Reply #15: "I feel bad for the animals and all that, it's just that..." [View All]

[sammythecat]

That's not quoting you, but I've seen statements just like that. Statements that IMPLY that everything is an "either or" situation. People that were actively concerned about poverty, iraq, injustice, the economy, etc. last month are just as concerned this month. I'm concerned about all these issues as well as the rights of animals. I don't worry about this or that on alternating months. We can do more than one thing at a time.

Surely in your time here on DU you've read discussions about this many times. I have. And every time there is someone remarking that someone is concerned about whales or whatever and "why don't they express outrage at what's happening in Africa, Iraq, poverty, etc. And every time there will be a response that we can do, and concern ourselves with, more than one issue at a time. Do you not believe this is possible? Are you concerned that because you see a "LOT" of animal rights advertising that DU and it's members are losing our interest in everything, or ANYTHING, else?

That's what I get out of your post. That's the implication I read. Is that it?