Thanks, Wayne. You connect the dots well. I hope your essays are read by more and more people. I hope you get them translated into other languages too.
I hope not receiving documents until after 10:30 p.m. needed to prepare for court the next day can be included in your appeal. Thank you for bringing these words of experience and insight to us.
Thanks for sharing, and I'm so sorry about your horrible experience in jail.
I think many of us are seeing -- perhaps for the first time -- society's evils revealed in the genocide happening in Gaza. I hope all this horrible treatment and killing leads to liberation.
Thank you for exposing still more abuses of power in our sadistic, criminal-corporate state. The grotesque imbalance of power – human/animal or prison/prisoner – encourages profound abuse of the most vulnerable by the most powerful. Thank you for exposing in detail the moral and practical bankruptcy of our cherished Empire of Lies.
I have only been vegan for 11 years but I know I made the right choice. I will never go back to supporting the animal holocaust industry.
Yes: "What happens in the privacy of the halls of power, to those who are most vulnerable, can happen to us all." And in fact it has happened to us all - it does happen to all of us. I have always, since I learned about factory farms, been against them. Then, over the past few years, i have been most focussed on the c-virus, the lockdowns, injections, mandates - horrific abuses of power where the majority acquiesced. And just as you, Wayne, have deeply experienced how power has been used against you - like through your imprisonment - so too those who have held out against the clot shot have had massive power used against us - prominent doctors stripped of their licenses, people losing jobs, families split up. I see these issues, all relating to the abuse of power, very much linked.
I read this thinking, “Of course they want to make the experience horrible, so that inmates think twice about committing a crime.”
I see this in my own family, where I struggle as a parent, from having to practically force our son into brushing his teeth on a regular basis, because as much as we’d like to say “just don’t brush and you’ll see what happens,” we’ve got to pay for the damage, and our son loses out a healthy set of solid teeth for the rest of his life - IF there Eve is any damage from not brushing.
I imagine the thinking is, “I have to be here because (inmate) decided to do something violent” and therefore they gets no respect.
What feels like is missing, among everything that you mentioned though, which is all totally valid, is forgiveness of the crime.
Democratic presidential candidate, Marianne Williamson, plans to end the war on drugs and pardon the hundred of thousands of inmates that are in jail for non-violent drug crimes “who should be home with their children”; and build a network of mental health facilities for those using drugs for self-medicating; and to me there is a deep essence of compassion and forgiveness that we are missing in these facilities.
A theme to me here is that transparency makes us mindful of our behavior, and the lack of it enables our worst behavior.
The panopticon metaphor is fascinating and dovetails very well with the urgency of open rescue. We have to give the public the right to know about what happens in factory farms. Sunlight is the best disinfectant.
Brilliant article as always Wayne ! This should be published in the mainstream media and read by everyone . You are outstandingly thoughtful , your heart is so open and we are all so fortunate to have you in our life .
Your thoughts and words are not wasted Wayne. Those of us who follow your posts and writings are deeply moved by the insights you share. Your descriptions here of the terrible waste you witnessed have special meaning for me. As a school teacher for 30 years I witnessed the waste of materials, funding, time , opportunities and other resources. It bothered me tremendously. Animal Agriculture commits horrendous waste. Waste of life, natural resources, tax payer money. Waste and human indifference to it is destroying the world.
You describe these cruelties so well. It’s painful to read about them but to turn away is even worse. It’s important to know the injustices in order to fight harder for the victims. Thank you, Wayne.
Well written thanks you! I did not read to the end of your article because it was so full of thoughts, ideas and facts. Too rich to read in one reading. I so admire your courage and strength. You are a good teacher
Thanks, Wayne. You connect the dots well. I hope your essays are read by more and more people. I hope you get them translated into other languages too.
Thank you so much for sharing ! You are a true inspiration
I hope not receiving documents until after 10:30 p.m. needed to prepare for court the next day can be included in your appeal. Thank you for bringing these words of experience and insight to us.
Beautifully written! A clear logical evaluation of the topics examined. Truly inspiring! Thanks, bro!!
Powerful (and deserved) indictment of our society.
Thanks for sharing, and I'm so sorry about your horrible experience in jail.
I think many of us are seeing -- perhaps for the first time -- society's evils revealed in the genocide happening in Gaza. I hope all this horrible treatment and killing leads to liberation.
Thank you for exposing still more abuses of power in our sadistic, criminal-corporate state. The grotesque imbalance of power – human/animal or prison/prisoner – encourages profound abuse of the most vulnerable by the most powerful. Thank you for exposing in detail the moral and practical bankruptcy of our cherished Empire of Lies.
I have only been vegan for 11 years but I know I made the right choice. I will never go back to supporting the animal holocaust industry.
Yes: "What happens in the privacy of the halls of power, to those who are most vulnerable, can happen to us all." And in fact it has happened to us all - it does happen to all of us. I have always, since I learned about factory farms, been against them. Then, over the past few years, i have been most focussed on the c-virus, the lockdowns, injections, mandates - horrific abuses of power where the majority acquiesced. And just as you, Wayne, have deeply experienced how power has been used against you - like through your imprisonment - so too those who have held out against the clot shot have had massive power used against us - prominent doctors stripped of their licenses, people losing jobs, families split up. I see these issues, all relating to the abuse of power, very much linked.
I read this thinking, “Of course they want to make the experience horrible, so that inmates think twice about committing a crime.”
I see this in my own family, where I struggle as a parent, from having to practically force our son into brushing his teeth on a regular basis, because as much as we’d like to say “just don’t brush and you’ll see what happens,” we’ve got to pay for the damage, and our son loses out a healthy set of solid teeth for the rest of his life - IF there Eve is any damage from not brushing.
I imagine the thinking is, “I have to be here because (inmate) decided to do something violent” and therefore they gets no respect.
What feels like is missing, among everything that you mentioned though, which is all totally valid, is forgiveness of the crime.
Democratic presidential candidate, Marianne Williamson, plans to end the war on drugs and pardon the hundred of thousands of inmates that are in jail for non-violent drug crimes “who should be home with their children”; and build a network of mental health facilities for those using drugs for self-medicating; and to me there is a deep essence of compassion and forgiveness that we are missing in these facilities.
A theme to me here is that transparency makes us mindful of our behavior, and the lack of it enables our worst behavior.
The panopticon metaphor is fascinating and dovetails very well with the urgency of open rescue. We have to give the public the right to know about what happens in factory farms. Sunlight is the best disinfectant.
Insightful and thought-provoking. I'd like to see such pieces published in mainstream media.
Brilliant article as always Wayne ! This should be published in the mainstream media and read by everyone . You are outstandingly thoughtful , your heart is so open and we are all so fortunate to have you in our life .
Your thoughts and words are not wasted Wayne. Those of us who follow your posts and writings are deeply moved by the insights you share. Your descriptions here of the terrible waste you witnessed have special meaning for me. As a school teacher for 30 years I witnessed the waste of materials, funding, time , opportunities and other resources. It bothered me tremendously. Animal Agriculture commits horrendous waste. Waste of life, natural resources, tax payer money. Waste and human indifference to it is destroying the world.
You describe these cruelties so well. It’s painful to read about them but to turn away is even worse. It’s important to know the injustices in order to fight harder for the victims. Thank you, Wayne.
Thanks again for sharing!
Well written thanks you! I did not read to the end of your article because it was so full of thoughts, ideas and facts. Too rich to read in one reading. I so admire your courage and strength. You are a good teacher