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Originally Posted by James81  At what point does it become *MY* responsibility that there are sick freaks out there torturing these animals?
I mean, how do I know for sure the shirt I'm buying wasn't made by some 6 year old in a sweat shop? How do I know for sure that the computer I'm using wasn't made by some pedophile and is paying his paycheck?
See what I'm saying? There has to be a line drawn here between personally responsbile (i.e. I am the one torturing the chicken) and just marginally responsible (i.e. I am buying a dozen eggs, one of which was placed in the carton by some dude who grinds up chickens).
Does marginal responsibility (i.e. my money goes into some communal fund somewhere that traces back to torture of chickens) actually = personal responsibility?
I would assert that it doesn't. |
I would say that you have to take responsibility for everything you do in your life. I'm not saying you can't avoid anyone getting taken advantag in the process of buying a product of in our culture.
But you clearly know that these animals are being tortured in the process and you are supporting the process by funding it, therefore you must be responsible. You can consciously choose to not eat eggs right? That's one of the points Steve is making, and I can say that part of the article is important.
You can take responsibility for what you eat now that you know this is happening to the creatures and thus you will be part of the solution.
Here is another example: Let's say you were really sick and subscribed and paid for a porn site where women are raped on camera or maybe you found out the women are forced to have sex, would you say you have no responsibility for that even though you are paying them to provide you with that service?