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Re: Why is cockfighting bad? (was: Pokemon (was: Harry Potter Lego Line))
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 19 Jul 2000 18:13:39 GMT
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jsproat@io.NOSPAMcom
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Christopher Weeks wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> > Why not? I mean, what makes cockfighting more violent than, say, Star Wars?
> I guess that I think Cockfighting is really absurdly bad for two
> reasons. One is because it promotes the enjoyment of pain, suffering, and
> humiliation in the human participants. I think that many of the problems in
> our world are rooted in the enjoyment of the suffering of others. The
> other reason is that it is patently immoral to force critters to fight to
> death for my amusement.
Well said.
> While StarWars contained the depiction of a certain
> amount of suffering, it was not the main point of the movie, and it was largely
> an obsticle set in place to be overcome by the characters.
I beg to differ here. How many people go to see Star Wars for the *snicker*
storyline? Most everyone I know want to see the cool weapons, the cool
starfighters, the cool battles, and the cool bad guys. How is this not
entertainment based upon the suffering of others?
> > note: I feel that cockfighting is bad, but I just haven't seen a good enough
> > explanation to justify that feeling to myself...
> Are you not opposed to slavery and murder, or do you just think that chickens
> don't count?
Oh yes, I am opposed to slavery and murder. I don't think the chickes
necessarily count because, well, they're dumb food animals. Likewise, I don't
have a fit when I step on an ant or even when I hit an animal on the road.
OTOH, see my reply to Larry's message -- I think it's still wrong, but due to
psychological reasons, and karma.
Cheers,
- jsproat
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Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> ~~~ http://www.io.com/~jsproat/
Uh, two. Including this one.
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| (...) It depends what you're looking for in a storyline. Certainly some of the story is vapid, but as a redemption myth (both Han's and Vader's), the original trilogy overall has real worth. That's why, in itself, TPM is weaker than the original (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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