Max, do you really think about every issue every day? No. I'm pretty damn sure you don't, because, technically, it's impossible.
For many people, when an issue is put before them by the news, it's the first time they've thought about it either ever or for a while.
Maybe they should do more thinking and less posting and talking, huh?
Surely you're not suggesting that people react without thinking, are you, Tiassa? Because that's exactly what it seems you're saying ...or at least excusing actions without thought.
When I first heard the news about Michael Vick, the first thing I thought about was all of the dog fighting that's been going on for centuries ...some of it right here in the good ol' USA. I also thought immediately about the large numbers of stray dogs and cats that are "killed" every single fuckin' day in the USA. So how could I possibly be shocked and horrified by what Michael Vicks did ....like so many "non-thinking" individuals who have virtually no fuckin' perspective on issues?
...and now fifty dogs are going to be put down, and that has people's attention. That they're thinking about the subject doesn't mean they're wimps. It doesn't mean they're hypocrites.
No, it means that they're being led around by the nose by the sensationalist news media!! And maybe that's worse than being wimps, which they are, or hypocrites, which they are!!
Ya' wanna' know something, Tiassa? The inhumane treatment of animals, esp. dogs and cats, in our cities and towns is almost worse than horrible ...and is damned sure worse than those fifty dogs of Michael Vick's. But does anyone do anything about it? Nope! It's a sensational news item for one or two days, then it's back to killing dogs and cats by the thousands ......while people are being distracted by the next big news item, and being led around by the nose once more.
A little thought, a little perspective, before, BEFORE, we react is a good thing. But that's not practiced here at all, is it? And when I try to interject a little perspective, people call me all kinds of nasty names, or make insinuations about me ...like you're doing here.
I read in today's Dallas Morning News about the greyhounds ...the racing dogs? Tens of thousands are killed every year. And it's a sport, not much different to the fighting dogs of Michael Vick ...the dogs are actually harmed by running as they're forced to do. Most greyhounds only last about four years on the tracks, if that. Guess what happens to them then?? Wanna' guess??
Baron Max