tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post4522134465122961180..comments2023-09-28T08:13:11.489-07:00Comments on Only In It For The Gold: Orangutan's Last StandMichael Tobishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-22475080546265839142008-03-26T20:17:00.000-07:002008-03-26T20:17:00.000-07:00Excellent phrase: "obligations trump rights"A coup...Excellent phrase: "<EM>obligations trump rights</EM>"<BR/><BR/>A couple of days ago I wrote several hundred words to try to convey that idea. <BR/><BR/>Good grief, what time and effort I could have saved if had read this blog a week earlier. (argh. oy.)<BR/><BR/>Thanks, though. It really is a concise and pithy statement of a concept that sometimes seems lost in the complexity of our modern culture: obligations trump rights.etbnchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03705201307328226917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-79366327527414701252007-12-31T23:15:00.000-08:002007-12-31T23:15:00.000-08:00Michael,You've raised excellent points. The rain ...Michael,<BR/><BR/>You've raised excellent points. The rain forests and the animals of our world belong to all of us because when they are gone, we will all be poorer for it. Extinction is permanent and we are giving these irreplaceble part of our world away for the transient profits and pleasures of the few. it is OUR world - it belongs to ALL of us and it isn't right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com