Getting back to the issue of property. Since you’re so committed to your principle that the property of others is sacrosanct, to be ethically consistent you would have to be vehemently opposed to the ongoing US war crime in Iraq, (and wars of aggression in general for that matter), as our illegal invasion has decimated and plundered billions of dollars worth of property belonging to Iraqi citizens. Where do you stand on the Nuremberg crimes of the 21st century?
You have never addressed the question of what if it was your property that was being targeted and destroyed? Would that be an acceptable tactic to someone that disagreed with the vegetables you decided to eat?
If you want to get into the question of the Iraq war, this is quite a shift from Steven Best and his support of direct action. In order for you to claim that this war is illegal, you first must ignore the terms of the Ceasefire from Gulf War I. It was not an illegal invasion. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but anyone that claims that this is an illegal war does not understand that if Saddam had lived up to the terms of the Ceasefire, he and his sons would still be alive and in power to kill as many of their citizens as they felt like killing.
I support virtually any form of militant direct action that destroys equipment, facilities, machinery, laboratories, stores, tools, or other infrastructure or implements used in the exploitation, torture, and/or murder of nonhuman animals.
Slaughterhouses, much to my delight, have actually been targeted by direct action:
March 25, 2003 - Petaluma, California
Anonymous
Rancho Veal Slaughterhouse set ablaze causing $10,000 in damages. Graffiti left behind read “stop the killing”.
http://earthliberation.org/old/news/2004/011304r.shtml
As has the US Navy (a group which I would hope would be capable of defending itself, as opposed to the poor, defenseless vivisectors about whom you expressed your concern):
March 28, 2003 - Montgomery, Alabama
Earth Liberation Front
Vehicles at Navy Recruiting Headquarters in Montgomery attacked. Damages included messages spraypainted on three Navy sedans and two Navy vans, and one large two-panel truck was set on fire.
http://earthliberation.org/old/news/2004/011304r.shtml
If you support them so hardly, why do you not be true to your heart and engage in such activities yourself. If you believe they are wrong, you sit on the side lines and allow someone else to commit the crimes you know is ethically and morally wrong. If you refuse to participate in your heartfelt beliefs, why do you even bother to have them or support them?
(Just two of many examples I could provide).
Enjoy your weekend!
Best regards,
Jason
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Sincerely,
