Bullfighting "Zumindest würde ich als Stier lieber in der Arena sterben als im Schlachthof." ("If I would be a bull, I would rather die in the arena than in the slaughterhouse") (Ernst Jünger) Bullfighting is a traditional spectacle of Spain, Portugal, southern France and some Latin American countries. Bullfighting is a cultural art form, not a sport. Bullfighting has long historical and mythical roots. Bullfighting traces its roots to prehistoric bull worship and sacrifice. The killing of the sacred bull (tauroctony) is the essential central iconic act of Mithras, which was commemorated in the mithraeum wherever Roman soldiers were stationed. Anyone with leather shoes on their feet or a leather belt holding their pants up and is against bullfighting is a hypocrite. Anyone who eats beefsteak and is against bullfighting is a hypocrite ... The problem is, that the people from Spain don't belong to a "race". Muslims are seen as a "race". Would Muslims do bullfighting, it would be "racist" to be against bullfighting (see halal slaughter discussion) ... bullfighting would be accepted as part of their culture ...

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