TODAY'S NAZIS
steve withington | 21.06.2006 19:41 | Sheffield
Today's Nazis
posted by Carlos Barcode: 20 Jun 2006, 02:04
Every age and every place spawns mindless extremists who are too lazy to think for themselves. In England in 2006 the new Nazis are generally middle-class soap-dodgers who claim to be vegan and anti-racist etc etc.
This evening two such stormtroopers of unreason informed me that I am a murderer because I eat meat, and also that the life of a fly is worth as much as the life of a human child. They also informed me that eating meat is akin to racism as it is speciesism.
The really sad thing was that they were completely serious.
These people are not mere lunatics. They are the fascists of the future.
If this shit is what lies at the heart of the counterculture then give me the mainstream anyday.
posted by Carlos Barcode: 20 Jun 2006, 02:04
Every age and every place spawns mindless extremists who are too lazy to think for themselves. In England in 2006 the new Nazis are generally middle-class soap-dodgers who claim to be vegan and anti-racist etc etc.
This evening two such stormtroopers of unreason informed me that I am a murderer because I eat meat, and also that the life of a fly is worth as much as the life of a human child. They also informed me that eating meat is akin to racism as it is speciesism.
The really sad thing was that they were completely serious.
These people are not mere lunatics. They are the fascists of the future.
If this shit is what lies at the heart of the counterculture then give me the mainstream anyday.
steve withington
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Don't think they really qualify...
21.06.2006 21:25
The fly=baby thing is daft but the specism argument is a valid one and it is a prejudice just like racism with arguably just as much misery caused through it - even 'dumb animals' can feel pain, fear and discomfort. Millions are raised and slaughtered for our use and most of us haven't a clue in what conditions they were born, lived or died.
On the fly=baby thing, we can understand it on the levels of consciousness. Therefore maybe 1,000,000 flies = 1 baby. Then again you could argue on the basis of the feelings of other conscious beings like parents and stuff. So maybe forget about flies.
But an adult dolphin has the intelligence of a seven year old, so in case of hunger and given the choice between adult dolphin and human baby, you should eat the baby first. Unless you're being specist. In more likely circumstances, free range meat and an awareness of the issue should be accepted as 'doing your bit', the extremism thing is not needed cos we can all get extreme and shouty an all that and it don't help and we end up blowing shit up like George Bush - kaboooom!!! Tony Blair - kaboooom!!! Steve Rider - kaboooom!!! all fun in the beginning and then it ends in tears etc etc
*if they are doing that then it's a bit on top, I'd agree.
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