@HPluckrose As a classical liberal, what are your thoughts on social democracy / the welfare & regulatory state? Are they compatible w/ CL?
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I'm not arguing for rescuing wild animals (right: priorities). If we breed animals, though, we should treat them as we would treat pets.
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So farmers wouldn't breed them. What would happen? We'd let those alive now live out their lives & then no more pigs, cows, chickens?
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Idk what the ethically optimal solution is. We've bred billions of lives for the sake of ending them prematurely. Farmers created this mess.
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We faced an analogous situation w/ slavery. Southerners argued there'd be chaos if slavery ended. But the solution wasn't to retain slavery.
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Not really. Slaves were humans. They could contribute to a society & pay for their own food & medical care. Didn't need caring for.
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I'm way of the analogy, but it has merits. Many freed slaves couldn't care for themselves. Their integration was rough even w/ federal help.
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They had that potential. Even if they never recovered from the trauma enough to lead a functional life, their children could do so.
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The offspring of today's cows and pigs will never pay taxes, build houses, become doctors & teachers & pay for their own care & safety.
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It is arguable that being wild & having a chance at a longer life is better even tho it may well be shorter & death will certainly be worse
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And the environmental argument for veganism is a good one but it could mean the extinction of farm animals.
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