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[closeyoureyes]

It is trendy to clap for animal rights though. Being a vegetarian is hugely popular, are you kidding?

I can appreciate that you aren't doing it to be trendy, but it is a very true statement.

As for this whole affair, I don't think anyone on the against side is having any empathy. The maritimes need the seal hunt. It is hugely culturally and economically significant in their area, and they rely on it for subsistence.

I'm a vegetarian, going on my 7th year, but I take no offense to this. Do I agree with what they are doing? No. However, I can understand why they would feel the need to. Newfoundland and Labrador, especially, relies on the fishing industry. It is the lifeblood of hundreds of communities across the province, and in other provinces, too.

Morality is all fine and well but it doesn't work in reality, and reality happens to be where (most of us) live .

[Axtech]

"morality doesn't work in reality"?

Tell that to anyone with religious beliefs. I doubt any God would take that as an excuse. "Sorry lord, but your rules don't work in real life"

Besides which, that speaks to the wrongness of our reality, of our way of life. If we can just shrug off morality as an impossibility, something has gone MAJORLY wrong somewhere along the way. And giving up on morality is NOT the answer.

Again, I understand their peril. My point is that they should be putting some effort into other means of sustaining the cod population for the long-term, and for sustaining their economy. Should they be in this alone? Of course not. The Canadian government should be helping them. But I don't think killing seals is the answer at all.

It is trendy to clap for animal rights though. Being a vegetarian is hugely popular, are you kidding?

Except that Cass implied (if not directly stated) that Nikki was doing it because it was trendy.

[Henrietta]

I did not! There are plenty of people out there, including my own best friend, who are not huge animal rights people just because just because it's trendy. That doesn't mean that I think you, or my best friend, are one of those people.

[Random Name]

This has gotten so far away from the original arguement that its funny.

But I think the arguement Cass was trying to make is basically, what gives you the right to push your morals onto other people?

Ultimately that question really doesn't have an answer (though I'm sure someone will try) because every person does just that until they feel infringed upon. We are all guilty of being culturally bias.

[Dr. Hobo]

http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/nationa ... 60302.html

[Bandalero]

seals in the club...bottle full of bub.

.......................my bad

*runs out of thread*

[Kathy]

http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2006/03/02/cadbury-recall060302.html

I wondered why my Caramilk egg was so crunchy

[happening fish]

See I don't even NEED factory defects. I made a smoothie last week without realizing that a plastic detachable bit with blades on it from a completely separate appliance was in the blender at the time. My smoothie had like, shredded plastic in it. I tried really hard to drink it slowly and spit out the larger bits but after a while I must have drunk too much finely ground plastic because I started to feel sick, and reluctantly threw the rest away. Darn. I want my smoothie back.

[nikki4982]

[Johnny]

I used to eat lego when I was small.



/ my two cents

[pit_girl1]

I used to eat lego when I was small.



/ my two cents

[Rusty]

http://www.theantidrug.com/drug_info/dr ... _facts.asp

[Axtech]

drugs are bad, mkay?

[pit_girl1]

drugs are bad, mkay?

[happening fish]

Shut up, drugs are awesome.

[Hope]

bad =/= not awesome,
necessarily


meh.

[Kathy]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ ... /National/

"The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Sikh students can carry ceremonial daggers to class and that doing so does not pose an undue danger to others in the schools.

The top court overturned Thursday morning a Quebec Court of Appeals ruling that had barred the kirpan from schools in the province. The Quebec court had said a limit on religious freedom was reasonable, given the safety concerns from carrying the daggers to school.

"Religious tolerance is a very important value of Canadian society," the top court judges wrote in their decision.

"A total prohibition against wearing a kirpan to school undermines the value of this religious symbol and sends students the message that some religious practices do not merit the same protection as others."

[nikki4982]

Umm... hmm. I'm all for religious tolerance... but that's kinda scary.

[Kathy]

I have absolutely no desire to restart this debate so please don't comment... I just wanted to share this in case anyone was interested enough to watch: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ ... ional/home
"Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams will appear on television Friday to debate the seal hunt with former Beatle Paul McCartney."

[Random Name]

Aww, thats a good thing.