Depravity abounds

Robert Millage, who has the ignominy of killing the first wolf in Idaho, would be a prime recruit for Blackwater, whose members are thrilled to kill innocent Muslim, Iraqi and Afghan civilians, without sympathy or remorse.

This man who proudly poses with this beautiful and noble creature, whose life he has so cruelly and mercilessly ended, has become a poster child for a shameless, materialistic, hedonistic society that is insatiable in its pursuit of depraved thrills and excitement, alienated from nature, totally devoid of all reverence for life and any moral and ethical accountability for its behavior.

There is a corollary to the despicable endeavor to solve our political, social and environmental problems by means of mass killing. As Vaclav Havel assures us, “The main task of the coming era is a radical renewal of our sense of responsibility. Our conscience must catch up to our reason, otherwise we are lost. We must discover a new respect for what transcends us: … for the earth, for nature, for life and for reality. Our respect for other people, for other nations, and for other cultures can only grow from a humble respect for the cosmic order …”

When will we ever learn?

Frederick Bardelli

Osburn, Idaho