Vox tells us why America shouldn’t follow Sweden’s lead

Apparently, Vox doesn’t like the idea that America could (or should) try to use concepts and ideas from other countries. Here’s his latest argument (if one may call it that):

This might be a good thing to remember the next time an American liberal explains that America should follow Sweden's lead:

The bodies of thousands of rabbits culled every year from the parks in Stockholm’s Kungsholmen neighbourhood are being used to fuel a heating plant in central Sweden. The decision to use Stockholm’s rabbit cadavers as bioenergy to warm Swedes living in Värmland doesn't sit well with Stockholm-based animal rights activists.

Socialized health care... I suppose you want to murder cute little bunny rabbits too. Why do you hate bunnies, why?

First of all, I seriously doubt that Vox has any moral qualms about bunnies being culled and burned^[1] for biofuel. But more relevantly, his argument isn’t just silly as it usually is; it also doesn’t make the slightest sense. Overrun with wild rabbits that are proving destructive to local plantlife, Stockholm’s idea of using their corpses (as they would be culled anyway) to help power homes is simply an ingenious and practical solution to a problem, as well as help for the local residents. As sad as it may be that rabbits need to be culled at all, it’s inevitable, so at least they put their corpses, otherwise left to rot uselessly, to good use. It’s all done as humanely as possible; the creatures do not go through any undue suffering. I find nothing to object about here, and I don’t see how anyone else (other than PETA, perhaps) could reasonably criticize their initiative, either.

Asserting that this is an example as to why Sweden should not be a role model for the U.S. is nonsense. In fact, it may just be another reason as to why America should take a page from Sweden’s book, considering it shows resourcefulness and practicality over wastefulness, something America is decidedly quite good at. And, to mention socialized healthcare as though that had the slightest relevance to the subject-in-question … that’s just stupid.

[1] We’re talking about a guy who affirms, quite casually, that he would have no problem with murdering thousands (or was it hundreds?) of babies at the mere whim of his deity, under the ridiculous excuse that “God decides what’s right and wrong”. God doesn’t have a say in anything: people decide what they consider to be right or wrong, not some unseen, unfelt and untestable supernatural force. … Okay, sorry, got sidetracked, there.