So did I, only to find out much later that they were not really Hungarian, most of them. They were Grimm and Anderson and translated from German - sort of pan-European fairy tales. The illustrator dressed Hansel and Gretel in a different national costume, but the witch a leftover from medieval Christian boogie-lore. They all bear the imprint of Imperial civilization: monarchy, the importance of power, wealth and glitz, with an overlay of the bootstap mythos. — Vera Mont
There was no "proposition". — Vera Mont
This is why all peasant revolutions in the middle ages failed. They had the power, they had the numbers, but they had not the idea.
— god must be atheist
Or any weapons, supplies, fortifications, armour, horses, trained leaders or soldiers. I don't think an idea would have got them past the moat. — Vera Mont
Yes, your sense of smell is right. I noticed that Vera was upset at anything, even facts, and definitely of opinions, that gave more weight to the then contemporary situation than to left wing truths that are known now. I am definitely a leftie, but I am able to put myself into the era's historical reality, I BELIEVE (but can't prove it) better than Vera. This is why I became arrogant: because she was unable to adjust her thinking mode that was necessary to assert the situation. She thought as a modern leftie, and she was unable to see that in that era the reality had no relevance to her sentiments now.I think I smell arrogance — Benj96
even facts — god must be atheist
This is why I became arrogant: because she was unable to adjust her thinking mode that was necessary to assert the situation. — god must be atheist
no-win situation that only had a chance to escalate opposing opinions — god must be atheist
I would happily pay extra to kill the animal I eat because I find it more upsetting not knowing how the animal I am eating died. — I like sushi
Since the early 90’s I have been of the opinion that if you are repulsed by the idea of killing and butchering an animal, not willing to kill butcher, then you should not eat meat.
I would happily pay extra to kill the animal I eat because I find it more upsetting not knowing how the animal I am eating died. — I like sushi
If 8 billion of us started hunting for our dinner, we wouldn't have many dinners before all the animals were gone. — Vera Mont
But do we not kill more animals through the easily justified demand of conveniently buying a pack of burgers say, in the supermarket. — Benj96
Hunting is a luxury for privileged citizens of the rich countries and a daily chore for a few natives in remote jungles that haven't been bulldozed yet. It's not an option available to the vast majority of humans. — Vera Mont
I am not at all convinced that many meat-eaters care to hunt? — I like sushi
but I have no male friends I can think of, past or present, that would shy away from it. — I like sushi
Probably because people with the same kind of views tend to gravitate towards each other — I like sushi
All I know is we are all stupid and we will all die. — I like sushi
Interesting response eh? Or is it just more drivel in the ever widening cesspool of disconnected human interactions just before humans become other-than-human? — I like sushi
Even the OP asked about people going directly to the slaughterhouse rather than prancing about in a forest with a rifle. — I like sushi
Hunting is for the romantic and is a necessary part of managing wildlife in some situations. — I like sushi
But what if at a butcher you had a holding pen. And had to kill the animal yourself. The butcher would then prepare the meat for you to take home. — Benj96
And that's [that many meat-eaters care to hunt] the kernel that vegans hang their argument on. — Benj96
but I have no male friends I can think of, past or present, that would shy away from it. — I like sushi
Probably because most of them have not actually done it and experienced the mess and the smell or had to skin and gut anything. But then, many have served in the armed forces - women too, now - and been inured to violent death.Interesting. I wonder why that is. — Benj96
I will continue to eat meat without an ounce of guilt and scoff at those who simply regurgitate swaddle they saw on some twitter/youtube/instagram horror show of manipulation misinformation born out of boredom and attention-seeking arm waving hysteria. — I like sushi
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