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[bol-uk]

Tradition is the only argument for it and it's incredibly flimsy

Exactly. They ignore the total sadistic element to the whole thing

 

[Bungle]

@peteblue has definitely passed out drunk in a ditch before and been pissed on by a fox, I think that's where a lot of this stems from.

 

[summerisle]

This be interesting.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

@peteblue has definitely passed out drunk in a ditch before and been pissed on by a fox, I think that's where a lot of this stems from.

Heard it was cos he asked for a fox to piss on him but was knocked back.

 

[peteblue]

Could you please back up your claims that most people who live in the countryside hate foxes. Have you carried out this research personally, are you relying on a study from elsewhere or did someone you met in the pub happen to mention it?

I just made it up for your amusement....

 

[peteblue]

That is not the dividing line of this argument. Many who oppose hunting live or have grown up in the countryside, like myself. Just seems like broad brushstrokes based on your own prejudice.

So you are for fox hunting then.....

 

[peteblue]

i think people do over romanticise animals, but calling them 'ruthless killers' when they are just acting on instinct to survive is also a bit unfair....and it never excuses cruelty

This is true. All animals will kill for food. However a fox will kill all the chickens in a chicken coop, not just one or two for food.......

 

[neil999]

This is true. All animals will kill for food. However a fox will kill all the chickens in a chicken coop, not just one or two for food.......

yeah..but they arent doing it maliciously! thats to eat at a later date...

i dont think foxes are maliciously targeting tory famers lol

 

[peteblue]

This is true. All animals will kill for food. However a fox will kill all the chickens in a chicken coop, not just one or two for food.......

Mind you, humans will end up killing them all anyway, so I suppose it just saves time......

 

[peteblue]

yeah..but they arent doing it maliciously! thats to eat at a later date...

i dont think foxes are maliciously targeting tory famers lol

They are attracted to blue......

 

[peteblue]

What sort of man enjoys the thought of a live animal being torn apart?

@scratchnsurf perhaps.......

 

[peteblue]

@peteblue has definitely passed out drunk in a ditch before and been pissed on by a fox, I think that's where a lot of this stems from.

Many years ago.....vague memory....

 

[scratchnsurf]

@scratchnsurf perhaps.......

Did you make this up for my amusement also?

 

[peteblue]

Did you make this up for my amusement also?

Yes.....

 

[Tubey]

He is an idiot. Fox hunting has had its day and most people living in the countryside aren’t that bothered. They do of course hate foxes because of the huge damage they do, but we have trained marksmen and vermin removal people to accomplish this.

This was one of the stupidities of the May Manifesto, there was no need to raise this issue and it just hacks the uninformed city dweller off while portraying the Tories in a bad light. The hunts still exist, they still ride their horses and have a degree of sport and activity, let the professionals get rid of the foxes.......

Think you've missed the point of him doing it. He's playing to his immediate electorate - the Tory membership. He knows full well that there's absolutely zero chance of getting it through parliament, but he needs a crowd pleaser for the people who will be actually voting in the contest, because right now he's getting flattened by Johnson.

Basically, for him to have any chance of winning, he has to be as Tory (e.g. utterly inhuman) as humanly possible.