@HPluckrose As a classical liberal, what are your thoughts on social democracy / the welfare & regulatory state? Are they compatible w/ CL?
I quite agree. I'm just not sure what to do about it. The option 'care for all animals as humans' isn't doable. Children are in poverty.
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We can & must insist that farm animals are not abused tho. Stronger penalties for those who do.
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Do you think animals raised for food in Europe/the UK are treated well? In the US, their lives are far from ideal or idyllic.
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No. I think that's a very serious issue & there needs to be stronger regulations & harsher penalties for breaking them.
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I wouldn't have said that we needed to fix this if I didn't think it needed fixing.
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If we only produced and ate "happy meat," it would become much scarcer & more expensive. People might realize cheap meat depends on cruelty.
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Yes, exactly! Meat would become a delicacy. Provision for alternative sources of cheap protein for poorer people would need to be made
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But that's the thing. We have this situation already today. We do have alternative (& cheap) sources of protein. So why breed more animals?
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We're back to the original problem. Do I take it you are in favour of farm animals not getting to live at all?
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