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On "Compassion," "Nonviolence" and "Justice"

Animal Person

My definition of violence would begin with the physical harm of living beings. I think most would agree with that one, although there is the question of psychological harm, and activists are all over the map with that. First there's "What constitutes psychological harm?" Tags: Activism Ethics Language. Is it fair?

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On Different Results of Direct Action

Animal Person

Jentsch talks about the cost ("it's hard to put a price tag on") of protecting those like him, so we definitely know that the tactics of those who seek to defend animals are working on one level (economic harm, though once removed at least in this situation). Guess what the answer is? No surprise there.