Friday, June 14, 2013

Struggle For "Wild" Horses Continues



These "wild" horses are as much or more than an integral part of America the Beautiful as are you and me and any human alive.

When governing forces, local and federal, "manage," corral, torture and kill them, they are killing part of our heritage, part of the dream of this nation to be a light to the world. American advisors continuously work in "developing" countries to persuade them not to eliminate their "wild" animals and "wild" spaces, teaching and trying to get them to see that these are an irreplaceable part of their heritage. As well as being a limitless resource for travel and tourism income.

Are we to be more primitive than those "natives" we seek to educate about care of their lands? 

The true driving force behind these movements to kill and eradicate the wild in the west of America comes from the wealthy ranchers who act as kings and despots, separate from the laws and interests of this nation, separate from mankind's historic quest for a more informed morality.

The cattle (meat) industry is a major cause of destruction of the planet, as well as a cause of multiple diseases for the human population.  These ranchers need to be seen in the perspective of the reality they actually represent.  No matter how much raw money they may have from their meat industries, no matter how much raw money they give to political candidates -- they must be brought to see that they are not apart from humanity, from other living things, or from the planet. There is no option except for us to become stewards instead of killers. We must do this for all of life and all of the dreams that impel us to acts of thoughfulness rather than domination and death. 

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