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Friday, April 13, 2007

Prairie Dogs And Nazi Bombings

From Robin Maitlin, Letter to the Editor:

"I share in the recent dismay at the prairie dog unhappiness west of 95th. On the
day after the plowing, there were two plump little creatures nosing through a
furrow, seeking their once-snug home. I was reminded of people groping
through rubble after a 1940 air raid. "

Is this an appropriate analogy?

Read the rest here.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Just to be historically correct, the Nazis were not the only miltary force to drop bombs in WWII.

People will try to get an emotional charge out of whatever they can.

Anonymous said...

I respect the heck out of animal rights activists who are consistent in their stand. I don't know if Robin Maitlin is using the prairie dog situation as a means of protesting something else, very likely development close to home, or not. Likening the plowing to a WWII air raid is extreme but could have been an unrehearsed and genuine reaction. I just don't know.