So, for some reason I decided to check out the news today - why I do that, I don't know. I live in my own little "bubble" and am not really up to speed with what's going on in the world around me...current events, what current events?
Thought of the day: Why do the most human beings display more savagery & animalistic behaviors than the counterparts we believe are below us? I'm not by any means trying to say we are not "superior"...if you want to get down to it, yes I believe God gave us (since we were created in His image) everything to reign over...but with that comes responsibility. Unfortunately with that kind of power, combined with being flawed, selfish tendencies & the choice to do wrong, there are many creatures (human & non-human) whose lives lack any sort of respect & are viewed as "things" or "objects" - not another life force. This makes it easy or justifies the unnecessary slaughter of innocent lives.
Anyways, so I read up on the Ratko Mladic legendary war crimes/genocide - wanted for Europe's worst civilian massacre since WWII...absolutely disgusting. This is why I hate the news...I really don't hate it, but I like my own "bubble"...majority of the stories released only reinforce the hatred & violence that we humans are capable of & the unnecessary deaths of so many innocent creatures (yes, not only does this include humans, but non-human too). In the report, it shares just a fraction of the horrific events that were caused by Mladic, but what really got me was the murdering/mutilation/rape of women (and little girls - a 9 year old), children being shot in front of their parents eyes, a grandfather being forced to eat the liver of his grandson, a pregnant woman being ripped open & having 2 babies pulled from her stomach & beaten on the streets...and of course, the deaths of countless numbers of Muslim men & boys.
Call me crazy, but these acts I find to be very similar to the horrors animals go through on their way to our plates. This massacre shows the lengths at which we humans will go for our own selfish ego. (I hope that makes sense) To me, this "cleansing" was unnecessary (duh), benefitted no one & is a perfect example of the mentality needed to view others as "objects" with complete disregard for that life. This "object" is only for exploitation purposes (i.e. industrialized food supply) or a nuinsance that disturbs your quality of life & must be removed.
...sorry but my brain has completely shut down so I will have to continue this later, hopefully making more sense.
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