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The Anti-Meat Conspiracy

Published: Aug. 25, 2020, 8:22 p.m.

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I am convinced --

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One of the worst ills in modern society is this vehement anti-meat bias.
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For example, ask yourself:

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If you are an intellectual, are you allowed to go to a dinner party and tell everyone outloud that "I love to eat meat!"
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No. You would be seen as a monster, someone who is killing the planet, etc. The more \'virtuous\' thing is to be either vegetarian, vegan, or perhaps someone who only eats \'pasture-raised grass-fed humanely slaughtered\' meat, preferably from Whole Foods or a farm, "once a while". Even more virtuous to "give up red meat"-- because it is \'bad for the planet\', \'bad for your health\' and \'inhumane to animals\', etc.

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Why do I care about this?

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Now if you have a Netflix subscription you\'ve probably seen one of the anti-meat propaganda films. I am not going to argue the ethics of meat eating in terms of environmental reasons (yet), but I desire to explore the contours of our strange new society which is profoundly dog-and-pet friendly, but anti-human?

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Are animal lives EQUIVALENT to human lives?

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First question. I say easily:

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No.
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No matter what, a human life will ALWAYS be infinitely superior to an animal life of any kind. If I had a choice of saving a stranger\'s baby\'s life or the life of my (beloved) dog, I would always choose the life of the human being ... even if it weren\'t my own kid.

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