Canada Stands Alongside China According To Morrissey!

Morrissey calls for end to Canada's seal hunt

..."Aside from not including Canada on his upcoming tour, Morrissey asked fans to boycott Canadian goods.

"It WILL make a difference. As things stand, Canada has placed itself alongside China as the cruelest and most self-serving nation," he wrote."...

    CANADA HAS PLACED ITSELF ALONGSIDE CHINA AS THE CRUELEST AND MOST SELF-SERVING NATION??????  WHAT THE FUCK???

    Ok - let me list off a number of possibly self serving nations that it might actually hurt Morrissey to suggest boycotts of.  1. America; 2. France; 3. Russia; 4. Iran; 5. North Korea; 6. Israel; 7. Australia; 8.  Japan.

    America is the only developed western nation to still practice Capital Punishment.  It also has made numerous attempts to control the world oil industry through warfare and bullying.  France is the EU member nation that basically refuses to reduce farming subsidies and hence is blocking serious improvements in world trade tarriff agreements, continuing to damage developing agrarian economies the world over.  Russia basically turned off the flow of Natural Gas through the Ukraine to heat European homes in the middle of winter because they disliked the political direction the Ukraine was heading in.  Not to mention the Chechnyen wars.  Iran's president has been publically promoting wiping Israel off the map and rethinking the whole concept of the Holocaust. North Korea threatens South Korea constantly and is one of the most repressive dictatorships on the planet.  Israel has constricted the Palestinian state into one of the most pathetic examples of a broken society in the modern world.  Australia has refused refugees and broken international laws and treaties to exclude foriegners.  Japan continues to enflame longstanding animosity by celebrating war crimes against the chinese during the 2nd world war.  It also continues to hunt whales in opposition to international laws.

    If anyone can explain to me how Canada, which is not breaking any international laws through it's seal hunt, and not injuring any other political groups or human beings, is remotely close to standing alongside China, let alone any of the above listed nations for it's "self-serving" and "cruel" behaviour.   There are kill limits on the hunting of Harp Seals in the gulf of the St. Lawrence river and the overall animal population is not endangered in the region.  This basically amounts to animal lovers defending "defenseless" creatures from hunters.  Personally this begs the question of why Cattle, Sheep, Chickens, Pigs, and any other animal killed for it's pelt, food, or any other reason lacks "rights" such as those apparently deserved by Harp Seals.  I'm fairly sure the reasoning is along the lines of how Harp Seals are cute, and thus shouldn't be killed.

    If you're not endangering the animal population and hunting of them remains profitable the idea that it should be halted over a perception of cuteness is rather absurd.  That statement is one of the most moronic things I've ever read in print. I like Morrissey's music, but I really wish he'd stick to making music and avoid political debates.  The scarier part to me is that people might actually agree with his point.

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