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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (7250)	3/4/2001 12:40:42 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

a strong critique of industrial civilization I don't recognize this in my posts or in myself. I'm way too spoiled by industrial civilization. Your other observations, though, indicate that you've been reading what I post. To the best of my knowledge, I don't know any deep ecologists, social ecologists, or ecofeminists. If I do, either I don't know them very well or they're quiet about their philosophies. As to the original point made by X, when I think about the people I have known who were the most genuinely humane, they have been people who are dismissive of or oblivious to anthropocentrism. When I originally responded to X, I nearly mentioned some characteristics these people seem to have in common that may be relevant. I decided not to because we're talking anecdotally here and my own observation is just not broad enough to form a basis for generalizations. What I was going to say was that the most humane people I know seem to be interested in the environment and/or eastern culture and they are all either non-religious or only vaguely religious. Maybe those interests give them a different perspective on life. I think the most humane people value all life, not just human life, but not life at all costs. The most humane people I know would give humans as much consideration as they would a beloved family pet. Karen