Comments by "john" (@Pistolita221) on "“They Were Hiding Their Sins” | Developing News" video.
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@patrickkobolt3069 i agree the bullfights are bad. the flaming horns doesn't seem terrible, it seems frightening, but not dangerous. In the film I saw, the horns have the same thing they use for fire poi tied to the horns, so the horns themselves are away from the fire, the fire is about 2 ft from the bulls head, 1 ft from the horns, and the bull lives. it's even covered in mud, which is a nice consideration that is a very effective fire retardant. If you took away everyone animal who they scared for fun, you'd wind up with a lot of euthanized animals and no meat. CAFO's are huge animal rights violations, but as Stalin said 1 death is a tragedy, 1000 deaths is a statistic. This town's ancient ritual is a problem that needs the internets attention, not the billion chickens that are sick science experiments and contributes to climate change that is sold at every fast food joint in the nation. I'm arguing that it's a harmless tradition, flashy and frightening but harmless and there are so many better things to be upset over.
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@silkyslapjaw5154 lol, ok I'm sure it scares the animal. I don't think animals emotions matter all that much. Only their physical well being. Are you aware of how long it takes a wolfpack to make a kill especially for larger animals like cattle? and important follow up, why it is necessary for predation to occur? Violent death is literally the ecological function of most herbivores. That doesn't mean we can or should hurt animals, it does mean that we, by virtue of a quick death are more merciful than what 90% of wild animals experience in their final few moments, and anything but physical harm for your meals is pretty alright as long as you take care of their other needs. "think of the bulls feelings!" I imagine bulls feel angry, horny and hungry mostly, lol. Not the complexities our brain to body ratio and prefrontal cortex afford us. You're entitled to your opinion, I just think #1 you're not achieving a goal, because food's emotions simply don't matter and #2 even if point #1 is conceded and the bulls feelings matter, I think the town's painless, less than a day long ceremony matters more than 1 cows 15 minute experience. Bull fighting is obviously bad and should be stopped, and I do love my pets like kids, but you really wanna talk about your hamburgers feelings? It seems absurd. "THIS TOWN IS BAD CAUSE THEY SCARE THE COWS!" I mean, do you hear how that sounds? Have you heard of cow tipping? Is that turrible animal abuse, too? I think you could make a case degrading your cat by making him chase a laser pointer is hurtful to their feelings, if we wanna to try and imply our reasoning to what COULD offend a party that can never properly communicate. There's all sorts of innocent intentioned actions that "could hurt the animals feelings" and it's simply a non sequitur because it winds up with imo a small imaginary box.
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@mikehocc In particular, this ritual, not bull fighting, but this towns ritual specifically seems to be showy and can be frightening to onlookers, but if you look at how they attach the fire to the bulls, the bull is extremely safe. It's the same set up as fire-poi, away from the animals head and face, not directly on the horns. It got a lot of shock value, but it is a harmless ritual. CAFO's are a great animal rights violation to get involved with. Not only is it more than 1 bull a year you'd help, but it also helps fight climate change.
This strikes me as intentional misdirection of animal rights activists, and the philosophy behind it is best captured in this quote "1 death is a tragedy, but 1,000 deaths is a statistic". Which is to say, 1 shocking video is a lot easier to grasp and fight against than the actual meaningful fight that shapes society, fighting CAFO's and puppy mills/general pet trade animal rights abuses.
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