No problemo, I'm glad you brought it to my attention. I don't think OP should have put Anarchists, and Antifa people together.
Ideally Anarchy would be peaceful, and there simply wouldn't be a need for government, but I digress. I tend to personally think that a lot of problems in the world come down to human nature, or as this one individual I used to know would say that stuff is a matter of human frailty. Of course it all depends on the human in question.
The older I get the more I tend to see that I can't change other people, but the flip side of that is that they can't really change me unless I allow them to, or want to change. I have to accept, and or reject people based on who they are, and not try to change them to suit my own wants, and or needs.
Sorry, my response has turned out to be a bit of a rant, I just got off the phone with someone I used to talk to, and he was talking about declawing cats, and how he thinks it's okay, and all so naturally it kinda triggered me emotionally. I told him that didn't believe it declawing cats, and if I had a pet cougar I wouldn't declaw it. I'm just glad I didn't argue about it, but has got me thinking.
Honestly, I was waiting for someone to get on my case for quoting Malcolm X, because the whole, "by any means necessary", comment is something Malcolm X used to say. I think you're more on point with regard to the topic when you referenced Communists, and the whole , "the ends justifies the means", thing to which I, of course, don't subscribe.
Declawing cats is absolutely not ok. America is one of the only developed countries in the world where this is legal. Everywhere else correctly considers this to be animal abuse and treats it as a criminal act.
There aren't many issues that I will immediately judge someone on because I generally like to live and let live, but as soon as someone tells me they are ok with declawing cats I immediately lose all respect for them. It's fucking disgusting and it makes me seriously question their whole world view and value system. It's just one of those things that's totally indefensible.
Thanks very much for your response, SwickDinging! He kept telling me that it was okay, and didn't hurt his cats, and I'm on the phone trying not to explode. I really hate the declawing of cats! I just was through talking to this person, because it really tainted the way I saw him, and just felt like he was a person of a very low spiritual vibration. I just felt very repulsed at his attitude, I saw him as very shallow, superficial, ignorant, selfish and generally moronic.
It's really not that hard to train animals, there are so many books, and videos out there. Domestic cats without claws are rendered quite helpless to defend themselves. Then he starts talking about how it's good, because the cats don't scratch the furniture, or his kids, and it just disgusts me so much. Children need proper guidance on how to interact with animals, and cats need proper training, good toys, enrichment of their indoor environment, and not to be mutilated.
Yeah, declawing is a really big deal. Thanks very much for your comments! 🙂👍🏻
My cat has never scratched. So if someone ever said he scratched it would be the person's fault, not my cat's. I think some people are not supposed to have pets, and especially not cats. Cats don't tolerate being mishandled, or handled roughly, and honestly I respect that about them. Sure, not all cats are gentle, little love bugs like my Siamese boy, but the majority of cats aren't monsters either. I've met some mean kitties, but they are more the exception than the rule. I also think that animals, just like people are products of both their genetics as well as their environment. I think people should do their research, and pick a breed of dog, and or cat that suits their personality, and lifestyle. I figure that it's not so much nature vs nurture, but rather nature, and nurture together that make all of us, human as well as animal, who we are.
I guess I went on a bit of a rant there, but if my sister, or I were scratched as kids it was oftentimes, because we were teasing our cat. Neither of us played rough our orange tabby cat we had growing up.
I remember as a kid growing up in Houston, Texas that we would go on vacation to visit my Grandparents in Long Island, New York, and my grandmother always had cats who weren't the sweetest things, but unfortunately my stupid cousins were allowed to play rough with my grandmother's cats which made them kinda mean. Some people are morons!
My cat likes to play very rough, and she gets overexcited, but she's a good natured cat and genuinely likes people. I have never known her intentionally scratch anyone. Once a friend of my husband's claimed that she hissed at him. It immediately made me dislike him because in all the years I have had my cat, and all the people she has met, she has never hissed at anyone before. I don't even know what her hiss sounds like. So either he was lying or the cat really didn't like him for some reason...
She's put up with all of our kids learning how to handle pets, and she's taken it all in her stride. She's a little angel
IIN that I don't consider certain far leftists/antifa to be THAT weak?
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No problemo, I'm glad you brought it to my attention. I don't think OP should have put Anarchists, and Antifa people together.
Ideally Anarchy would be peaceful, and there simply wouldn't be a need for government, but I digress. I tend to personally think that a lot of problems in the world come down to human nature, or as this one individual I used to know would say that stuff is a matter of human frailty. Of course it all depends on the human in question.
The older I get the more I tend to see that I can't change other people, but the flip side of that is that they can't really change me unless I allow them to, or want to change. I have to accept, and or reject people based on who they are, and not try to change them to suit my own wants, and or needs.
Sorry, my response has turned out to be a bit of a rant, I just got off the phone with someone I used to talk to, and he was talking about declawing cats, and how he thinks it's okay, and all so naturally it kinda triggered me emotionally. I told him that didn't believe it declawing cats, and if I had a pet cougar I wouldn't declaw it. I'm just glad I didn't argue about it, but has got me thinking.
Honestly, I was waiting for someone to get on my case for quoting Malcolm X, because the whole, "by any means necessary", comment is something Malcolm X used to say. I think you're more on point with regard to the topic when you referenced Communists, and the whole , "the ends justifies the means", thing to which I, of course, don't subscribe.
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Declawing cats is absolutely not ok. America is one of the only developed countries in the world where this is legal. Everywhere else correctly considers this to be animal abuse and treats it as a criminal act.
There aren't many issues that I will immediately judge someone on because I generally like to live and let live, but as soon as someone tells me they are ok with declawing cats I immediately lose all respect for them. It's fucking disgusting and it makes me seriously question their whole world view and value system. It's just one of those things that's totally indefensible.
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Thanks very much for your response, SwickDinging! He kept telling me that it was okay, and didn't hurt his cats, and I'm on the phone trying not to explode. I really hate the declawing of cats! I just was through talking to this person, because it really tainted the way I saw him, and just felt like he was a person of a very low spiritual vibration. I just felt very repulsed at his attitude, I saw him as very shallow, superficial, ignorant, selfish and generally moronic.
It's really not that hard to train animals, there are so many books, and videos out there. Domestic cats without claws are rendered quite helpless to defend themselves. Then he starts talking about how it's good, because the cats don't scratch the furniture, or his kids, and it just disgusts me so much. Children need proper guidance on how to interact with animals, and cats need proper training, good toys, enrichment of their indoor environment, and not to be mutilated.
Yeah, declawing is a really big deal. Thanks very much for your comments! 🙂👍🏻
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All of my children have been raised around cats. I hate it when people use that as an excuse. It's fucked up
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My cat has never scratched. So if someone ever said he scratched it would be the person's fault, not my cat's. I think some people are not supposed to have pets, and especially not cats. Cats don't tolerate being mishandled, or handled roughly, and honestly I respect that about them. Sure, not all cats are gentle, little love bugs like my Siamese boy, but the majority of cats aren't monsters either. I've met some mean kitties, but they are more the exception than the rule. I also think that animals, just like people are products of both their genetics as well as their environment. I think people should do their research, and pick a breed of dog, and or cat that suits their personality, and lifestyle. I figure that it's not so much nature vs nurture, but rather nature, and nurture together that make all of us, human as well as animal, who we are.
I guess I went on a bit of a rant there, but if my sister, or I were scratched as kids it was oftentimes, because we were teasing our cat. Neither of us played rough our orange tabby cat we had growing up.
I remember as a kid growing up in Houston, Texas that we would go on vacation to visit my Grandparents in Long Island, New York, and my grandmother always had cats who weren't the sweetest things, but unfortunately my stupid cousins were allowed to play rough with my grandmother's cats which made them kinda mean. Some people are morons!
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My cat likes to play very rough, and she gets overexcited, but she's a good natured cat and genuinely likes people. I have never known her intentionally scratch anyone. Once a friend of my husband's claimed that she hissed at him. It immediately made me dislike him because in all the years I have had my cat, and all the people she has met, she has never hissed at anyone before. I don't even know what her hiss sounds like. So either he was lying or the cat really didn't like him for some reason...
She's put up with all of our kids learning how to handle pets, and she's taken it all in her stride. She's a little angel
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I only I understand why the cat was declawed, was when the lady had a blood disorder where she has to be on blood thinners
And the claws were lasered off or something. I still am personally now a fan of it.
But thats the only way she can have a pet