Yes, you break into my home you automatically tell me you value what I have above your own life and safety... so I'll do exactly the same as you and defend it with my weapons.
Activist: "Your cows are putting carbon into the atmosphere."
Farmer: "Where did they get it?"
Activist: "What?"
Farmer: "The carbon. Where did the cow get it before it put it anywhere."
Activist: "From... eating?"
Farmer: "From eating grass. And where did the grass get it."
Activist: "The soil?"
Farmer: "The air. The grass pulled it out of the air last spring. The cow ate the grass. The cow breathed some of it back out. It went back into the air it came from."
Activist: "But it's still going into the atmosphere."
Farmer: "It's going back. There's a difference between a thing going somewhere and a thing going back. You've described a circle and you're frightened of it."
Activist: "Then just don't have the cow."
Farmer: "The grass still dies in autumn. It rots where it falls. The carbon goes back into the air either way, just without anyone getting fed in the middle."
Activist: "It's not that simple."
Farmer: "It's grass, cow, breath, grass. Or it's grass, rot, air, grass. Same circle, fewer dinners. If that's complicated for you I'd stay away from the water cycle. That one's got clouds in it."
@maydaycohen@NVPatriot79@funnyandfabss Y'all have the rest of the day to need me. Once I get home from work, kick off my shoes, and turn on the game; I don't care what you want. This is my downtime, unless it's an emergency, just let me play for my 2 hours. Is that too damn much to ask?
@lockglockenbell@puchifuwarin False, I definitely fantasize about having a reason to let out all the anger I have towards "civilized" society and their "civilized people don't kill the bad guy" bs into something that deserves it.