When the reason that you're for animal rights is to use it as a cudgel against people you dislike rather than for the sake of animal rights. It is similar to the way that LGBT or women's rights are used to justify war in the middle east. Both things are good, but the way they're wielded is bad and they're not the true goal.
For the case he mentioned, it was about the Nazis punishing Jews by outlawing kosher butchery under the guise of limiting animal cruelty. For similar contemporary issues, look at any debate in a country in Europe involving headscarves.
When the reason that you're for animal rights is to use it as a cudgel against people you dislike rather than for the sake of animal rights. It is similar to the way that LGBT or women's rights are used to justify war in the middle east. Both things are good, but the way they're wielded is bad and they're not the true goal.
For the case he mentioned, it was about the Nazis punishing Jews by outlawing kosher butchery under the guise of limiting animal cruelty. For similar contemporary issues, look at any debate in a country in Europe involving headscarves.
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