tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12917077.post4771380177166445232..comments2019-04-05T17:45:50.607-07:00Comments on Daughter of Tse Whit Zen: REQUIEM FOR ALT.NATIVE 2Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10277769151378254755noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12917077.post-73091036778839776342009-11-27T01:21:42.502-08:002009-11-27T01:21:42.502-08:00Those aren't "harm none and do as ye will...Those aren't "harm none and do as ye will" Wiccans (which should be capitalized like Cherokee, Christian or any other group beyond a random cursory description, btw!), but rather just more radical extremists concentrating on small fry because dealing with real environmental issues is too much work for them. I'm both grossed out by their methods and the disrespect shown to the Wiccan community by yourself, which does nothing to help NA or AIM causes whatsoever, and makes us look like a bunch of colonized bumkins instead.<br /><br />Unintelligent, short-sighted people will always be upset with one another over things they're not fully aware/respectful of, and it's not right for you to characterize everyone of a particular faith as being bad, or misunderstanding, or not participating in a real religion. This too smacks of adopted colonialist tactics, and compounds a hatred not really there <br />in the first place.<br /><br />No Wiccan - or anyone else in the pagan community - has it out for us, and saying so is just a convenient way to generalize and spread the hate. You want to go after a couple of people who suck? That's fine, and makes perfect sense, especially if they're trying to tell NA what to do on their own lands and with their own traditions. You are well within your right to be upset with those people. Please do some research and talk to some real pagans (I, for one, was raised in a household where my family's pre-Colonial Cherokee traditions were well respected), and Wiccans and other pagans respect our traditions, too. If you learn more, you'll realize that 98% of pagans/Wiccans are on your side. It's the occasional rabid environmentalist who isn't, perhaps, but that is COMPLETELY different and should not be confused with a beautiful, loving path that is the opposite of much of what you've described.<br /><br />Generalizations do all of us - no matter our path - a HUGE disservice.Shoshana Dnoreply@blogger.com