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Originally posted by Elusive Chanteuse
These are buffalo not human beings. And its highly offensive to me some ppl feel like they are more cultured and civilized than others so they feel a sense of imperialism in hopes of changing years of tradition.
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I can't speak for anyone else, but I for one am offended that you think those on my side of the argument simply wish to change these practices because they're not Western practices. I could care less about any traditional practice in
any part of the world - that is, as long as it doesn't harm anyone. In this case, however, harm is coming to many individuals - the animals - in the form of a cruel and ultimately unnecessary death.
That is why I am angry, not because the practice is not Western. Hell, I'm angry at what is arguably a Western parallel - factory farming - as well. And before anyone comes at me saying I shouldn't complain because I eat mean - well, I don't actually. I've been a vegan for years now so it's not hypocritical for me to say these things. (And before anyone says I'm trying to make myself sound better because of this fact, I'm not, I'm just covering my bases in case someone tries to turn this around on me.)