There is an annual tradition in Spain of throwing a live goat from the bell tower of a church. They do try to catch the goat in a blanket but they're generally unsuccessful. The most disturbing part of this for me is that the tradition called for a model goat and it's only in recent years that this has been changed to a live goat because it wasn't "funny" enough when they did it with the dummy.
This has nothing to do with religion, with tradition, or with anyone's rights. It's to do with people who think animal cruelty is funny.
I like the Spanish very much but they are doing themselves and Europe a disservice when they allow things like this to go on.
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There is an annual tradition in Spain of throwing a live goat from the bell tower of a church. They do try to catch the goat in a blanket but they're generally unsuccessful. The most disturbing part of this for me is that the tradition called for a model goat and it's only in recent years that this has been changed to a live goat because it wasn't "funny" enough when they did it with the dummy.
This has nothing to do with religion, with tradition, or with anyone's rights. It's to do with people who think animal cruelty is funny.
I like the Spanish very much but they are doing themselves and Europe a disservice when they allow things like this to go on.
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The whole world apparently lives by this philosophy: "If everybody around me accepts it, it must be morally acceptable".
I for one will never condemn another person based on the principles that I guide myself by, no matter how distasteful their actions.