Who cares, as long as they’re not disproportionately represented, which is exactly what’s happening with the current class system.

Whoever loses, America wins.

1.5 Blame the problem on marginalized groups.
2.5 Harm said marginalized groups.

The “move fast and break things” mantra of silicon valley is bad enough when you aren’t talking about breaking a goddamn nuclear reactor.

It’s chilling that this article is from October and basically lays out how the overthrow of democracy would take place - exactly what’s been happening since then.

The speed at which we’re descending into the dark enlightenment period is beyond alarming.

In September of last year, the podcast Behind the Bastards did a two part series on right wing blogger Curtis Yarvin, his connections to Peter Theil, and his influence on JD Vance. I highly recommend these episodes for anyone who wants to know where this is all headed.

Yarvin has, for years, pushed the notion of RAGE (retire all government employees), and his dark enlightenment movement centers on dismantling democracy and installing a neo-feudalistic system of government in which oligarchs rule as kings.

This is not some crazy new proposal that will be ignored by the people in power. This is the endgame. The oligarchs and right wing fascists Trump has surrounded himself with have been pushing this for years, just waiting for their moment.

If you don’t think this is a big deal, then you probably won’t realize until it’s too late.

The whole aim of the GOP is to benefit rich people. They’re bought and paid for by the 1%. All of their culture war fear mongering is set up as a distraction from the fact that we’re losing the class war.

Likewise, have a great day.

I’ve actually been quite clear in the definition of life span I’m using. You appear to be intentionally misunderstanding my point.

The limits of the life span of each species appear to be determined ultimately by heredity. Locked within the code of the genetic material are instructions that specify the age beyond which a species cannot live given even the most favourable conditions.

https://www.britannica.com/science/life-span

Can you at least be consistent in your argument? On the one hand, you say that a species’ lifespan in captivity can’t be an indicator of their natural lifespan, because they wouldn’t survive as long in the wild. On the other hand, you say that a livestock species’ lifespan is dictated by when humans choose to slaughter them. Can you explain how these arguments don’t contradict each other?

I’m happy to engage in a good faith conversation with you on this if you’re interested.

Kind of a moot point since dairy cows, like the majority of animals raised for food, are man-made breeds and wouldn’t exist in the wild anyway. But you knew I meant when I said natural lifespan, as in how long they’d live if they weren’t killed as juveniles.

Yes, thank you for making my point! When compared to the same animals living out their natural lives in a sanctuary, they’re only kept alive for a miniscule fraction of the time:

And looking at the conditions a vast majority of these animals are raised in, it’s hard to argue we’re doing them any favors.

Not breeding them into existence just to kill them at a fraction of their natural lifespan is much better.

Subjugate, exploit, confine against their will… We can argue semantics all day but the result is the same.

Do you base your moral code on what animals do to each other? That would allow a lot of fucked up things.

In many ways, no they’re not. The average chicken/pig/cow isn’t on the same intelligence level as the average human, for instance.

That being said, you’re not going to convince me that those differences are great enough to justify enslaving and killing them by the billions when alternatives exist.

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