Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Got Talking Points?
The Daily Cal publishes an op-ed and two letters from animal rights nuts bitching about their cause. They're practically all clones, and none of them are from Berkeley. Yee haw.
The argument goes "Hey, everyone, we once thought blacks weren't people and treated them like shit, therefore, since we think animals aren't people and treat them like shit, it's wrong." I'm not sure how that constitutes an argument, but if we accept it, let me just remind folks that we once thought plants weren't people...
Oh, so animals feel pain? What about plants? Inanimate objects? Sure, they don't feel pain like we do, but that doesn't mean they don't feel pain. Or does it only count if it's the kind of pain we feel? Sorry, dudes, unless you're planning on starving to death, your argument doesn't quite pan out.
But while we're humanizing animals, let's consider the arguments made that it's our duty to stand up for animals. Shouldn't animals also stand up against injustice done to other animals? Shouldn't all animals become vegetarians? No? Why not? Because they're just dumb animals? But that's the same argument that was being made for why we should feel comfortable eating them. How can you stand for this?
Blah blah blah. God, these people are so stupid. We know that these types of folks are more interested in gaining attention and claiming some random moral position so that they can feel morally superior to the "unenlightened masses." Just say it clearly, we'll understand.
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