Russell Means Speaks at the Total Liberation Fest

(Erie, Pennsylvania) This past weekend, the Total Liberation Fest 2004 was held in Erie and was billed as "a revolutionary conference on state repression, political prisoners, social justice, and earth and animal liberation." About 200 attended to hear Russell Means of the American Indian Movement speak. He indicated he used to advocate militancy and violence, but now he encourages people to know the Constitution and their individual rights. Means addressed the young attendees.

"This is the world your folks and their folks have given to you, a world of graft and corruption at every level of leadership," he said.

To counter his gloomy assessment, Means advocates replacement of patriarchy with matriarchy. He said "thousands of years of history record that men are incapable of leadership." Given his current perspective, it is strongly recommended that he revise his reading list to include a history book or two.

The festival also featured Steven Best, a philosophy professor at the University of Texas, who talked about animal rights. Citing that billions of animals die in the name of "so-called" science, entertainment, and fashion, Best said:

"Animal rights is the next step in human moral evolution . . . ."

It's a safe bet that no person was capable of standing after listening the extreme leftist spewing of Means and Best. And, one has to wonder what philosophy Best teaches at the University of Texas.

Hat tip: GoErie.com