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Zombies Aren't the Scariest Part of "The Walking Dead"

Sheetal Lodhia | Posted 05.18.2013 | Canada TV
Read More: Walking Dead, Colonialism, Dystopia, Progressives, Violence, Humanity, American, Militarism, Capitalism, 24, Assimilation, Amc, Gender, Canada TV News
Sheetal Lodhia

If the world was like The Walking Dead then it would be a world where nearly everyone alive speaks English, nearly everyone is white, and male. The biggest failure of the show is to have the audience rooting for a society that preaches tired principles of violence, lack of community, selfishness, capitalism, patriarchy, and shoot-first mentality.

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Why We Treat Animals Better Than the Poor

Marko Sijan | Posted 11.20.2012 | Canada
Read More: Courage, Animal Love, Humanity, Poor, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Media, Innocence, Animal Charities, Animal Rights Activists, Animal Rights, Environmentalists, Environmentalism, Cruelty to Animals, Seal Hunt, Canada News
Marko Sijan

And where's the "humanity" in defending animal rights? Like me, devout animal lovers and environmentalists (often one and the same) betray an underlying misanthropy, a profound disgust and disillusion with humanity. We can love animals because they aren't our competitors; they're dumb and easily used to serve our ends.

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