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If you look at global warming, the global rise of fascism, and little things like this it's kind of difficult to avoid thinking someone is trying to orchestrate
by throwaway5752 8y ago
If you look at global warming, the global rise of fascism, and little things like this it's kind of difficult to avoid thinking someone is trying to orchestrate something very bad for the majority of human kind.
"the State Council said powdered forms of rhino horn and bones from dead tigers could be used in "qualified hospitals by qualified doctors"."
Conspiracy aside, this is impossible, since most of TCM is a nonsensical superstition and anyone using tiger or rhino parts as therapy is de facto unqualified as a doctor (or decent human). At least people will die or suffer for harming these animals, since this "treatment" won't impact the course of their diseases at all.
- jstanley 8y agoHow is this specific thing "very bad for the majority of human kind"? It's very bad for rhinos and tigers, for sure.
- throwaway5752 8y agoThis specific thing isn't, just taken against the broader backdrop of similar events and trends.
- malloryerik 8y agoIt's just a disgusting little ornament on the much larger birthday cake we've got baking in our oven. To the backdrop of mass die-offs, the rules preventing the extinction of rhinos and tigers are cut by a few power-hungry fools seeking the political support of a few greedy fools who will sell those animals' horns and bones as false cures to a few superstitious fools who believe these worthless tusks and bones have magical powers. It's such dark planetary tragicomedy -- with a focus on "tragic", a kind of satanic genius that even Mikhail Boulgakov couldn't have dreamed up, and it's real.
- jrace 8y agoThe idea that we can exploit and destroy a species for our own supposed and unproven benefit is very short sighted and shows we are not a species capable of living holistically with our world.
- SolaceQuantum 8y agoEncouraging the poaching of keystone species like the tiger is bad for the ecosystem and by consequence any advantages humanity gains from the ecosystem are lost.
- ardfie 8y ago>the global rise of fascism This is only happening for an extremely loose and almost meaningless definition of fascism.
- rglover 8y agoNah, it's pretty legitimately taking root: https://twitter.com/Psythor/status/1056811593177227264 https://twitter.com/Psythor/status/1056811593177227264.
- ardfie 8y agoWhat is specifically fascist about this?
- malloryerik 8y agoIt's a slap in the face of any global cooperation and a yes-please to more nationalistic Volksmagie.
- guitarbill 8y agonot really. it's just authoritarian. people need to stop using fascistic when they mean authoritarian.
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- rglover 8y agoFascism (/ˈfæʃɪzəm/) is a form of radical authoritarian ultranationalism, characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition and strong regimentation of society and of the economy. > strong regimentation of society and of the economy This is exactly what China is in the process of implementing via their social/sesame credit system. Semantics aside, it's not good.
- Leary 8y agoThose interested in the evidence (or lack thereof) of TCM should read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_medicine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_medicine
- NedIsakoff 8y ago"qualified doctor" as in qualified to pratice medicine by the government, which is not what you think
- spaceengineer 8y agoAt this point, Chinese fascist government is the greatest threat to humanity and animals alike. They have enacted (and admitted to! https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/video/china-admits-to-opening-re-education-camps-for-muslim-minority/vp-BBOsGIO https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/video/china-admits-to-opening...) concentration camps for millions of muslims. They are preparing for war in the south China sea (https://www.businessinsider.com/chinas-president-orders-military-to-prepare-for-south-china-sea-war-2018-10 https://www.businessinsider.com/chinas-president-orders-mili...). They are killing the ozone https://qz.com/1323519/china-is-the-source-of-the-mysterious-ozone-killing-emissions/ https://qz.com/1323519/china-is-the-source-of-the-mysterious.... And of course, there's the whole sesame credit score, AI-enhanced surveillance, oppression in Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong, etc.
- dang 8y agoPlease don't toss ideological flamebait ("global rise of fascism") into HN threads. It leads to embarrassingly bad, endlessly repetitive discussion. For those who want that, there are many other places on the internet to go; not here please.