tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8975835436255022813.post605169066212558638..comments2024-03-18T08:17:10.105-04:00Comments on The Irreverent Psychologist: Importance of Looking DeeplyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437830556630350204noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8975835436255022813.post-24679610523914953322011-01-11T09:44:10.911-05:002011-01-11T09:44:10.911-05:00Thanks for posting a comment, Nini. You raise some...Thanks for posting a comment, Nini. You raise some important points for everyone to keep in mind. What stands out the most in your comment is an important reminder for all of us to guard against black-and-white thinking. All farmers, for example, don't abuse animals. All people do not hold the same values about animals, either. Some view animals as agriculture that is cultivated and grown for a particular purpose. Others view animals through a different lens.<br /><br />You write that you take issue with HSUS for pushing their vegan agenda on other people. This isn't any different that the HumaneWatch pushing their agenda (funded, and supported, by businesses representing their own interests). <br /><br />My problem with HumaneWatch and assorted interests associated with the Center for Consumer Freedom is that they are foisting their agenda on people in an a hidden way: under the guise of "freedom" they misrepresent the science to support their business interests and do not provide consumers with fact based information from which a consumer can derive their own opinions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437830556630350204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8975835436255022813.post-75996978429974905352011-01-03T16:28:07.976-05:002011-01-03T16:28:07.976-05:00You don't think HSUS has "fancy public re...You don't think HSUS has "fancy public relations campaigns?" You're right; we should all look deeply, but you haven't looked deeply enough. I, for one, am grateful to HumaneWatch for exposing HSUS for what it is, a factory fundraiser that abuses its 501(c)(3) status for its political agenda. It's time for HSUS to stop using sad-puppy-dog-faces to raise money that does not go to to those dogs and cats, but rather goes to salaries, pensions and political action. HSUS does kill animals. PETA does kill animals. HFCS is sugar. I grew up on a sugarbeet farm, but I limit my sugar intake so I don't get fat. Don't blame farmers and agribusiness for obesity when people choose to eat too much sugar and fat. Nobody forces people to eat at McDonald's every day. Anybody has the right to a vegan diet, but I don't appreciate it that HSUS is trying to ruin animal agriculture and push their vegan agenda on everyone. Yes, I grew up on a family farm, but factory farm is not a term I would ever use. I learned in science class long ago that all plants are factories. All animals are factories. Factory farm is a made-up term to make family farms (98 percent of all farms in the U.S.) sound evil. No, I don't work for HumaneWatch or any of its funders. I am not a farmer. I'm an informed consumer who grew up on a family farm and earned two degrees in agriculture. I dig deeply before speaking or writing about an issue. If I know nothing about an issue, I have no right to spout off so I keep quiet. I'd be happy to give anybody a farm tour in Michigan. I've been on many, many farms--large and small--not a single one of which I would call a factory farm. Those who have never been on a farm have no reason to label them all as animal abusers. I care about animal welfare, and so do all the many farmers I know. We are all horrified by the idea that a farmer would abuse an animal. Animal rights activists have been caught abusing animals so they can show it on film for fundraising purposes. They have refused to turn over original footage to authorities. I could go on and on.Ninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14020832475358030189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8975835436255022813.post-7156832331037608232010-09-27T10:59:42.142-04:002010-09-27T10:59:42.142-04:00Thank you so much for this well-written piece and ...Thank you so much for this well-written piece and for helping to expose the truth behind the Center for Consumer Freedom and Humane Watch.AnneHSUShttp://www.humanesociety.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8975835436255022813.post-73646324190466277312010-09-26T18:20:56.774-04:002010-09-26T18:20:56.774-04:00Thanks for both of your comments. The youtube clip...Thanks for both of your comments. The youtube clip the TyMaddElph show posted sums it all up. I find it so sad when large numbers of people are duped by fancy public relations campaigns. I particularly find it offense when the HumaneWatch is offering to make a donation to "save" animals when people click on their links on Facebook. <br /><br />This serves as such a good reminder at the importance of doing some background research before getting involved with an organization.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437830556630350204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8975835436255022813.post-91343155675553435712010-09-26T14:50:46.189-04:002010-09-26T14:50:46.189-04:00Thanks for your post. It is great to see more peo...Thanks for your post. It is great to see more people figuring out just who and what is behind HumaneWatch. If paid enough money, CCF would gladly start the website theskyisgeen.com or pigsreallydofly.com and then pay a bunch of sham "researchers" (see opera singer) to perpetuate their misinformation. Anyone who wants to know who and why HumaneWatch is can check out this video:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_6FvqQEuCUTheTyMaddElphShowhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_6FvqQEuCUnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8975835436255022813.post-11156679796851621682010-09-24T21:42:38.698-04:002010-09-24T21:42:38.698-04:00Kudos for taking the time to find out who is behin...Kudos for taking the time to find out who is behind Humanewatch. Any information from The Center for Consumer Freedom is NOT unbiased as one would expect from a watchdog group. It's propaganda motivated by greed and a public relations agenda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com