What a difference an election makes

This is my score on a "How Progressive Are You?" quiz from the Center for American Progress. Thankfully, the answer is not very. Alaskan compound, here I come (and yes, I will be dragging Discipulus Legis with me)!

Is it wrong to hope for an avenging super pigeon?

Maybe I'm still upset from seeing a poor pigeon this weekend who had its tail feathers ripped out, who lost all of the feathers on its stomach and back, and who apparently had both legs broken, dragging itself along the sidewalk, using its wings to pull itself along to look for food, but this article really pissed me off.

Here was my response in the comments section:

Hey, why not go even more local and eat dogs and cats? I mean, they're right there in our own living rooms! Sigh... As both an unabashed admirer of the pigeon and a vegetarian, I don't think I'll get much traction in responding to this, but just because you can eat something doesn't mean you should. Pigeons are extremely intelligent creatures that can identify abstract art and saved our (Allied) behinds in quite a few WWII battles. But hey, who am I to argue? Humans killing and eating everything in sight has worked out so well for the planet thus far.

I don't understand why people are so cruel.

Misanthropy, thy name is me

I am so over humanity these days. First, I read about how climate change is far, far worse than anyone is talking about and how humans will be responsible for killing off half the species that currently exist on the planet. Then, I read about how Wimbledon officials shot and killed pigeons because they were pooping on tables and "interfering" with the enjoyment of watching outrageously overpaid people hit a small yellow ball to-and-fro. Anything involving cruelty to pigeons usually pushes me over the edge. Didn't Gandhi say something about how we can judge men by how they treat animals?

Whatevs. Humans get what they deserve.

Props to PETA once again.