St. Maarten Private Eye

What I said: "I have a very very low opinion of those who get 'entertainment' from watching cruelty, pain and suffering of animals."

I neglected to include the word 'unnecessary' cruelty, pain and suffering.

I think I should tell you that I am not a vegetarian, I eat meats and fish. Not as much as I used to though and when I buy it I try to always buy fresh local fish or meats that are relatively organic and not factory farmed. Your argument is very similar to that made by some when the Dolphinarium was being planned, that those opposing the plans should also be seeking to close down the zoo and should be vegetarian. Those people didn't understand that the issue was about exploitation and causing unnecessary suffering.

I fish too, or used to, and when I caught a fish I planned to eat I wacked it over the head and put it out of its suffering as quickly as I could, I did not leave it to suffer and drown in the air. I eat chicken too, my grandmother used to raise them and she wrung their necks and cooked them for us too. Again, there was no prolonged suffering or pain inflicted upon that animal.
You make very poor arguments Baptiste. Can you really not feel some disgust at those who get pleasure (and profit) from making living creatures suffer pain? I guess we both differ there huh?

Again, about the slavery racist thing.

Do you see the link now? How the same arguments to defend something bad before get used time and time again. The wisdom is in knowing what is worth hanging onto culturally and what is not. Cockfighting is not in my humble opinion. You are free to differ but I will continue to present and push for what I believe too.

LH

PS, I happen to know Fuzz Buzz and their family is mixed, that person is not racist in the slightest and I'm sure they are sorry you got offended. But I suspect that much of that indignation and insult you claim to feel is self inflicted by you taking the wrong perspective on the argument presented. Again, that calling something cutural or traditional does not mean it is good or that we must tolerate it's continuance.