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by thebulgar 3174 days ago
I don't know why you're getting downvoted.

Pitbulls, golden retrievers, wolves--all technically the same species. The prejudice against certain breeds of "dog," or against "wolves," is no different from racism.

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The same species if you ignore thousands of years of human breeding. And racism, WTF?
I've never seen this argument before, so I would be interested if you could expand on your point
> The prejudice against certain breeds of "dog," or against "wolves," is no different from racism.

Jesus Christ.

Pretty much. Imagine what it would be like to be born a wolf or a pitbull. If nature is stronger than nurture, what does that say about our own species? How likely is it that it's impossible to shape a wolf? Dogs came from them. It has to start somewhere; it's not a step function.

It's difficult to explore the question, though.