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Posted: 7/30/2015 11:14:22 PM EDT
"By MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE (Reuters) - As social media exploded with outrage this week at the killing of Cecil the lion, the untimely passing of the celebrated predator at the hands of an American dentist went largely unnoticed in the animal's native Zimbabwe. "What lion?" acting information minister Prisca Mupfumira asked in response to a request for comment about Cecil, who was at that moment topping global news bulletins and generating reams of abuse for his killer on websites in the United States and Europe. . . . For most people in the southern African nation, where unemployment tops 80 percent and the economy continues to feel the after-effects of billion percent hyperinflation a decade ago, the uproar had all the hallmarks of a 'First World Problem'. "Are you saying that all this noise is about a dead lion? Lions are killed all the time in this country," said Tryphina Kaseke, a used-clothes hawker on the streets of Harare. "What is so special about this one?" . . . "Why are the Americans more concerned than us?" said Joseph Mabuwa, a 33-year-old father-of-two cleaning his car in the centre of the capital. "We never hear them speak out when villagers are killed by lions and elephants in Hwange." " Well, Joseph, that's because lions are endangered, and African peasants are . . . not. Full story, Reuters: What Lion? |
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Kill a Lion, nobody here gives a fuck. They want to pat the dude on the back for ILLEGALLY killing an critically endangered species.
But kill a dog for sport or fun? They'll flip the fuck out. |
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I'm too preoccupied with my job, rent, bills, and whether or not I'm going to have a job next month.
Must be nice to be set up so well that there's enough time to cry over something you didn't even know existed last week. |
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Kill a Lion, nobody here gives a fuck. They want to pat the dude on the back for ILLEGALLY killing an critically endangered species. But kill a dog for sport or fun? They'll flip the fuck out. View Quote It's not that nobody gives a fuck - it's that they give too much of a fuck that it has taken priority over other issues. Planned parenthood is parting out human babies (fetuses, etc.) for profit - ISIS is slaughtering people and throwing them in mass graves - The Iran nuclear deal is giving a country run by psychopaths the means to make a bomb - etc etc etc... But let's freak out about a lion. I just read that the administration is "going to get to the bottom of it" (in reference to Cecil's death). Can you look me in the eye and tell me that's a good allocation of resources while all the other shit is going on around the globe and here in the U.S.? |
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Kill a Lion, nobody here gives a fuck. They want to pat the dude on the back for ILLEGALLY killing an critically endangered species. But kill a dog for sport or fun? They'll flip the fuck out. View Quote Yep And these same people claim over and over that you're thinking with your emotions and are some PETA communist But if you shoot their dog then all hell breaks loose Why the double standard? |
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If the MSM didn't have Cecil to talk about, they would only have uncomfortable silence while they refused to mention Planned Parenthood. |
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It's not that nobody gives a fuck - it's that they give too much of a fuck that it has taken priority over other issues. Planned parenthood is parting out human babies (fetuses, etc.) for profit - ISIS is slaughtering people and throwing them in mass graves - The Iran nuclear deal is giving a country run by psychopaths the means to make a bomb - etc etc etc... But let's freak out about a lion. I just read that the administration is "going to get to the bottom of it" (in reference to Cecil's death). Can you look me in the eye and tell me that's a good allocation of resources while all the other shit is going on around the globe and here in the U.S.? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Kill a Lion, nobody here gives a fuck. They want to pat the dude on the back for ILLEGALLY killing an critically endangered species. But kill a dog for sport or fun? They'll flip the fuck out. It's not that nobody gives a fuck - it's that they give too much of a fuck that it has taken priority over other issues. Planned parenthood is parting out human babies (fetuses, etc.) for profit - ISIS is slaughtering people and throwing them in mass graves - The Iran nuclear deal is giving a country run by psychopaths the means to make a bomb - etc etc etc... But let's freak out about a lion. I just read that the administration is "going to get to the bottom of it" (in reference to Cecil's death). Can you look me in the eye and tell me that's a good allocation of resources while all the other shit is going on around the globe and here in the U.S.? I hate democrats. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Not in before the PETAtards why don't yall bitch and moan about the millions of cattle killed each year? ....oh wait, they aren't "special" there is nothing special about a big kitteh. Never mind the fact that the money paid to put a slug in that big "majestic" bastard is doing millions more than your bitching.
ETA: One day I'm going to Africa and shooting me a fucking lion, rhino, and elephant just to piss the PETAtards off (and to say I gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to conservation while I was at it) |
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If it wasn't for people paying to shoot lions they would be extinct.
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It's not that nobody gives a fuck - it's that they give too much of a fuck that it has taken priority over other issues. Planned parenthood is parting out human babies (fetuses, etc.) for profit - ISIS is slaughtering people and throwing them in mass graves - The Iran nuclear deal is giving a country run by psychopaths the means to make a bomb - etc etc etc... But let's freak out about a lion. I just read that the administration is "going to get to the bottom of it" (in reference to Cecil's death). Can you look me in the eye and tell me that's a good allocation of resources while all the other shit is going on around the globe and here in the U.S.? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Kill a Lion, nobody here gives a fuck. They want to pat the dude on the back for ILLEGALLY killing an critically endangered species. But kill a dog for sport or fun? They'll flip the fuck out. It's not that nobody gives a fuck - it's that they give too much of a fuck that it has taken priority over other issues. Planned parenthood is parting out human babies (fetuses, etc.) for profit - ISIS is slaughtering people and throwing them in mass graves - The Iran nuclear deal is giving a country run by psychopaths the means to make a bomb - etc etc etc... But let's freak out about a lion. I just read that the administration is "going to get to the bottom of it" (in reference to Cecil's death). Can you look me in the eye and tell me that's a good allocation of resources while all the other shit is going on around the globe and here in the U.S.? Been saying the same thing since Bruce Gender went public. Iran's getting a nuke, the JV team's taken over 1/2 the middle east. FUCK NO IT'S CELEBRATE DIVERSITY MONTH. Who gives a fuck if there's 2 - 3 doz potential terrorist on U.S soil. WE Need to Open Dialogue how peoples feels are hurt because they're not like most of us. SQUIRREL |
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the liberals cried when a hunter paid $300K to hunt an old Rhino a few months ago.
and when the cheerleader posted her kills, they cried so much. but its A OK to kill millions of unborn babies every year. |
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Quoted: It just gives them a story so they don't have to cover the bad things that the left and muslims are doing View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: If the MSM didn't have Cecil to talk about, they would only have uncomfortable silence while they refused to mention Planned Parenthood. It just gives them a story so they don't have to cover the bad things that the left and muslims are doing 14er gets it. |
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It's where ratings driven media and Idiocracy meet Disney induced anthropomorphism.
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Only an imbecile would make a big stink about that stupid lion. A lion that they just found out about for the first time 48 hours ago.
Oh, wait wait wait, I bet some of you like animals better than people anyway, so this totally justifies the whitewashing of baby butchery and isis. Because we all know that was on the forefront of these whacko lion lovers minds before we found out about cecil. |
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Industrialized nations waste a lot of food. http://www.worldfooddayusa.org/food_waste_the_facts
How much of that food is meat? How many animals are killed every year so some "full" westerners can throw them in a garbage can? Kinda makes putting a lion's head on the wall a bit trivial doesn't it? |
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View Quote Planned Parenthood of the Pride Lands. |
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Most people have no idea how many Africans are killed by the various predators every year.
And all these "Poor Cecil" assholes couldn't give a fuck. Now, if it was one of Kanye & Kim's offspring that got scarfed down by a big cat, holy shit, it would be like dividing by zero. |
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I must have missed this. WHO wants to give the dentist a pat on the back? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Kill a Lion, nobody here gives a fuck. They want to pat the dude on the back for ILLEGALLY killing an critically endangered species. But kill a dog for sport or fun? They'll flip the fuck out. I must have missed this. WHO wants to give the dentist a pat on the back? I might. I've always wanted to hunt lion. |
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Heck yeah. Good on him for having the funds and desire to hunt in Africa.
i'd have killed it too and grilled his nuts in a youtube video just to piss off the pillow biters. |
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But kill a dog for sport or fun? They'll flip the fuck out. Dogs should only be killed for food I shoot dogs and cats equally for sport not food. I'm not racist..... We can hang out. |
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He was old. He was gonna die soon anyway. If he died naturally, no one made any money. Look at all the money being generated by his death now. |
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I might. I've always wanted to hunt lion. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Kill a Lion, nobody here gives a fuck. They want to pat the dude on the back for ILLEGALLY killing an critically endangered species. But kill a dog for sport or fun? They'll flip the fuck out. I must have missed this. WHO wants to give the dentist a pat on the back? I might. I've always wanted to hunt lion. Me too. And elephant. And leopard. And rhino and hippo. And above all, Cape Buffalo. |
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Kill a Lion, nobody here gives a fuck. They want to pat the dude on the back for ILLEGALLY killing an critically endangered species. But kill a dog for sport or fun? They'll flip the fuck out. I must have missed this. WHO wants to give the dentist a pat on the back? I might. I've always wanted to hunt lion. Me too. And elephant. And leopard. And rhino and hippo. And above all, Cape Buffalo. In my fantasy, I'll be doing this with a handgun. |
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So while everyone is watching the left hand... What's the right hand doing...?
Off the top of my head... Iran deal Iran orders a boat load of planes planned parenthood bin laden not dead & bin laden family plane crashes Everyone ignoreS Hilary Nope, not media manipulation. |
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If the hunter or the guides baited Cecil out of a preserve I can understand why folks are upset . Poor behavior
All these folks on face book fail to understand that if they are successful in their quest to end trophy hunting there will be no preserves and no conservation efforts . Generally no African countries have any dollars to budget for such things . I would think this effort may well mark the end of the rarer animals such as Rhinos and Elephants. Same as in this country , The majority of preservation and conservation dollars come directly and indirectly from the hunters and fisherman |
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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe condemns ‘white’ safaris, eats baby elephant at birthday bash
and two buffalos, five impalas, two sables, and mounts of a lion and croc Did we do a thread on this back in March when it was written up? I'm sure our peta folks protested this loudly demanding we extradite him to the U.S. for criminal trial..... |
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So while everyone is watching the left hand... What's the right hand doing...? Off the top of my head... Iran deal Iran orders a boat load of planes planned parenthood bin laden not dead & bin laden family plane crashes Everyone ignoreS Hilary Nope, not media manipulation. View Quote Say what? |
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"Why are the Americans more concerned than us?" said Joseph Mabuwa, a 33-year-old father-of-two cleaning his car in the centre of the capital. "We never hear them speak out when brothers are killed by gangbangers and dealers in Chicago." "
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Planned Parenthood of the Pride Lands. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Pretty much reality though, as damn near every animal does everything it can to kill lion cubs. Especially elephants though, who've made cub stomping a sport. |
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I don't care that much about it. If the guy broke their laws, he should face their punishment. Same as here. If a Zimbabwean came here and killed an endangered species like a clean-living, hard-working illegal, out of season, he'd have to stand tall before the man.
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