Philosophy Wire: Denmark. Maasai. Primitive. Civilized.

Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2014-03-14]: Denmark youths kill thousands of under extinction dolphins in a way to show they entered adulthood and they are… mature! [1, 2] At the same time the Massai Association has stopped killing many lions due to their population decrease (which happened not due to Massai hunting but due to diseases)! [3] Primitive. Civilized. In their order or reference. Respect is what makes one Wise. Respect to nature. Respect to others. Respect to himself. And we have lost all of them... Oh yes. And respect to the dolphins as well!

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Philosophy Wire: Tolerance, Muslims, Westerners…

Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2012-09-14]: The issue of the week is the controversy and the tension generated by a small film created in the US, which was offensive to Muslims around the world. Freedom of speech is a very important human right. But respect the religious beliefs is also another very important human right. What happens when those rights clash with each other? Well, for me the solution is SIMPLE: The one to blame is the one who first started the fight and disrupted the fragile balance… Now, who actually started this whole thing first, well, that is another issue…

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Philosophy Wire: Down Syndrome? Nuh. You won't fly!

Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2012-09-06]:

A child suffering from the Down Syndrome was not allowed to fly in First Class. American Airlines denied him the right to fly with its "privileged" customers [source: web news]. Probably the sight of such a person would be "too much" for them to bear... I am already imagining what would be going on in some of the First Class passengers when seeing a boy with Down next to them... "How on Earth was this child born in the first place?!? Don't we have "science" to kill those children before they are born?"...

Tough questions...
For the privileged and "civilized" only...

After all.
IT IS the 21st century!
And in this century we kill whatever annoys us, so that we do not even see it!

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Philosophy Wire: Paralympians & "free" talking - The key to Respect

Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2012-09-05]:

Earlier this year, the British Paralympic Association (BPA) put out a Paralympics language guide and media organisations covering the Games have had meetings and have drafted documents about it to make sure they get it right when reporting [source: BBC News]. For example words like "he suffers from", "victim of", "normal" or "abnormal" are not allowed to be used.

Funny...

I thought that the KEY to make those people comfortable and show that you treat them as equal, was exactly the OPPOSITE: NOT to think rules about what you say to them!

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