Posted on 02/26/2009 2:16:10 PM PST by nickcarraway
There's room for all God's animal creations right next to the potatoes.
I have always thought that vegans are people who crave moral superiority but have a problem with at least one of the ten commandments or some other traditional regligious mores.
I can’t help it. I get a kick out of vegans. I’ve read their magazines and they seem to combine the worst elitism/superiority/martyr complex personality traits that you’ll find in hardcore feminists, gays, atheists, professional minorities and leftys in general.
Not that I consider it my business to judge people by what they eat, some do it strictly for perceived health reasons and some for religious (hindu, certain buddhists, jains, etc.) but for most, there really is an almost palpable eagerness to look down on the rest of humanity, even while whining about being persecuted. They are almost always extreme misanthropic PETA/greenies. For most, I’m betting it’s just a passing youthful enthusiasm. For the rest, I would advise getting to know one well before engaging in a relationship.
Absolutely! I know a couple from school. I would like to see their bodies in 15 years, after the shortage of nutrients sets in. A dentist will tell you how fast that diet wrecks your teeth, imagine what it is doing to your spine, blood supply and central nervous system. It is elitism, pure and simple. If everyone was a vegan, many animals would overpopulate and slowly starve and become more aggressive.
The buffet at the Bellagio is great; the Cirque de Soleil shows are a kick (but pricey); and I once saw Wayne Newton pass me on the the 215 Beltway.
Who wouldn't want to be a Vegan?
I would consider being vegan if I could still have beef, bacon and SPAM
Oh, they call me the meat man Ya oughta see me eat, m'am-- Jerry Lee Lewis
Don’t get me wrong, years ago I read John Robbins’ “Diet for a New America” and he made some persuasive conservative/libertarian-sounding arguments against our meat-eating culture, saying that Big Agribusiness’ feedlot economy was outrageously subsidized by the taxpayer and that otherwise hamburger would be a hundred bucks a pound and food and utility bills would be much smaller. I don’t know, but that would be interesting if true and I think most people would prefer the freedom to choose.
It’s named for Sophia Smith, the founder of the college. I think we have a few Freeper(ette)s who are Smith alumni.
Oh, and vegans are fools and also kind of creepy. I’ll stick to my bacon cheeseburgers, chili cheese fries, and large numbers of sit-ups to keep my stomach flat after eating all that.
I have been a vegetarian for around 20 years. I am in good shape, healthy and happy. I honestly do not like the taste of meat, milk, chicken, fish etc...if others want to eat it....then let them...it’s none of my business.... ;)
I have one who works for me.
Your assessment is spot on.
You mean not on purpose...
I worry about their kids. Something tells me you need a normal human diet for normal brain development.
What the Vegans don’t think about, is that when harvesting those vegetables and fruits, the number of insects (sentient beings) that are killed. Being a practising Buddhist (a meat eater also), it seems that in order to survive, whether you are a meat eater or not, involves killing sentient beings.
I agree.
I think if you wwere to ask most nutritionists and dietitians, they’d say the same thing. Children and teens need a more well-rounded diet.
In my weekly diet, I have scaled back on how much meat I eat. But there’s no way I could completely stopp eating meat.
And I could never become a vegan. I like things like milk and cheese too much. I’ve eaten tofu. In some amounts and depending on what you’re cooking it with, tofu isn’t the worst thing in the world.
But it’s a poor substitute for the nutrients a person would get from eating milk or cheese.
My favorite conversation with a vegan went something like this...
ME: So what made you decide to become a vegan?
HER: I came to the point where I realized my body is a like a temple and it’s up to me to not pollute it with all the toxins that are in animal products.
ME: That’s really interes...
HER: I’d love to tell you about this, but can we take our conversation outside? I’m absolutely dying for a smoke.
I have a little nutrition background (degree in exercise physiology) altho it’s a bit outdated. At any rate, I base what I think on at least some knowledge, and I think you’re right. We probably eat more meat, and more fatty meat than we have to, since it would have been difficult to get that much animal fat into our diet until recent times. Moderation and balance. And I have recently discovered edamame...wow, it’s tasty even if it seems like hippie food!
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