Re:America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era
by ada1981 on Thursday April 10, 2025 @09:42AM
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Sure it is.
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Re:America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era
by elygre on Thursday April 10, 2025 @09:49AM
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I cannot kill a cow, but I’m happy there are people who can.
I also cannot build trains or houses, but I am an ardent supporter of a rain-proof roof.
Re:America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era
by dagw on Thursday April 10, 2025 @09:56AM
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Those are two different uses of 'cannot'. I know how to kill a cow, but 'cannot' bring my self to do it. I 'cannot' build a train because I don't know how to, but if I did I would be happy to do so.
Re:America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era
by mindslight on Thursday April 10, 2025 @10:28AM
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Do you know how to "kill" a cow in the sense of turning most of it into edible food rather than merely letting it go to waste? If not, then I'd call that a similar type of aversion.
Re:America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era
by XorNot on Thursday April 10, 2025 @10:04AM
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I mean killing a cow is easy, but they weigh like 150kg and efficiently butchering the carcass is the hard part.
Re:America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era
by ada1981 on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @09:04AM
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I’m sure there are people who consume child pornography with the same stance.
One sentient being paying another stronger sentient being to exploit a weaker non consenting sentient being for “pleasure” the first sentient being with no concern for the experience of the exploited.