Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
No, you see this is where you're wrong. By virtue of mankind's remarkable (and entirely necessary) capacity for cognitive dissonance, we have historically shown ourselves to be quite capable of loving our cats or dogs while being perfectly happy to go foxhunting or watch a bullfight and then tuck into a nice lump of foie gras followed by a rare steak. I would argue that this is the natural way of things and that our cranky, latter-day namby-pamby concerns about animal welfare are a very modern by-product of the non-conformist conscience and general leftism.

I can put my hand on my heart and tell you that I honestly do not really give a flying fück about the animals I eat beyond the fact that they taste good. What is more, I consider this to be a perfectly normal, sane and sensible way to think.
I am sure you do, b. I was talking about animal lovers. That is animal lovers, not pet lovers.

What I am less clear about is why you appear so animated by the dietary choices of other humans. You found it so hard to accept my choice that you felt the need to invent an entire relationship with a lithe young sex maniac in order to explain my actions. You even described her buttocks- there is that anal fixation 'rearing' its head again