Are we our own worst enemy?

[silverwolf1]

There is sense in BOTH of the previous posts. We do indeed need to police the whole to a degree, as much of a degree as anonymity and our own safety will allow. Failure to do so gives the appearance of condoning such behavior within the community. We also NEED to hold ourselves to as high a standard among others as we can, to show we are not "monsters" abusing animals against their will, but living normal lives in normal relationships with willing partners. Neither can be done to perfection, but this is not a perfect world. We can try though, and maybe change some minds along the way. I've never seen any other way as being viable, not parades or protests or legislation or such. Despite the desire to compare, we are not like the "Gay" community. Whats worked, is working, or might work there will not work here. That community is human/ human, we aren't. That simple difference throws those methods out the window until it's proven that our partners even have rights to uphold.




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