Cecil the lion

cbi1972

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My examples are things all, or almost all, of us on TF have expressed outraged about. I was commenting on cbi's implication that personal knowledge of the victim and where it occurred were necessary for the outrage to be real. But, OK. If I hear about a dog being abused and killed in Podunk, KS, is it OK for me to be outraged about it? We've pretty much all expressed outrage about occurrences like that, too. But, if we don't know the animal or the town, why should we care? Right?
I don't agree with the term "faux outrage" which is why I reformulated it.

You are free to be outraged by all manner of legal activities, but you don't get to crucify people over your feelings.
 

Tide1986

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My examples are things all, or almost all, of us on TF have expressed outraged about. I was commenting on cbi's implication that personal knowledge of the victim and where it occurred were necessary for the outrage to be real. But, OK. If I hear about a dog being abused and killed in Podunk, KS, is it OK for me to be outraged about it? We've pretty much all expressed outrage about occurrences like that, too. But, if we don't know the animal or the town, why should we care? Right?
Of course I'm outside the "almost all" group.
 

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I'm guessing than that you have never had a pet such as a dog or cat. If you did, was Rover tasty or is his head mounted on your wall?
Actually I have had a few dogs. They were tools for hunting not pets. A lion wouldn't make a suitable pet either, but I'm not sure how tasty they could be.
I never had a pet that could take me, have you? Just kidding. I'm aware that a lot of people are emotional about animals. My wife is very attached to her Chihuahua. I was just raised not to have that sort of attachment to animals. My family didn't deem it appropriate.
 
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