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Now THAT'S what I call teachin' yer kids to make nice!
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RockerChik...this isn't day care and it's not a playgroup that we're talking about here. There is a difference between teaching kids to get along with each other and teaching them to stand up for their beliefs as well as how to stand up to bullies. Quite frankly, there are times when "making nice" isn't going to cut it and I would think you'd know that given that you seem all for teaching kids the horrors of the reality of life in this world. And yes, the
reality of what they are proposing is that
some adults are likely to get agressive when someone tries to hand their kids propoganda they don't agree with.
No, my kids aren't likely to see me assault someone who is trying to force their opinion on me, but they will get an object lesson in assertively saying no, thank you.
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Bottom line, PETA is not guilty of torturing or murdering anybody or anything as far as I am aware.
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In that case, you might consider doing a little reasearch into the organizations and groups that PETA has allied itself with and supports; groups such as ALF, ELF and SHAC. ALF is considered a terrorist organization by our government; members of their group have bombed research facilities (and PETA contributed to their defense funds), not to mention vandalizing others and members of SHAC have made death threats and other threats against those that they disagree with. One of SHAC's members is a regular consultant to PETA. Ever hear the phrase "you're known by the company you keep"? Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I'm getting the impression here that you either don't know what and who this group supports or you really do believe that violent means and death threats are justified in this issue.
Nobody here is saying that YOU are PETA or that YOU are going to be standing in front of KFC handing out buckets of fake blood to little kids. The comments here are against PETA and their tactics, not you personally.
Ever wonder why PETA is increasingly targeting children with their message? My take on that is because children are young and impressionable, don't tend to think for themselves, believe whatever an adult tells them and don't have the assertiveness (not to mention they've been taught it's rude and wrong) to tell an adult that they don't agree. In short, they're targeting a captive audience.