• DroneRights [it/its]
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    7 months ago

    So if I gave money to an assassin and told him to kill you, I wouldn’t be responsible for his actions?

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      7 months ago

      this analogy doesn’t hold up: the meat is on a shelf and everyone has been paid before I decide whether to buy it.

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        7 months ago

        Okay, let’s say there’s a serial arsonist who’s been burning down houses in your neighbourhood. Now he’s on GoFundMe asking for money to buy more gasoline. I like burned down houses, so I give him money with the knowledge he will use it to burn down your house.

        Do I share any responsibility for what happened to your house?

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          7 months ago

          I still don’t see how this is analogous: the meat industry doesn’t depend on my purchases any more than it depends on yours.

          look at this chart. can you see when you went vegan?

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            7 months ago

            Yes, it does depend on your purchases more than mine. You’re making the mistake of conflating a very small number with zero.

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              7 months ago

              animals are killed in increasing numbers year over year every year. being vegan doesn’t stop that.

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                  7 months ago

                  The only conflation that’s happened in this thread is you conflating my responsibility with the responsibility of others.