this is crazy. I can do crazy
-- 11/29/2014 11:53:00 AM
为什么这么辛苦
-- 11/26/2014 01:35:00 AM
Animal welfare.
I was on the bus to school last Friday when I saw this dude wearing a shirt that says: “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated.-Mahatma Gandhi"
I took offence with the punctuation. If you're quoting someone, it's not too difficult to just copy paste the correct form of the quote to print it on a shirt right? If the manufacturer is too lazy to check for grammatical errors then as a consumer, don't buy it. The fact that this guy bought it means either he 1) didn't know there's a punctuation error, or 2) he doesn't care about it.
He should. I don't know about others, but I felt that he looked like an idiot sporting a glaring punctuation error. That compiled with the quote itself.
The quote itself kinda makes sense right? Animals can't do anything for humans besides being food or company, and some of them are really bad at being either. If a nation can find it in their hearts to love animals and treat them well, it can only reflect greatness of that nation for it is able to influence its citizens to care for animals. After all, if you treat animals well, it can only mean that you will show even greater compassion for fellow humans right? That's only logical right?
Vivisection is the process of cutting open a living organism for experimental purposes. Such a cruel, painful act would probably be outlawed in most countries right? The first country to ban vivisection on animals is, ironically, Nazi Germany. The leaders of Nazi Germany loved their animals, but not so much for their Jews.
But since Nazi Germany was the first country to outlaw vivisection, and one of the few countries that place great emphasis on animal welfare, they must be a great nation with good morals.
I don't usually enjoy judging people by their shirts. But it remains a fact that this quote is stupid. If it were up to me, I'd change "animals" to "elderly/disabled". That population usually cannot contribute much to the nation's wealth, and lesser countries would simply cast them aside. If they are treated with respect, it can only mean that the country remembers their past contributions and honours them. They definitely do not have the cuteness of puppies, nor are they great obedient companions. In a sense, they have little redeeming value, but it is up to that nation to educate the younger generation.
I think that's a much better way of gauging a country's moral progress.
-- 11/24/2014 03:47:00 PM