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> But I don't know who you are and don't want to think about you after this comment or take any other action Well, while i don't agree with the original commen
by endofreach 3y ago
> But I don't know who you are and don't want to think about you after this comment or take any other action
Well, while i don't agree with the original comment, both of you are missing the critical part of this in your argumentation.
It's missing the part where the potentially killed subject is actively harmful to others/humans in its habitat. That makes all the difference.
- Y_Y 3y agoOn what grounds do you presume that I'm not actively harmful to the humans in my habitat? While I appreciate your point here, I don't consider it to be decisive. I think that if the elephants were considerate of their neighbors they would still be a burden on the Batswana. Ultimately there will be competition for land and water and the opportunity cost of not letting rich foreigners shoot them. Botswana is a good place for the elephants, and the government seems relatively well disposed towards them. Ideally that would be enough, but I think economically it has to be worth their while, otherwise the resources will be put to a more "productive" use.