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		pjc50 on April 4, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fantastic Mr. Fox (2005) Poisoning and shooting protected birds is still illegal, but as the article subtly points out, there is almost zero chance of it being prosecuted. The foxhunting issue is still ongoing: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-468... Since the article was written in 2005 the obvious analogy was the Iraq war; today it would be Brexit.

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