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[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 years ago

Silver lining, they were caught.

I made such a surprised face when the torture mogul decided to pose in front of a Trump flag. 😐

"I'm not a bad guy," claims man with swastika tatoo, standing in front of Confederate flag.

[-] nlm@beehaw.org 15 points 2 years ago

Why the fuck is humanity so completely deranged? :(

[-] somefool@beehaw.org 11 points 2 years ago

I have no fucking clue but it gets tiring...

[-] nlm@beehaw.org 9 points 2 years ago

I wonder if we're actually getting worse or if it's just easier for the scum to coordinate and to some degree also be more visible due to the internet.

It is starting to feel like things used to be better, like we're spiraling out of control.

There were more and more mass shootings, the alt right/extremists are spreading like a wild fire all over the globe, shit like this keeps happening.

I mean what the fuck? Where are we heading? And why? :/

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[-] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 9 points 2 years ago

This is by far the most fucked up thing I've read in a long time. What the fuck is wrong with people? There is no punishment too inhumane for anyone who would do this.

[-] NotAPenguin@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

Do you feel the same way about people who eat meat?

[-] somefool@beehaw.org 20 points 2 years ago

I don't feel like that's a fair comparison. Meat consumption has a lot of issues, but the consumer, at the end of the production chain, does not eat his steak with the mindset of "how much more can I make an animal suffer for the lulz, and can we take pliers to it first?". Mostly, they are apathetic or unaware. (Disclosure: I have reduced meat a lot myself but am not entirely out yet and I keep giving myself B12 deficiency.)

I'd compare with much higher in the production chain, the people who devised and enforce inhumane practices.

[-] NotAPenguin@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

But people are aware, they know meat is animals, they actively choose not to actually think about it and change their ways.

Even you who just said you know also admit you're still eating meat.

Humans can easily thrive without meat or any other animal products, that means consuming it is purely preference, preferring to hurt animals because you like the taste of their corpses instead of just eating plants is fucked up.

btw. you should definitely be taking a B12 supplement, the animals you eat are fed the supplement so when you stop eating meat you need to take the supplement yourself.

[-] somefool@beehaw.org 7 points 2 years ago

I am taking supplements, but I need to figure my shit out because I fuck up either on the B12 or iron, each time. My first "bad" B12 deficiency came with some nerve issues and I do not want a repeat of that, it doesn't entirely go away.

My goal is to entirely cut out meat, though. Right now, I don't buy it for home food, but if I'm out with friends or coworkers, I'll get whatever. It's iterative, and as more alternatives become available in public places, I'll get there.

[-] Joe@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

That's how I started too, and now I'm a die hard vegan :)

If your goal is in that direction, don't get yourself down when you hit setbacks. I can thrive now, but when I was first beginning my journey I struggled a lot with eating out, especially abroad.

A setback doesn't mean you can't keep moving forward

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[-] racer983@mander.xyz 7 points 2 years ago

Well that's enough internet for today. Geeze. So glad these people are being tracked down so they can be brought to justice.

[-] alyaza@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago

this is a thread which is newsworthy, but unfortunately this is going to have to be the first thread we lock because it's:

  • a magnet for people making violent threats that aren't really acceptable and kind of kill the vibe;
  • a thread where half the comments are some ridiculous argument about veganism and whether eating meat is comparable to this;
  • and a thread where just generally, the contributions have been the expected "that's awful!" but like. nothing else besides the ridiculous argument that isn't even really on topic. if you want to debate veganism and its merits or whether it's an apt comparison to circumstances like this, please just make a thread for that in Chat or something. i don't think this is asking too much.
[-] Buzz4074@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago

Well, that's enough internet for today :(

[-] LollerCorleone@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago
[-] bane_killgrind@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

I agree what the fuck

[-] Saturdaycat@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Of course they're circulated on telegram and Facebook. With those flags behind him, I can just imagine his type of clientele. That's incredibly disturbing and unfortunately doesn't surprise me but I didn't expect something like this. Seems like a movie plot level of villains but here we are in reality and this disturbing stuff.

[-] Fizz@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 years ago
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[-] grus@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

What. The. Fuck.

[-] NotAPenguin@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Reminder that the animals people eat are also living and feeling beings who don't want to die for your burger.

[-] livus@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

I would still rather be killed and eaten than slowly tortured for weeks by someone making money off torture videos.

[-] Joe@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago
[-] livus@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

A lot of things that happen in this world don't need to happen.

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[-] Tischkante@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

While you are correct, this is taking away from the outrage about the hurt animals mentioned in this post.

Its rarely like: poor animals I've been eating all my life, I'll be vegan now.

It's more often like: good point, I shouldn't care about these animals neither.

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[-] james@lemmy.jamesj999.co.uk 3 points 2 years ago

Absolutely messed up. What is wrong with people?!?

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[-] dumptruckdan@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

I'd totally forgotten about this. Used to see posts about it on /x/ several years ago back when I still went there. Always wondered if it was just a couple sickos or what. Turns out it's a whole bunch of sickos. Disgusting but sadly not that surprising.

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