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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You know who should decide this?

The people in the countries where the safaris are.

Fortunately, that is the way it works.[/quote]

I don't even understand what you are saying. The people in the countries with the safaris should decide whether safaris are ethical or not? That does not make sense -- everyone has to decide for themselves whether an activity meets their own ethical standards. If the people of Botswana are like "we are all very happy with the safari ethics in our country" but OP's DH is not then the safaris are not ethical according to his standards and it doesn't matter what people in Botswana think.

Also you are assuming there is consensus in these countries regarding safari tourism and there very much is not. Every country that offers safaris has people who oppose them and people who support them. And people make both ethical and unethical arguments both in favor and against safaris. Safaris bring in money and create employment and can increase understanding and awareness of both environmental and cultural and political issues in these countries. But sometimes the safari companies are mostly taking profits out of the country and underpay or mistreat the people employed in Africa. Some safari companies are terrible and engage in awful environmental practices. Some safari visitors are respectful of their host countries and behave well. Some very much do not. Some of the countries that host safaris have racism and oppression of certain ethnicities and the benefits of safari tourism are kept from those communities and hoarded.

It's not so simple as "Well if this is something someone in Kenya or South Africa or Botswana is willing to offer then it must be ethical and broadly viewed that way in these countries." It varies by country and can vary by company and region and practice.[/quote]

The fact that you don’t understand does not make the logic any less valid.[/quote]

Actually it does-- if you can't clearly communicate the logic then your point is not valid. At least not outside of your own head.[/quote]

You made a claim you didn’t understand a very simple point and then typed a lot of words contradicting that claim.

…if in fact you want to discuss who can’t clearly communicate.[/quote]

"A lot of words" in this case refers to a cogent argument.

It's not PP's fault you can't read.[/quote]

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