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Originally Posted by danielf
Errm, no. Fox hunting was not banned because some people didn't like what many 'ordinary' people got u to.It was banned because many people believed it constituted unnecessary cruelty to animals.
The way democracy works is that if enough people object to something then it will be legislated against. The fox hunting ban came about through democratic means. There is no point of democratic principle to repeal it any more than there is a reason repeal the abolition of slavery.
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I think most people were completely indifferent to it actually, much as they are now.
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Originally Posted by martyh
Isn't the fact that so many wanted it banned and had been trying for so long a pressing reason
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Another more up to date example would be the smoking ban .For years a large campaign against smoking in public places was fought ,people against the ban cited removal of freedom ,pubs and clubs closing ,eventually the ban was introduced and barely a whimper was heard .The 'for' foxhunting side cited removal of freedom ,they said hunts would close (they are bigger and more numerous than ever ,no dogs or horses where slaughtered and people join hunts because there is no fox killed
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More foxes are killed now than ever before, difference is though it's done by rifle or giant bird.