What are you thinking about?

[Maxmars]

I have ambivalent feelings and thoughts about many animal activists. 

I agree with the ideas, but I do not like how some activists don't seem to understand that humans are also animals, and they also deserve to be treated good and have rights.

We really do need a more harmonious world for both animals and humans - so we should encourage open dialogue because that will hopefully help the animal activists understand the importance of empathy towards humans as well.

I agree with your reservations.

On the one hand, activism is a necessary component of sharing social ideas and promoting the kind of agitation that societies can often forgo out of acquiescence to a status quo.  On the other what NOW passes for it is more theater and narcissism than activism.  People apparently are being taught that the character of activism is one of megaphone-assisted monologue and waving some flag while single-mindedly focusing on "the important thing."  Then bulldozing anything and everything that stand before the activist.  This is a mistake.

"Agitate, agitate!" said Franklin Douglas... but I feel he didn't mean "set fire to the edifice."  He did not mean "bring forth destructions and conflict in the name of your cause."  As most activist seem to be trained (or indoctrinated) to do.  And of course it goes hand in hand with those who disagree characterizing all activism as destructive and offensive, even if it isn't. 

I see the net result of todays' animal activism in the myriad YouTube offerings of staged 'animal rescue' shorts, and 'the animal was so grateful' entries as well.  Produced half by AI imagery, and the other half by exploitation of 'tug at your heartstrings' music... it repulses me...

As if we couldn't possibly coexist with nature without their narrative to accompany the effort.