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Re:Judas Goats: Drug-Addicted Masters of Deceit Once Ruled t... by brezelgoring on Friday November 18, 2022 @02:14PM (#33660421)
I'll agree with the thought of "The folks who say they do not care about animals join the company of everyone who has historically opposed the widening of that circle", I do benefit from the status quo.

That being said, it is a huge proposition to proclaim you're on the right side of history, and that others who aren't should either reconsider or live to regret it. Especially when the change you champion will only happen when those that make money from meat no longer do. I'll sooner bet on the grass turning purple.

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Re:Judas Goats: Drug-Addicted Masters of Deceit Once Ruled t... by whimsicalism on Friday November 18, 2022 @02:17PM (#33660481)
It has much more to do with people's consumption patterns and ethical norms than it does that people make money from meat.

No matter how much money someone makes from owning a slaughterhouse, they can't make me eat something I don't want to eat.

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Re:Judas Goats: Drug-Addicted Masters of Deceit Once Ruled t... by sweetheart on Friday November 18, 2022 @04:31PM (#33662559)
> Especially when the change you champion will only happen when those that make money from meat no longer do.

We can all think of a couple historical instances of radical social change which necessitated short-term economic sacrifices and paradigm shifts. Yet, the grass isn't purple.

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Re:Judas Goats: Drug-Addicted Masters of Deceit Once Ruled t... by trompetenaccoun on Friday November 18, 2022 @05:00PM (#33662969)
"If I didn't buy those slaves somebody else would. That's just the way the world works kid."
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