Some Westerners have recently extended their circle of empathy to include animals. The rest of the world still regards them as resources or nuisances. I doubt this story has gone viral in China, India, Latin America, or even Eastern Europe. While I happen to be one of the Westerners who feels empathy for wild animals, we shouldn't pretend our values are shared by other societies, or underestimate how much our lofty indignation is resented by the average person in those societies.
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Originally Posted by fotze
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