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  1. Comment on Macklemore - Hind's Hall (2024) in ~music

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    It's so refreshing to hear this, I have personally moved to this position and feel good about it. I'm sort of shocked more people don't simply vote for the candidate that best represents their...

    It's so refreshing to hear this, I have personally moved to this position and feel good about it. I'm sort of shocked more people don't simply vote for the candidate that best represents their values rather than being guilt tripped into the lesser of two evils dichotomy.

    I'm not going to be shamed into voting blue no matter who anymore. I would consider voting for a Democrat in the future, but I'm certainly not going to vote for anyone who has helped enable a genocide.

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  2. Comment on The pork industry’s forced cannibalism, explained in ~food

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    You claimed not to have a moral position, but contradict yourself by saying If you're actually morally opposed to animal cruelty, you would act in a way that doesn't contribute to it. It seems...

    You claimed not to have a moral position, but contradict yourself by saying

    If I am not morally opposed to eating meat, but I am morally opposed to animal cruelty (the practices in question are absolutely acts of animal cruelty), what are my options?

    If you're actually morally opposed to animal cruelty, you would act in a way that doesn't contribute to it. It seems like you want credit for being theoretically against the torture of animals, but aren't willing to do much to prevent it?

    Encouraging conscientious consumption seems like it could make a world of a difference here

    Again, you're the one who has claimed to be morally opposed to animal cruelty, why is it on other people to encourage you to live your own stated values? There's SO MUCH information available on the subject, you'd think someone would put some effort into living according to their own stated moral code.

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  3. Comment on The pork industry’s forced cannibalism, explained in ~food

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    Unfortunately unethical industrial farming is now the norm in the US; you have to go way out of your way (and pay a lot more) to buy ethically farmed meat. Even if the consumer will is there, the...

    Unfortunately unethical industrial farming is now the norm in the US; you have to go way out of your way (and pay a lot more) to buy ethically farmed meat. Even if the consumer will is there, the state of meat labeling is such a mess that it would be difficult for those who want to buy more ethically raised meat to even identify it.

    Subsidies might contribute to the problem, but it seems obvious the root cause is our rotten economic system. A system that turns basic necessities (food, water, shelter) into commodities, the supply and availability of which are regularly manipulated or even restricted for the profit of an elite few, is a sick system. It results in so many problems, like creating a race to the bottom where the living beings (both the animals themselves and the underpaid humans working in the factory farming system) involved in the production of meat are allowed to be brutalized for profit.

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  4. Comment on Which board games have you all been playing? (to 17th July)? in ~games.tabletop

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    It's just two of us in our house so we only have the Asia edition, which can be played as a two player standalone (instead of as an expansion to the original). I'd imagine it's a great addition if...

    It's just two of us in our house so we only have the Asia edition, which can be played as a two player standalone (instead of as an expansion to the original). I'd imagine it's a great addition if you have the original game because you can expand the basic game with cool new birds and it opens up the option to play with two people.

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  5. Comment on Which board games have you all been playing? (to 17th July)? in ~games.tabletop

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    We're pretty new to board games but have really enjoyed Patchwork. Highly replayable and relaxing. It's not very competitive if that's what you're into though, its closer to two players playing...

    We're pretty new to board games but have really enjoyed Patchwork. Highly replayable and relaxing. It's not very competitive if that's what you're into though, its closer to two players playing their own game and counting the points up at the end.

    Wingspan: Asia has probably been our favorite game though. It's an incredible 2 player game, with just enough complexity to keep you engaged throughout but not overburden you. We love the beautiful artwork and flavor text for each bird. What a game.