that can operate forklifts. Animals, just like the others. (Warning to all my religious readers: you will be offended by this video, I'm pretty sure.) This video was passed along to me by a friend of Eldest; Eric, you are quite the fabulously intelligent and charming guy. Dance, monkeys, dance!

Comments

[asrai]

Given that I've spent most of my morning on droppingknowledge.com reading questions like "what is god's religion" and "are brands more powerful than governments" this post came at an apt moment. I can't bring myself to watch the first video. Glad to say I've stopped eating grocery store meat.

[Emily Marshall]

I don't think I could watch this video.

I'm not one to go around spouting Bible verses, but the following comes to mind:

"whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me"