Well dang! From what I can tell, you’re right. Now I wanna check out an Orthodox church xD

Wait… Orthodox is the oldest? The Catholic rhetoric is that they are the oldest denomination. I feel bamboozled!

I agree. That person is BONKERS.

I mean with some of the prostate exams I’ve had I’d almost assume as much.

Life eats life. I’m not going to try to convince a lion to not eat a gazelle, and I’m not going to try and convince a human not to eat the thing its been hunting and eating for 10 thousand years.

I agree that factory farming is terrible. If we are going to eat an animal, its best if we raise it and kill it ourself in the quickest and most painless way possible, to ensure happiness and health during its life and mitigate as much suffering. It also forces us to face the act of death itself, and hopefully be grateful of the animal for the meals it provides.

All things die. As someone who went through “dying”, I can say with some confidence that dying sucks, and you will suffer when you go through it. Whether its being shot, stabbed, strangled, poisoned, or dying of the complications of old age. You are going to suffer unless you’re doped to high heaven on morphine or something similar.

Are vegans going about using opioids to euthanize factory farmed cows in mass? No? Then I guess they’re going to suffer, and I’m not letting them suffer in vain.

THAT would be unethical.

/s

what?

Yes, Monarchy describes the method of passing rulership. Authoritarian deacribes the style of ruling.

Monarchy describes a type of government in which the leadership generally rests in one person, and that person is generally chosen based on heredity.

Authoritarian describes a style of governing in which the ruler and ruling class have little regard for human rights and freedoms, often employing a type of police state with high levels of control on individual behavior.

A monarchy could be authoritarian, or a monarchy could be fairly liberal and allow a lot of personal freedoms and self rule.

An authoritarian government could be a monarchy, or it could be a dictatorship, oligarchy, or even a type of democracy. Typically individuals don’t like living under authoritarian systems so typically they don’t last long under truly free democracy. But since authoritarians often crack down on opposition, the press, and freedom of assembly it is possible for them sometimes to maintain power across elections.

Gonna be honest, I have no idea what a “tankie” is at this point. I know what it used to mean, but what it means now is beyond me. I’ve had several people give very different definitions, and none of them were “communists that supported Krushchev sending tanks into Hungary”.

…A profit driven government that consolidates power and resources under a single figure-head and their keys to power at the expense of the common people, is an authoritarian state. Or if you’d rather the super simple watered down version: A government that serves itself, and not the people it is supposedly established to govern.

If you have a King who puts into place policy that creates wealth, safety, and comforts for his people; that’s a king, not an authoritarian dictator.

If you have a King who puts into place policy that takes away wealth, safety, and comfort for his people for his own agenda; that’s tyranny, a tyrant, and an authoritarian dictatorship.

This is just how I understand it. Though I am super excited to see your argument otherwise!

…Ya know, countries NOT founded on genocide and slavery seem to be the minority.

Its funny how that works, huh? Artists expressing their experiences and what-not. Go figure xD

If there is a renaissance in cat memes I will be so happy.

That’s a nice strawman you’ve built for yourself. What’s their name?

I’m very out of the loop. Who is cowbee? What did they do?

Men will literally masturbate 24/7 instead of going to therapy

ftfy lol

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I am with you when it comes to industrialized animal farming. The companies that run that show value profit over the treatment of the animals, and that really doesn’t feel right to me. I don’t support like the idea of industrialized agriculture either, though I do see its merits. The whole system for how a lot of people get their food is kinda messed up right now.

I actually bought a chunk of land a year or so ago, and have been working on turning into a permaculture food-forest. Hopefully I’ll be able to supply my community with an alternative here in a few years, and encourage my neighbors to do the same.

I also very much agree with you that it is nearly impossible to change someone’s opinion about something on the internet. Ya never know though, sometimes it just takes being exposed to an idea enough times in a positive light for someone to dig into it themselves.

I never understood “bloodmouth”. Like, who is out here eating animals while they still have blood in them? The butchering process includes bleeding the animal out; there ain’t no blood when it gets to the table.

Also, I think its less about the name that is being used, and the fact that you’re intent is shame someone using the name. Name calling is what children do, and acting like a child doesn’t often earn respect. If the vegan movement wanted to ever get global traction, they’d have to actually respect the people they are trying to convert.

Same problem with a lot of Christians trying to convert people. A lot of Christians just do not have respect for secular people, and try to shame them into converting. Makes a bad rap for Christians and Vegans both :/

I don’t think intellectually challenged individuals deserve cruelty, nor do I believe anyone does. However, this is the first argument that popped into my head, and I want to genuinely discuss this. Again, I do NOT agree that the intellectually challenged are deserving of discrimination. This is for the purpose of discussion.

If being intellectually challenged isn’t worthy of discrimination, why feel insulted when called removeded?

Man, that is one helluva straw man you’re telling off. You give em hell though!

Seriously, you read like the cringiest self-important teenager. Maybe go touch grass, “for all our sakes” 😂