Believe it or not, there are actually people who are upset at this video of Obama swatting a fly, then sort of gloating about his Daniel-San-like reflexes and hand-eye coordination. PETA has, of course, jumped on the bandwagon, with some snarky remark about how "the Buddha has a long way to go." So it's not okay to kill insects now? Honestly, I have a real problem with people who can't distinguish different levels of existence. A fly is not equal to a human, or a dog or a dolphin or even a mouse. It's a fly. Am I supposed to not brush my teeth because it kills innocent bacteria? Actually, I don't brush my teeth, so that's a bad example. But you get my drift. At some point, one reaches the threshold below which everything is fair game. My scale bottoms out right above PETA member.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
The Very Height Of Stupidity
Believe it or not, there are actually people who are upset at this video of Obama swatting a fly, then sort of gloating about his Daniel-San-like reflexes and hand-eye coordination. PETA has, of course, jumped on the bandwagon, with some snarky remark about how "the Buddha has a long way to go." So it's not okay to kill insects now? Honestly, I have a real problem with people who can't distinguish different levels of existence. A fly is not equal to a human, or a dog or a dolphin or even a mouse. It's a fly. Am I supposed to not brush my teeth because it kills innocent bacteria? Actually, I don't brush my teeth, so that's a bad example. But you get my drift. At some point, one reaches the threshold below which everything is fair game. My scale bottoms out right above PETA member.
