moderation...everything in moderation
sometimes enough is enough
sometimes ideas go too far
watching this HBO documentary on the co-founder of PETA; Ingrid Newkirk
I AM AN ANIMAL
the notion of being vegetarian is one level
then vegan is another
health or not wanting to eat animals
I can understand all of that
I can understand being against furs
even not wanting people to use leather
then things go too far
as in the case of the use of animals in science
the use of animals in medical testing is vital
I am not positive
I recall hearing that Ingrid is diabetic
using medicine that was derived from research that involved animal testing
which well... throws all of her extreme ideas into a level of hypocrisy
her belief that people should not have pets is absurd
domesticated pets are our companions
dogs and cats are part of the human family
bull fights? cockfights? these things are up for debate
but the house cat or the hunting dog
well... some of these ideas are just ideas created to be consistent
this lady is a freak
good comes from her extreme actions
as there are times we must seek the extreme to achieve the mean
but she is a freak
an extreme freak
not seeking the mean
she is seeking the extreme
the freaky extreme
more power to her
but I think she is a freak
a circus sideshow freak
it may be more about the attention
the documentary makes this point
and it rings true
the documentary never calls Ingrid a freak
but just as Ingrid likes to let the images speak for her ideas
I think the images make it clear
this lady is a freak