Even though the procurement of ivory has been
banned in many countries, the sale of ivory still persists. ‘Legal’ ivory,
otherwise known as ‘pre-ban’ ivory is that which was ‘harvested’ before the
banning of ivory, and is still circulating in the market. The problem is that
there is insufficient world-wide legislation to actually stop the barbaric
slaughter of elephants for their tusks. So long as there is a lucrative market
for the product, the killing will continue. Pre-ban ivory maintains the demand
for ivory, and consequently promotes the acceptance and allowance of the
killing of elephants to the point where some species have become compromised.
Ivory has no real value to human beings, the only value that exists is the
ideas we’ve made up about the ivory, and ironically, because of the ideas we’ve
placed on the animal that grows it. However, in purchasing and valuing ivory we
are in fact supporting the slaughtering of elephants. If we are able to stop
participating in the ideas we’ve created for ourselves about animal products,
then we will see that they are completely unnecessary, as we have made
synthetic versions of everything we could possibly need.
In an Equal Money System (EMS) the slaughtering of any life-form for reasons
that aren’t completely necessary will absolutely cease to continue. Products
that cause harm at any stage in their production and/or procurement process
will either cease to exist, or alternative ways to obtain them will be
researched and utilized instead.
Due to the fact that there will be no ‘bottom-line’ in an EMS, pollution will
be cut to the bare minimum. Synthetic products will be produced in such a way
that is harmless to the environment, and alternatives will be found where this
is not possible. In an EMS, the focus of human ingenuity will center on quality
of life and within that, the balance of the earth will be restored. Human waste
will not exceed the earth’s capacity to filter it, because research and
innovation will not cease until that point is reached and maintained.
In an EMS, all life will be honoured and not slaughtered for profit, because it
is commonsense. This is not some kind of an altruistic oath, it is in our best
interest as human beings to maintain and care for the plant and animal kingdoms
that we depend on to survive. It is time to realize that we are equal to the
physical substance of the earth, and when we start to place bizarre values on
to things like elephant ivory, or certain minerals, or even different animals
or people, things start getting really crazy and insane, and we end up with the
kind of world we see today.
It is time for us to stop behaving like mindless zombie robots that can’t see
past our own personal experiences and start taking responsibility for the mess
we’re in, because that mess is getting very, very big. The brutal slaughter of
innocent elephants is insane, yet our current system not only justifies it, but
greatly rewards it. And everybody who buys ivory is responsible for this, and
everybody who supports the system that rewards the procurement of ivory is
responsible, and everybody who pays to survive supports this system, so we are
all responsible. We are responsible to come up with and implement a new system.
This is already happening so hop on the bandwagon that’s rolling towards the
kind of sanity that we all know exists, but that we just haven’t
experienced yet. Equal Money- the common-sense solution we can live with.
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