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Re:Why ancient Rome matters to the modern world by toothbrush on Thursday October 08, 2015 @06:55AM (#10351879)
> On the other hand don't forget that a favorite Roman pastime was to watch live fish cooking in a glass bowl.

I wonder if modern factory farms are any less barbaric?

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Re:Why ancient Rome matters to the modern world by thfuran on Thursday October 08, 2015 @09:08AM (#10352478)
Insofar as they aren't a popular tourist destination for people wanting to watch animals suffer, yes.
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Re:Why ancient Rome matters to the modern world by toothbrush on Thursday October 08, 2015 @09:22AM (#10352564)
However, i posit that 100 years from now, people will marvel at our disregard for non-humans' rights and dignity. Maybe i'm just optimistic though :)
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Re:Why ancient Rome matters to the modern world by eimai134 on Thursday October 08, 2015 @01:22PM (#10354260)
The modern factory farms sound more barbaric, and people refuse to look at them. Many turn their heads away whenever you want to show them something about them - something very ignoble about people who don't want to know what is happening due to the choices they are making.
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