Michael MaliceVerified account

I have never heard anyone explain why killing a lion is worse than killing a cow. #AllLivesMatter

@michaelmalice it's not about the lion's death, it's about the moral character of someone who seemingly enjoys killing

@ArthurB is it your contention that the hysterati don't find this worse than shooting a deer or a buffalo?

@michaelmalice dear and buffalo have plausible deniability because they're commonly eaten

@ArthurB I thought "it's about the moral character of someone who seemingly enjoys killing"?

@michaelmalice in addition, we empathize more with lions than with cows for cultural reasons, but explaining doesn't mean explaining away

@ArthurB you can't empathize with a wild animal, that is exactly my point. that is anthropomorphism at its nadir

@michaelmalice of course you can, plenty of people obviously do