summer_jackel

OK, so I am a carnivore. (EDIT: in the social context that means 'non-vegetarian' rather than the word's literal meaning of an animal that is of the order carnivora or the slightly less literal meaning of an animal which eats only meat). I have some pretty strong feelings about this, and generally loathe the way this culture attempts to do its best to separate the neatly packaged and processed little lumps of meat you get at the supermarket from the reality of what they are: chunks of the bodies of living, feeling, intelligent creatures of no lesser value than we are. As far as children go (this will make more sense when you see the video) well, I don't believe in traumatizing them with a lot of gore, but I do believe that it is important for them to understand this reality, and to truly appreciate their meat, when they are young. I would never hide the slaughterhouse from a child.

My place in the food chain is something of a spiritual path for me, and I think that I have become a better, more reflective, more humble person for having known, nurtured and then killed individuals who have fed me. I think that all carnivores ought to have the experience of killing, butchering and eating something at least once. Look the animal in the eyes, make that ultimate choice, feel its still warm heart, and above all have gratitude.

The 'turkey pardoning' ritual has always pissed me off a little. Pardoning? What did the bird do wrong? It would be better by far to thank all of the turkeys, to really empathize with and appreciate them and then eat them with joy than to try and duck the guilt by having a politician grant amnesty.

All of this notwithstanding? There are certain limits that involve taste. Gov. Palin is either stunningly oblivious or just dumb. Oh, wow.