Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:17 PM

'Meatless Mondays': LA urges residents to turn vegetarian one day a week

Los Angeles is hoping to persuade people to become vegetarian – at least one day per week. Under a resolution unanimously approved by the city council this week, all future Mondays in the City of Angels have been declared "Meatless Mondays."

It's part of an international campaign to cut down on meat consumption for health and environmental reasons.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/10/15068169-meatless-mondays-la-urges-residents-to-turn-vegetarian-one-day-a-week?lite

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'Meatless Mondays': LA urges residents to turn vegetarian one day a week (Original post)	phantom power	Nov 2012	OP
I think this is great. But now the whiners will pile on with how awful this action is.	kestrel91316	Nov 2012	#1
No doubt the wingnutz will associate it with fascism...	phantom power	Nov 2012	#3
I think this is dumb. But now the whiners will pile on with how great the action is	ProgressiveProfessor	Nov 2012	#7
Great idea	NoOneMan	Nov 2012	#2
I likes me some bacon cheeseburgers (a little too much),	limpyhobbler	Nov 2012	#4
Orthodox Christians	Mme. Defarge	Nov 2012	#5
How about for economic reasons? Do they not get it?	canoeist52	Nov 2012	#6

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Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:24 PM

kestrel91316 (45,386 posts)

1. I think this is great. But now the whiners will pile on with how awful this action is.

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Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:35 PM

phantom power (22,530 posts)

3. No doubt the wingnutz will associate it with fascism...

and communism, and the United Nations, and jack booted thugs, and attempts to corrupt their bodily fluids. Because that's how they react to everything.

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Sat Nov 10, 2012, 03:28 PM

ProgressiveProfessor (22,144 posts)

7. I think this is dumb. But now the whiners will pile on with how great the action is

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Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:27 PM

NoOneMan (1,656 posts)

2. Great idea

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I only eat what I kill anymore. I wish more people would try this, as it immediately works better than buying a shiny Prius

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Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:41 PM

limpyhobbler (6,643 posts)

4. I likes me some bacon cheeseburgers (a little too much),

but it is about time people started looking at this issue.

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Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:41 PM

Mme. Defarge (2,881 posts)

5. Orthodox Christians

refrain from eating meat, fish (except for shell fish), dairy - including eggs, and alcohol most Wednesdays and Fridays, as well as during Great Lent and multiple other fasting periods.

Since I am not a "cradle orthodox," I have learned to eat and enjoy many foods that otherwise I would not have tried. I have discovered that temporarily refraining from certain food pleasures helps to reverse the effect of diminishing returns. It also helps keep my weight down. Unspiritual benefits, perhaps, but still ...

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Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:45 PM

canoeist52 (1,546 posts)

6. How about for economic reasons? Do they not get it?

Who can afford to eat meat 7 days a week anyway? We've been doing this for years, now.

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