RE: An odd addition to the axis of evil

From: Scott Chase (ecphoric@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Feb 15 2002 - 23:08:02 GMT

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    >From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk>
    >Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
    >To: "'memetics@mmu.ac.uk'" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
    >Subject: RE: An odd addition to the axis of evil
    >Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 11:27:41 -0000
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    >Right wingers having fun? Puppy dogs, sacks and canals spring to mind...
    >
    On what do you base this strange association? I'd hazard that conservative
    Republicans tend to favor hunter's rights and shy away from supporting
    animal rights issues, but what, in the "neo-conservative mindset" would
    compel them to torture and kill harmless puppy dogs?

    Granted many of them probably couldn't draw a distinction between a
    conservationist who works to protect endangered and threatened animal
    species from extinction and an animal rights activist who works to reduce
    the exploitation of animals in laboratories, farms and rodeos.

    I could hypothetically see a situation where conservationist and animal
    rights interests might clash, if the latter take such a political hard line
    against animal research that it impacts research on wildlife.

    Some right-wingers might lump em all (conservationists and animal rights
    activists) together under the label of "bunny huggers". OTOH, what would
    preclude a conservative from moderately embracing an issue like conservation
    or animal rights, yet towing the rightist hard line on other issues?
    >
    >Good of you to check up on that though.
    >
    >Vincent
    >
    > > >Dear Ray,
    > > >
    > > >You weren't able to find the results to that Question of the Week
    >because
    > > >the polls aren't archived for the public. But it's true: France was the
    > > >run-away winner.
    > > >
    > > >However, I'm not certain that our readers weren't just having a little
    > > bit
    > > >of fun.
    > > >
    > > >Best,
    > > >JVL
    > > >
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