Charles Patterson citations

Charles W. Patterson est un auteur américain, historien, et défenseur de la cause animale. Il fut particulièrement connu lors de la parution de ses livres Un éternel Treblinka, Anti-Semitism: The Road to the Holocaust and Beyond, Animal Rights, The Civil Rights Movement, et Marian Anderson. Il fait partie des membres actifs de la guilde des auteurs , ainsi que de l'union nationale des écrivains . Végétarien, il pense que le végétarisme peut réduire les violences humaines. Lors d'une manifestation contre l'expérimentation animale au sein de l'Université Colombia, il a rendu son doctorat au président de l'université. Selon lui, la vie d'êtres innocents est plus important « qu'un bout de papier ». Patterson est également un membre actif de la Vegetarian Community, et fut invité à dire un discours lors de la Veggie Pride de 2015 à New York. Son plus grand rêve est la fermeture des abattoirs. Il vit à New York, dans le quartier Upper West Side. Wikipedia

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“Those who kill “humanely” often contend that their victims suffer minimally or not at all. This contention helps ease their guilt and makes the continuation of the killing more acceptable.”

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Source: Eternal Treblinka (2002), p. 133

“This use of animal terms to vilify and dehumanize the victims, combined with the abominably degraded conditions in the camps, made it easier for the SS to do their job, since treating prisoners like animals made them begin to look and smell like animals.”

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Source: Eternal Treblinka (2002), p. 47

“Once animal exploitation was institutionalized and accepted as part of the natural order of things, it opened the door to similar ways of treating other human beings, thus paving the way for such atrocities as human slavery and the Holocaust.”

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Source: Eternal Treblinka (2002), p. 12

“Calling people animals is always an ominous sign because it sets them up for humiliation, exploitation, and murder. It is significant, for example, that in the years leading up to the Armenian genocide, the Ottoman Turks referred to Armenians as rajah”

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Source: Eternal Treblinka (2002), p. 28

“Throughout the history of our ascent to dominance as the master species, our victimization of animals has served as the model and foundation for our victimization of each other. The study of human history reveals the pattern: first, humans exploit and slaughter animals; then, they treat other people like animals and do the same to them.”

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Source: Eternal Treblinka (2002), p. 109