I thought freaks were cool though. Or is that only at night?

It’s mostly won out but obviously empirical evidence and experience over generations is not always so easily discarded.

No you said what they use against you to prevent reelection, they sugar coated it. Therefore, “misinformed.” It’s the backup when “anitsemetic” isn’t useful.

My comment is probably both with or with an /s.

But if you say “send them back” which is the actual solution you’re called a nazi, so when you think about it, is $4 billion a year that could obviously be better spent elsewhere such a big deal? Totally worth not being called an asshole, right?? That’s like the worst thing in the world.

More evidence we are living in the Demolition Man timeline

this argument stinks. chickens had nothing to do with bird flu. "all these" mad cow disease (actually prion disease) affected a total of 232 people world-wide (and can be avoided anyway by not eating parts of an animals brain or spine)... Also, swine flu did not require you to eat pork to get it...

then, no one is saying it is all or nothing, and hopefully distorting the argument into something so extreme and absurd isn't your best defense for eating cute little guinea pigs, much less cats and dogs.

anyway, the obvious that you might be purposely avoiding and which I just hinted at is one which is particularly sensitive in the west due to cultural reasons: there are some animals we have designated as "pets" or "friends of humans" where the idea of consuming them as food would be basically as unconscionable as eating a human (dogs and cats especially). Its not just because we think they are cute and humanize them either, those animals have been essential contributors to the survival of the human race in far more important ways than mere food sources since before history was even recorded, as protectors, companions, sentrys, pest control (and therefore disease control), etc, etc. There is a TRUST that exists between our species that is considered sacred. We choose to honor them for that, and do our best to hold up our end of the bargain (ie not eat/prey on them).

There are also just animals which we consider filthy, some for good reason, such as rats or pigeons or bottom feeding fish like carp. outside of a situation involving extreme poverty and famine the likes of which has been almost unheard of in the west for centuries, no one would ever consider those creatures as anything but vectors for toxins and disease.

A guinea pig is a cute animal that many keep as pets. So any revulsion is most likely cultural (though obv not on the level as for cats and dogs, not even close). They also do look like rats once you remove their fur, which doesn't help anything. Trying to make that perspective into a treatise against all animal meat consumption is really beyond logic.

Seriously? If you read the article you would see that the cost of the 7-day/monthly/etc unlimited are what went up. Those are the cards most people who commute are using.

I mean who else besides tourists and suckers use pay-per-ride anyway?