From: dreamer@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (David Caruso II ~~~)
Newsgroups: talk.politics.animals
Subject: Departure ............................
Date: 20 Aug 92 19:26:47 CDT
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	A few words.  I wonder if anyone, anyone at all, thinks that "Dreamer
bashing" has gotten me down in the slightest.  To them, I'd say that it
definitely has not.  I feel more strongly about my beliefs than I did before I
ever entered this forum, for many reasons.  I had to defend my beliefs and
analyze them in many different ways.  I never realized how many selfish and
illusioned people who would do every thing they can to seem intelligent and
kill animals unnecessarily at the same time.  And since my beliefs are morally
correct in the first place, standing up to defend them has been something that
has strengthened me. 

	Let's face it.  I'm not naive.  I'm not subjective based in my own 
emotions.  I'm not a "second-rate" writer.  I'm not some dim-witted cave 
dweller who never sees the sunlight.  I have deep convictions, based on justice 
and respect for life.  I have sensitivity for the innocent, and am not afraid 
to stand up for them in any situation.  I am not weak, and I'd make a damned 
good hunter if I ever wanted to be one.  But no way.

	The falsehoods that are spread about me here will never bring me down.  
It only makes me frustrated to know that some of the people I've dealt with 
here are so disrespectful to life and stupid at the same time.  To many who I 
have heard here, trying to seem intelligent, and thinking they are, they are 
not truly intelligent.  There is much greater.

	And yes, I know I seem smug and arrogant for always talking about 
intelligence ... but when I read responses and hear the words of many, it 
always seems to come down to that.  I know this is difficult, if not 
impossible, for many here to accept.

	Many people hold illusioned beliefs, and for one reason or another, 
stick to them, never for a moment considering the possibility that they could 
be wrong.  Selfishness is at the heart of what is truly wrong about people and 
this world in which we live.  Selfishness.  There is so much of it.

	I'd like to say another thing.  Just because I don't know every 
statistic about hunting or animal rights, doesn't mean I am too naive to hold 
a meritable opinion.  It all comes down to something so simple, that it's 
overlooked.  Fundamental respect for life.

	The person who is me, in real life, would definitely surprise many
here.  I'm not the person you want to think I am, but someone who is simply
different ... Even if I don't in this forum, I still receive a great of respect
in real life.  I may depart from this forum without convincing one single
person of my stance, but believe me, there are other days and other battles. 
The journey is just beginning ... 

	Go ahead, flame away.  It does not matter.  Misinterpret my words.  
Filter them through your hate.  Twist them and plot against me.  In the long 
run, it's all so useless.

	Some may think I'm taking all this a bit too seriously.  But to them, I 
say that there is nothing more important than the sanctity of life and peace, 
universally.  Sport hunting is just one facet of a huge, terrible mindset; that 
if pervasive in the minds of people, will ultimately result in the destruction
of the civilization of mankind.  Fortunately, I have more belief in the human 
spirit than to think this will eventually happen.

	I guarantee this:  Killing unnecessarily is on its way out.  Maybe not
soon, but some day, the world will be a better place because society as a whole
will learn the value of all life.  I promise.  I just hope that I live to see
the day when it all comes down to these simple truths. 

	That's all for me.  Feel free to contact me, if you wish.  I won't be 
coming by here anymore.  I'll still be around, though, somewhere ...


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David Caruso II	                              Email: dreamer@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
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