Apr 152019
 

I am so excited!

It’s easy to get depressed by the setbacks we’re currently seeing in our country and around the world. Our gloating President and his coalition of goons have a transparently sinister agenda, and it’s deeply frustrating to see their villainy reaping rewards for them. The enemies of progress appear to be winning. This is an ugly time.

I’m still convinced, by the way, that Trump is going to win in 2020. We progressives have a sick habit of underestimating him, and we’re doing it again.

It’s hard to find hope in all the gloom.

But a couple of days ago, something wonderful happened to me. Something that ignited hope. Something I’m utterly convinced is going to change the world.

I ate a veggie burger, and it was good.

More below the fold.

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Sep 122015
 

Before I delve into this, let me say that MerrilyDancingApe is, after three years online, actually receiving hits. Not a million hits per day or a thousand or even a hundred, but a few, and that ain’t nothing. I find it pretty gratifying. If you’re one of the few, thank you.

A couple of animal rights activists named the MacAskills recently published an astonishingly stupid article called, To truly end animal suffering, the most ethical choice is to kill wild predators (especially Cecil the lion).

PZ Myers over at Pharyngula posted a thorough take-down, here and here. Pharyngula is my favorite blog. PZ makes several great points, and I agree with him.

Below the fold, I’ll give my own response to the article.
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