February 2012
156 posts
anticapitalist:
lukexvx started following you
Are you a militant vegan?
Look back a page or two @ socialistscum/servile-masses reblogs and that probably describes my militancy
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Ethics term paper topic
Consequentialism vs. deontology in veganism and animal liberation. It’s something I’ve been thinking a lot about recently. With discussions of pragmatism and virtue too. Yes?
Further Up/Further In: Polycarp of Smyrna (70-155) →
scottxstephens:
Polycarp was arrested by Roman officials after having served as Bishop of Smyrna for many decades. When the Roman proconsul ordered him to declare that “Caesar is Lord” and to curse Christ, the elderly Polycarp refused, saying, “Eighty-six years I have served him and he never did me any wrong. How can I blaspheme my King who saved me?” Polycarp was sentenced to death by fire, but...
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Let's get matching Portlandia tattoos
vincentxanthony:
Ay-oh River!
The dream of the 90’s (or 1890s)
Cacao
Any other ideas?
How could you forget Battlestar Galactica!?
Servile Masses Arise!: theveganarchist replied to... →
servile-masses-arise:
I don’t think that you can avoid participating in injustice. I believe that every commodity in existence is the product of injustice. The only reason I would boycott these products was if I genuinely thought that doing so would make a difference, stop the injustice from happening. If veganism was a viable strategy for alleviating the suffering of animals, I’d support it....
Remnants of What Could Have Been: The vegan... →
obscenegestur: tears of gaia’s vocalist is a rapist. you shouldn’t group them with the vegan straight edge community because of that piece of shit
I mean yeah he broke edge in like the worst way possible but that doesn’t mean their songs are sick (I totally disliked hardcore/heavy music until I heard Movement in the Dead of Night). Same reason I included anarcho punk bands/metalcore...
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Rick Santorum and "phony theology"
Read article for context. I just wanted to comment a bit on this new Santorum stupidity.
“Obama’s agenda is “not about you. It’s not about your quality of life. It’s not about your jobs. It’s about some phony ideal.”
“The Earth is not the objective, man is the objective, and I think that a lot of radical environmentalists have it upside down… ....
The Catholic Worker: A Humble Anarchism →
catholicworker:
No gods and no masters. Except that the existence of life presents itself as gift, as ecology, as order within chaos, as a flickering light in a deep darkness, as green in black. No masters, but life rules us according to life’s rules. No gods, but existence did not exist itself into being; God — the mystery beyond all words, the imperfect analogy for an incomplete thought —...
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New government informant in ELF prosecution →
Know and trust your partners better than yourself before taking action together. Don’t get snitched on.
Further Up/Further In: Malcolm X →
scottxstephens:
On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated while delivering a speech in Manhattan’s Audubon Ballroom. Malcolm X became a well-known advocate for civil rights after joining the Nation of Islam while in prison. A brilliant, self-educated leader, Malcolm experienced multiple conversions, eventually leaving the Nation of Islam after a pilgrimage to Mecca and committing to...
Support Jordan: UPDATE →
supportjordan:
Jordan is still at the Nevada Southern Detention Center, it’s been 3 weeks now. This place is no fun, there’s nothing to do, nothing to read. He’s been feeling pretty down and said he has seen some inmates get letters and he’d love to get some letters and postcards!
We don’t know when he will be moved but if you can please write him, he really needs it and worst that can happen...
“We are against war because it is contrary to the spirit of Jesus Christ, and the...”
– Dorothy Day (via catholicworker)
Fact
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Socialist Scum: Why I Believe the Concept of... →
monkeyhott:
socialistscum:
Before I begin to explain why I feel that speciesism is a false concept and doesn’t exist, I ask that people just allow me to get my words out with a civil respect shown towards my knowledge on this issue. I am not trying to align myself against the vegan community. I am trying to explain why…
If humans have human privilege then how is it possible for humans to be ...
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How many hardcore/sxe people listen to dubstep?
It’s so vapid. There’s no meaning to it, it’s so nihilistic and shallow. An artist can put together some pretty cool beats, sure—I can appreciate a few songs here and there—but the rationale of dubstep is so hedonistic. Most dubstep songs seem to either exist because someone is messing around on their computer or as an aid to partying and getting messed up....
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Creation Theology in the Book of Job →
In recent weeks, Republican presidential hopeful and evangelical Rick Santorum suggested that any limits on exploiting the earth for energy, such as restricting arctic drilling or refusing the Keystone XL pipeline, as Obama has done, is a “phony theology” that puts the earth before “man” (Santorum’s anachronistic and sexist word for humanity). In Santorum’s words: “The Earth is not the...
Income Inequality Breaks Down Rule of Law →
jonathan-cunningham:
One of the central characteristics of highly unequal societies is that two sets of laws develop: One set for the rich and powerful and one set for everyone else. The more unequal societies become, the more easily they accept the unacceptable, and with each unrebuked violation, the powerful actors at the top of the society gain an ever greater sense of entitlement and an...
Mutual aid, or the concept of communal...
“Between the Christianity of this land, and the Christianity of Christ, I...”
– Frederick Douglass (via scottxstephens)
Poison Planet - Boycott Everything →
thefruitlands:
XVX Chicago Core. Essay about their album that is linked is below. Boycott Everything is the embodiment of Poison Planet. At face value these two words may seem absurd in conjunction with one another. You can’t possibly boycott everything and why would you want to? But when taken in context the premise is sound. If you don’t believe in something don’t support it. Within...
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“Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite...”
– Luke 14:12-14 (via fellowhollow)
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The vegan straight edge primer
Videos/readings: (In terms of easy access; Forks Over Knives, Princess Mononoke, Green is the New Red, and Flaming Arrows are awesome as well)
Bold Native
Earthlings
Animal Liberation: The Movie
The story of Britches
ALF direct action footage
Because We Must
Creation theology
Conflict Gypsy
In the Land of the Living
Declaration of War
Ecodefense: A Field Guide to Monkeywrenching
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“The law is an adroit mixture of customs that are beneficial to society, and...”
– Peter Kropotkin (via socialistscum)
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nickxocchino asked: Can you tell me a little more about veganism? Why are you a vegan? Does it have anything to do with your faith? The more I read, see, and watch stuff about the mistreatment of animals for food and all other things, the more I realize, as a follower of Christ, I cannot support this. I'm almost set on deciding to go vegan.
