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Jolyon Maugham is a lefty hypocrite!

Jolyon Maugham opposes fox hunting. Jolyon Maugham tweeted about clubbing a fox to death. Hypocrisy much?
https://mobile.twitter.com/hashtag/JolyonTheFoxKiller?src=hashtag_click

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Reply 1

Toki the Dumdum

I don't know about his fox hunting stance so can't really comment on that. However, he does certainly come across as a entitled, stupid narcissist.

Kills a fox and proceeds to brag about it on twitter. Has chickens but seems to have zero awareness of how to tackle situations that might occur due to keeping them. Informs twitter that it would be unfortunate for anything to be made of this incident as he's looking to act against factory farming in 2020.

If the rspca can make something of this I hope they do. The guy's a moron.

Reply 2

BlueSoybean

yeah, I was surprised when they said he's left wing.😂😂😂

Reply 3

username4969948

It is one of those complete non-stories that those looking for their daily dose of outrage go for on slow news days.

Reply 4

QE2

Original post by LiberOfLondon

Jolyon Maugham opposes fox hunting. Jolyon Maugham tweeted about clubbing a fox to death. Hypocrisy much?
https://mobile.twitter.com/hashtag/JolyonTheFoxKiller?src=hashtag_click

Jolyon Maugham is a centrist.
Killing a fox trapped on your property is not illegal (in fact, government guidelines recommends it). Fox hunting with dogs is.
Don't see any "lefty hypocrisy" there, just your misunderstanding of the facts.

Reply 5

ChaoticButterfly

He's a liberal remainer.

Reply 6

ChaoticButterfly

Original post by QE2

If you are anti fox hunt on animal welfare grounds, clubbing to death a fox which is not an immediate danger to your chickens is hardly in line with your politics is it?

Reply 7

anarchism101

Original post by QE2

Jolyon Maugham is a centrist.

Centre-rightish, even:
"Maugham sits on the advisory council of liberal conservative think tank Bright Blue, which advises Conservative Party policy."

Reply 8

QE2

Original post by ChaoticButterfly

If you are anti fox hunt on animal welfare grounds, clubbing to death a fox which is not an immediate danger to your chickens is hardly in line with your politics is it?

In my experience, most people are anti-hunt because they don't think animals should be hunted and killed for entertainment, not because they are against killing foxes entirely.

Reply 9

looloo2134

Original post by ChaoticButterfly

If you are anti fox hunt on animal welfare grounds, clubbing to death a fox which is not an immediate danger to your chickens is hardly in line with your politics is it?

If you keep chickens and a fox got in and killed all your chickens you would be forced to kill a fox next time.

Reply 10

the beer

Original post by looloo2134

If you keep chickens and a fox got in and killed all your chickens you would be forced to kill a fox next time.

Why not just do better at preventing them getting in? They're not criminal masterminds.

Reply 11

username4406682

Original post by QE2

Killing a fox trapped on your property is not illegal (in fact, government guidelines recommends it). Fox hunting with dogs is.
Don't see any "lefty hypocrisy" there, just your misunderstanding of the facts.

Opposing fox hunting on ”AnImAl WeLfArE” grounds and then being more cruel to foxes then any pack of hounds just proves your opposition to hunting is based on class warfare more than anything.

Original post by anarchism101

Centre-rightish, even:
"Maugham sits on the advisory council of liberal conservative think tank Bright Blue, which advises Conservative Party policy."

And he can get the **** out of our Party.

Reply 12

ChaoticButterfly

Original post by looloo2134

If you keep chickens and a fox got in and killed all your chickens you would be forced to kill a fox next time.

But the fox was stuck in the fencing.

Reply 13

ChaoticButterfly

Original post by LiberOfLondon

Opposing fox hunting on ”AnImAl WeLfArE” grounds and then being more cruel to foxes then any pack of hounds just proves your opposition to hunting is based on class warfare more than anything.

Killing a fox to protect your chickens is totally different from killing a fox as part of a blood sport.

Reply 14

ChaoticButterfly

Original post by QE2

In my experience, most people are anti-hunt because they don't think animals should be hunted and killed for entertainment, not because they are against killing foxes entirely.

I agree. It just seems inconsistant. Like my first reaction would not be to beat a trapped animal to death with a baseball bat... I'm not sure I could actually do it unless provoked in self defense. I don;t know why a lawyer wouldn't think to maybe call the RSPCA to deal with it in some way. Lawyers are about civil society, he's not some Tory farmer in a shotgun that spikes decapitated grows heads on his barbed wire fence (or maybe he is, land owning seems to turn humans into pychopaths).

Reply 15

username1539513

The only time killing a fox should be acceptable is if you’re a farmer and your livelihood depends on chickens. Chasing down a fox with twenty people and twenty dogs to rip it apart alive is barbaric and vile

Reply 16

ColinDent

I don't agree, in this situation I would smash the ****ers head in without a moment's hesitation.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10251349

Btw, I'm not trying to defend the twat this post is about, just trying to point out that some things usurp principles.

(edited 4 years ago)

Reply 17

username1539513

Original post by ColinDent

I don't agree, in this situation I would smash the ****ers head in without a moment's hesitation.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10251349

In a case like this, absolutely, but realistically how common is this?

Reply 18

ColinDent

Sorry, I edited the post after you replied and was trying to point out that certain principles can be worthless when faced with a real life situation.
It wasn't a dig at you.

Reply 19

username1539513

Original post by ColinDent

Sorry, I edited the post after you replied and was trying to point out that certain principles can be worthless when faced with a real life situation.
It wasn't a dig at you.

It should be apparent to most people that there’s a difference between defending your family and mindless savagery.