To give Smith the finger … (03/02/17)
If you will remember from “The Matrix”, Agent Smith at one point makes an astounding observation — essentially equating humanity not with its fellow mammals, but rather likening us to a virus. And the sad thing is, here “in the real world” he is for the most part exactly right … We have ready access to clean fuel supplies and yet remain attached to the dirty teat that is Big Oil and other fossil fuels … We have ready access to biodegradable plastics, cleaner propulsion, more durable fabrics and higher quality paper in hemp, and yet continue to scorn this wonder-plant in favor of alternatives that are irreparably polluting our planet … We have more than enough resources & wealth to supply every single human many times over with food and shelter and education, and yet the vast majority of this priceless wealth is being hoarded by the tiniest fraction of our global population … And worst of all, we even now have the means to live even longer and far healthier lives by going vegan, and yet are still staunchly determined to confine, torture, butcher, and consume our innocent animal cousins … Agent Smith was right. As it now stands, the vast majority of us are indeed acting like a virus.
That having been said, YOU CAN LIVE DIFFERENTY …
You can in effect give Agent Smith the finger.
YOU CAN — with your actions (and your wallets) as much as with your words — protest loudly against fossil fuel giants and demonstrate for the legalization of hemp …
YOU CAN stand up to your “leaders” who are kissing up to the wealthy few and demand that they redistribute the world’s wealth to those in need (and you can walk that talk with <your own wealth as well) …
And most importantly of all, YOU CAN champion Justice & Compassion & Decency by going vegan.
We don’t know where our species is headed collectively, and we certainly cannot right the ship by ourselves. That having been said, just because we cannot fix everything does not excuse us from not rising up to DO WHAT WE CAN.
So don’t give in to being a virus, my Friends …
Be a human being.
And don’t give in to being “only human” …
Be Humane instead!
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