But your holiday traditions suck ass:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_turkey_pardon
I’m not a fan of tradition, myself. Just aping what has been done before is a poor substitute for original thought.
So this one day a year one turkey will be spared the fate of the hot oven and get shipped to Disneyland. What the hell is a turkey going to do in Disneyland? Most turkeys aren’t even tall enough to go on the rides.
But to the 72 million other turkeys slaughtered for the traditional holiday meal who spend most of their lives (all 5-6 months) living in filthy, cramped conditions , Disneyland might look pretty damn good.
Instead of posing for pictures with Mickey and Donald, those other birds got crammed full of growth hormones that often leaves them unable to stand under their own weight. Then they got shipped on crowded trucks to slaughterhouses where their feathers were burned off, their throats slit and stomped on by workers. Often while still conscious.
All to end up on a platter being hacked away at by families who will cram as much of the carcass (and accompanying cranberry sauce and dinner rolls) into their gobs as they can before passing out, unable to do anything but grunt at football (or, if you’re a woman, cleaning up all the mess).
But it’s tradition, people. And truth has no place in that.
Honestly, I’m thankful to be human. I may be part of the most arrogant and destructive species on the planet, but we’re also by far the luckiest.
