Comment · Wed, May 2, 2012
Just an abused elephant killing people.
What they were answering
natalie2k8 · 1 points
What I said has nothing to do with whatever you claim you do. Although I must question why you would waste your time here if you actually are the head of your own [insert bullshit here] and why you would feel the need to brag about your grand success on reddit if you where so very successful.
I'm saying that if you had to chose between saving your life or your family's lives and being nice to an animal and you chose the animal over the lives of those you love and your own life, then Mister, you are so dumb. If you were in the life or death situation like many people in Africa, you would die and thus your weak genes would not be passed on.
It is you who is only viewing the world in black and white. Right in one situation may not be right in another. Abstaining from animal abuse is usually the morally correct path to take, but sacrificing not only your life but the lives of others in order to hold to your black and white view of the world is wrong and more importantly very stupid.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb
Your claim that natural selection will eventually take me was the reasoning for my reference. Call it bragging if you will, but that can be said about any personal reference in positive light.
My point was there is never an instance where one can justify animal cruelty by saying it was to provide for their family. Only the weak minded would accept that there is no other way than that. Killing for protection, killing for food, stealing to provide are all acceptable given certain circumstances. Cruelty is not! Not for me anyways. You Africa reference is particularly troubling, since you seem to be justifying the slaughter of endangered animals for their ivory and horns in an indirect manner. That is cruelty. Killing an animal to eat it and provide food for your family is not cruelty, that is life. You seem to be confused on that distinction.
My black and white analogy is in reference to your inability to accept that my views do not line up with your own. In reference to me, your opinions are black and white. That was my reference. If you notice, I never personally condemned the actions of the people in question. I simply stated that I would not participate in those actions. You can chastise my stance all you want, but it seems silly for you to get upset with me over refusing to be cruel to animals. But c'est la vie!