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Re: Killing animals for entertainment

By: Cactus Flower in ALEA | Recommend this post (0)
Wed, 09 Jan 13 7:30 PM | 73 view(s)
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I am amused by the folks who say that people who think the second amendment sucks are extreme. Amused. I also pity them.

I know it is an American choice to have ridiculous death-by-gun rates. That this results from the second amendment. That the deaths of children is a consequence of this choice.

But surely they also know that every other industrial country has no such right. And far lower death-by-gun rates. Access to guns generates death by guns.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-related_death_rate

The second amendment right to bear arms is an extreme position by global standards. If folks choose to retain it, expect more Newtowns.

What a tragic conversation this is. They won't address the root issue. You can kill a bunch of people with a pistol or any other gun. The way to solve the problem is to treat gun ownership as a privilege rather than a right. Like driving a car.

The solution is blindingly obvious.


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Killing animals for entertainment
By: Cactus Flower in ALEA
Wed, 09 Jan 13 7:14 PM 		Msg. 12418 of 54959

Perhaps this is the problem.

Hunting is also killing things. It seems every politician these days talks about shooting birds, deer, fish etc as if it is simple entertainment.

Eating creatures is something most people do because they wish to survive. Protein is an important part of a diet. But to kill a creature for fun is grotesque.

There's something bronze age about the attitude to nature in play. As if it is endlessly abundant. As if man isn't merely a creature amongst others. As if death has no meaning.

For such people, hunting other humans is just a single step further. Scary thought.

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