Obama swats fly, PETA responds

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Sheep anus

...On second thoughts, a photo of a blow-fly infested anus would not be appropriate here.
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Eek, that photo of the blow fly gave me an awful shiver! :o
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It's not an object of dislike, or destruction, it's just a sentient being.
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so what was petas response?
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Manapa wrote:so what was petas response?
It's up there in the OP:

He isn’t the Buddha, he’s a human being and human beings have a long way to go before they think before they act.”

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Our flies, particularly our blow-flies, would put their light-weight north-american cousin to shame.
And spiders, and snakes, and jelly-fish, and crocs.
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TheDhamma wrote:
Manapa wrote:so what was petas response?
It's up there in the OP:

He isn’t the Buddha, he’s a human being and human beings have a long way to go before they think before they act.”

:buddha2:
LOL
I thought that was just a remark not the actual responce.
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He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them.
But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion …
...
He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them … he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
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And a great deal further to go before they don't have to think either and simply do the right thing because it is wholesome and meritorious by nature so to do.

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PETA
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Absurd because they all miss the point.

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When we purposely kill living beings, even small creatures like insects, we diminish our respect for all life - and thus for our selves. Mindfulness helps us to recognize our own aversions and to take responsibility for them. Abstaining from killing makes the mind peaceful and free from hatred. This clarity helps us to refrain from destructive actions and to embrace actions motivated by generosity and compassion.
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