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Originally Posted by happy_terd
In the case of this thread it isnt that different. I am claiming that we care for the bull and not the mouse.
This leads up to something.
What if that bull is the same to them as the mouse is to us? Would that then take the blame away from them nullifying the argument that they are doing wrong or would it mean that since we do the same thing on a different level we have no room to judge?
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I assume that them= lovers of bullfighting and Us=haters of mice.
Obviously no one has the right to judge oneanother in that context. Just as we have no right to judge chinese because they eat our pets.
However that is a rather trivial discussion about cultural differences imo.
It's trivial beause of the following:
1. I haven't seen one person applauding the winning of the bullfight in this thread applauding the mindless atrocity committed to animals in other regards. If they are out there, as they probably are, then yes they are hypocritical as you say.
2. Since I for an example has no partaking in the killing of mice in the way you so vividly described, I can indeed raise my voice in critique of bullfighting. I am not the sum of the general opinion of my country, so there really isn't any we or them but only me and them.
3. The whole problem is a falsum because it is entirely possible to live a full life without disrespecting animal life, without unnecessary animal cruelty. Without being in that troubled zone where you cannot tell right from wrong: It's called vegan (I'm not one, btw.)