usual suspect > wrote in message news

> you were in a very small minority if you were originally opposed to
> action in Iraq.

Wrong. The majority of the world was against the War in Iraq.
So, the majority of which select part of the population do
you want to talk about?

I guarantee: a MAJORITY of the population of the US, even the world,
would love Bill Gates to give them each a $1000. Forcing Bill Gates
to do so just because a majority wants it does not make it right.
(It may be right for OTHER reasons, of course. Just like the War in
Iraq may be right for other reasons.)

The essence of "majority rule" is considering the majority opinion
of THOSE AFFECTED MOST. For example, if you want to support the War
in Iraq using this concept, you have to say something like, the
victims of Saddam Hussein's torture and brutality form a majority over
Saddam Hussein himself
and his immediate family. Otherwise, you are forced to face the
reality
that a clear majority of Iraqis voted for Hussein -- 100% in fact.

In animal experimentation and factory farming, the billions of animals
tortured and murdered each year for no good reason form the REAL
majority.

I don't give a damn about the opinion of some arbitrary majority
who know nothing about an issue, never researched it, never did
anything
to acquire the knowledge, etc.
What matters is the opinion of the majority of those who fight, work,
suffer, and die for a cause --- which is the animal rights soldiers.