Here's a unpopular opinion: invading your neighbours being wrong aside, I feel like eating dog meat isn't morally any worse than eating a pigs or cows. (Assuming they're not someone's pet).
I'm vegetarian, and feel it's unhelpful and judgy to get mad at people for eating meat, I just think people give countries where dogs are eaten way too much crap. To the point I even think it's subtly racist to judge other cultures for eating dog meat (again, I think we certainly should judge Russia and North Korea for invading).
Dogs are cute, but heck cows are too, so like don't get riled up about people eating one, if you happy eating the other.
I don't think that's the issue really. Generally dog is not a premium meat, for meat reasons. Historically you hear of people resorting to eating dog meat when times are very tough. Edit given the chance, people don't ranch dogs.
Not that military rations are ever great, but the idea that a country is using a "poor" meat in what should be a streamlined process of making MREs speaks to the instability in north korea.
Nah, I have personally read plenty of online outrage, and heard in person, numerous times people making moral judgements about eating dogs.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it's practical, or good eating. Nor am I making comment on North Korea. Just take issue with people having a go over the morality of eating dogs.
Or the "Russian sources" are just being racist because dog meat isn't even a good candidate for rations as carnivores, by their very nature, are resource inefficient to raise for meat.
Even if you assume they're 100% kibble fed it's pretty suspect.
Now what might be funny is if dog is treated as a luxury meat and the rations were either a special treat or fake dog...
I think it's generally a culture thing; you don't eat your beasts of burden (oxen, horses, etc) and you don't eat your animaux de compagnie. Not just because they're useful and you would more than likely have a connection to them, but generally speaking, these are very lean animals, barely any fat on them, plus the fact that unless you know what you're doing and make the slaughtering of your animal quick and painless, endocrines get released into the muscle tissue, making the meat bitter.
I think it's generally a culture thing
Precisely, and we live in a multicultural world. No one has to eat dog, just not make moral judgements about other cultures who do. I'm my opinion.
Didn’t hear about that last part yet but I’m mad that it’s plausible
Yeah, I doubt that's true, probably just more of a reflection of the racism within Russia.
I haven’t been to Korea and obv not North Korea but I’ve personally seen one dog and heard another be killed in far north of Vietnam while on a long motorcycle trip. The worst part is I was told they believe the adrenaline softens the meat so it was not nice death and was painful to be around which is why I didn’t see the second but couldn’t avoid hearing it. Donno how common it is but IME it does happen
Invading aside (which is wrong and makes sense to be mad about), may I ask why would you be mad about people eating dogs?
(Presuming here you think eating dogs is a moral wrong, beyond animals in general).
I just don't think it's cool to judge other cultures on what they eat.
I think no one should be judged for what they eat. I don't eat meat, and think in general it's nicer not to do so, for environmental and empathetic reasons, and if pressed would encourage others (not unsocilited). I dislike vegetarians/vegans who go out and tell meat eaters they're doing something morally abhorrent, and judging them.
But equally, I dislike meat eaters telling dog eaters that what they're doing is somehow worse
It isn't, and I'm sick of western society pretending like it is. Just feels icky
This is almost certainly false and meant to demonize North Korean people. Just because you’re under a dictator doesn’t mean you’re immoral or a bad person. I know this doesn’t explicitly call them that, but the implication of someone eating an animal that is commonly kept as a pet in the US is that they’re “barbaric” or “lesser than”. That being said, dog meat is probably more expensive than several other meats, so it’s probably false anyway.
Republicans: Minorities are eating people's dogs!
Normal response: No they aren't, and if a culture does eat dogs it's no worse than other kinds of meat.
Liberal response: We're gonna get the actual dog-eating minorities!
Stop letting them define the terms of discourse, stg.
When being married to a vietnamese woman for over ten years told me one thing, then that we in the west have a really narrow understanding of what is edible...
By the way, dog is quiet tasty.
Circle of lies, more like
Well, the last thing is a likely lie. The rest are factual statements.
