Posted by
The Proud Liberal on Thursday, November 01, 2007 11:29:04 AM
I read the other day that chickens live their lives in pain because their bodies are too big for their bone structure, when they are raised in mass production, right next to one another. I've thought of quitting my eating of chicken, but that won't lessen the pain of any chicken. The system is in place and I've had no part of establishing the system. As one person I'm powerless. Are chicken farms immoral? Depends on where you start your analysis. Since America and the world has allowed it's population to grow and the population needs to be fed or it will starve and the mass production of chickens helps keep Americans from starvation, it comes down to an "Us or them" situation.
So, if Al Gore stopped flying in private jets would it affect global warming? No. My problem is the morality of assuring that chickens will live their lives in pain and Gores problem is the morality man-made warming. I can't do anything about chicken production, but Gore just might help change the global warming system.
So, the morality of water-boarding. The system is bound and determined to keep water-boarding as an option. Is water boarding even one individual immoral or is immorality situational, like chicken production versus starvation? Can we change the system if we act in concert?
I think conservatives are being too emotional is their attacks on Gore. If conservatives attack Gore they should also, to be consistent, give up eating chicken