Why arent Animal Rights ever an issue in presidential politics?

[ColemanMaskell]

98. So for you it's about responsibility, not about helping the animals? Fair enough.

Some animal rights advocates want to alleviate the animals' suffering. That's the angle I was viewing it from. But it is certainly valid to view it as a matter of personal development for the humans involved.

I've found the concept of "blame" to be remarkably un-useful in most contexts. Who burned down the house? He did it, she did it. But the effect is the same regardless of who you blame -- there's no house left for us to sleep in.

Also, if one doesn't want to be bothered expending a lot of mental effort on changing another person's views, then it is easy to justify laziness as laisse faire.

If a little toddler has trouble learning to read or do math, don't try different approaches trying to teach him; he's on his own; the educational materials are there if he wants to use them; Do I understand the position correctly? If somebody wants to learn, they'll learn, and if they don't, then they're obstinately "refusing to listen"? That's cool. "Nothing anyone can do". Got it.