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| 22. Maybe you're not actually a vegetarian, but a vegaholic or something. |
| -Are most vegetarians liberals/progressives? |
BuyingThyme |
Oct-04-09 04:39 PM |
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the only vegetarian i knew growing up |
mrs_p |
Oct-04-09 04:41 PM |
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Wasn't Hitler one? |
iceman66 |
Oct-04-09 04:42 PM |
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Hitler was a vegetarian and a strict non-smoker and non-drinker. |
old mark |
Oct-04-09 04:47 PM |
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Hitler was not a vegetarian. nt |
Critters2 |
Oct-04-09 06:02 PM |
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Adolph Hitler's Vegetarianism |
niceypoo |
Oct-04-09 07:14 PM |
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No. He had intestinal problems that limited his diet. |
SemiCharmedQuark |
Oct-04-09 04:47 PM |
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No, he wasn't |
Marlana |
Oct-04-09 04:47 PM |
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Mmmmm, liver dumplings..... |
Canuckistanian |
Oct-04-09 06:05 PM |
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No, your source was discredited long ago. |
provis99 |
Oct-05-09 02:43 AM |
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What about being a steako-lacto-vegetarian? |
eridani |
Oct-06-09 02:16 AM |
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I was just going to say, Hitler was. But so was Gandhi |
Taverner |
Oct-04-09 04:49 PM |
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Hitler was NOT a vegetarian. Goebbels presented this image of Hitler |
Critters2 |
Oct-04-09 06:01 PM |
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Don't worry critters2 - just because Hitler was a vegetarian doesn't mean you're a nazi. |
Matariki |
Oct-04-09 07:48 PM |
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Funny how people can |
BoneDaddy |
Oct-05-09 12:50 PM |
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Hitler was a vegetarian because he got sick when he ate meat |
PVnRT |
Oct-05-09 12:43 PM |
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I can see conservatives being vegetarians for their health... |
polichick |
Oct-04-09 04:48 PM |
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I disagree there. I know many republicans. I do live |
Shell Beau |
Oct-04-09 08:09 PM |
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I know a veggie couple that are very republican. There are many reasons for both |
uppityperson |
Oct-04-09 04:48 PM |
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People who try to get me to eat something I don't want to eat are authoritarian... |
BlooInBloo |
Oct-04-09 04:49 PM |
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People who try to get me to not kill puppies are authoritarian. |
armyowalgreens |
Oct-04-09 04:51 PM |
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People who think that killing puppies is like what I eat are stupid... |
BlooInBloo |
Oct-04-09 04:54 PM |
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Yes they are stupid poopy heads. |
armyowalgreens |
Oct-04-09 04:59 PM |
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Check back when you've had "material inference" (and associated concepts) day in school. |
BlooInBloo |
Oct-04-09 05:05 PM |
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I just love poking people who consider animal rights activists authoritarian. |
armyowalgreens |
Oct-04-09 05:08 PM |
#21 |
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See, e.g., Sellars, EPM, Dummett, FPL, and/or Brandom, MIE... |
BlooInBloo |
Oct-04-09 05:25 PM |
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Mosquito 10; Warthog 0 |
omega minimo |
Oct-05-09 01:16 PM |
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Do you hear the silent scream of the carrots in your salad, sinner? |
Warren DeMontague |
Oct-04-09 07:11 PM |
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Are you comparing chickens and cows to carrots? |
armyowalgreens |
Oct-04-09 10:40 PM |
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Like I said downthread; most reasonable people grok that there is a spectrum of sentience |
Warren DeMontague |
Oct-05-09 02:44 AM |
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Straw man. I've been a vegetarian half of my life (I'm almost 40) |
unpossibles |
Oct-04-09 04:56 PM |
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I agree that not all vegetarians want to change my eating habits. |
BlooInBloo |
Oct-04-09 05:04 PM |
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Vegan for twenty years and I'd never try to change anyone's diet. |
Codeine |
Oct-04-09 05:22 PM |
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This. |
GirlAfire |
Oct-04-09 06:11 PM |
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".....the Hezbollah wing of vegetarianism/veganism......." |
kestrel91316 |
Oct-05-09 12:43 PM |
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Kinda swiped it from Anthony Bourdain, |
Codeine |
Oct-05-09 05:13 PM |
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I have also observed meat eaters being more pushy about diet than vegetarians. |
ZombieHorde |
Oct-05-09 11:51 AM |
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I've never tried to make a meat-eater go veg, |
Codeine |
Oct-05-09 05:14 PM |
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Totally |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-05-09 01:10 PM |
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I gave up meat in the early 90's |
PatSeg |
Oct-05-09 01:14 PM |
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Vegetarianism has nothing to do with limiting others' choices. |
Ignis |
Oct-05-09 12:52 PM |
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back in the day, a lot of 'health food' stores were run by right wingers |
Gabi Hayes |
Oct-04-09 04:50 PM |
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Most Vegetarians are Malnourished |
Gulftrout |
Oct-04-09 04:58 PM |
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Not me or my wife. Nice try. nt. |
JanMichael |
Oct-04-09 05:03 PM |
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Oh, really? |
flvegan |
Oct-04-09 05:14 PM |
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Oh please... |
a la izquierda |
Oct-04-09 05:17 PM |
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Athletes and physically active people |
Gulftrout |
Oct-04-09 05:46 PM |
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How about popcorn? |
BuyingThyme |
Oct-04-09 05:48 PM |
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Got some right here |
wicket |
Oct-05-09 12:36 PM |
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You're laughable at best, ignorant at worst. |
flvegan |
Oct-04-09 05:50 PM |
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You eat fish and chicken? That isn't semi-vegetarian. |
Critters2 |
Oct-04-09 06:07 PM |
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You're spouting nutritutional absurdities |
Codeine |
Oct-04-09 06:09 PM |
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"It's like 1965 logged on and started posting." |
unpossibles |
Oct-06-09 01:07 AM |
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"I invented semi-vegetarianism" |
endarkenment |
Oct-05-09 11:36 AM |
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I invented it too. |
Warren DeMontague |
Oct-05-09 08:24 PM |
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Why do you hate science? |
Ignis |
Oct-05-09 12:57 PM |
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a fish/chicken/eggs semi-vegetarian? |
Beaverhausen |
Oct-04-09 05:18 PM |
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I never said I was a vegetarian |
Gulftrout |
Oct-04-09 05:59 PM |
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Me, too! And I do it without killing animals! nt |
Critters2 |
Oct-04-09 06:08 PM |
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But it's OK |
Gulftrout |
Oct-04-09 06:38 PM |
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LOL! It's the ol' "plants have feelings, too" argument! |
Critters2 |
Oct-04-09 07:35 PM |
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Tell yourself that the next time your cucumber screams in pain! |
provis99 |
Oct-05-09 02:45 AM |
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Nuts are full of protein. |
Shell Beau |
Oct-04-09 08:11 PM |
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Well, enjoy your "protein" |
JSK |
Oct-04-09 09:55 PM |
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Stupid post. |
Codeine |
Oct-04-09 05:26 PM |
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Protein is in everything you you eat... |
Gulftrout |
Oct-04-09 05:54 PM |
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wait wait wait...you invented eating a balanced diet? |
Tunkamerica |
Oct-04-09 05:59 PM |
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Baloney. |
Codeine |
Oct-04-09 06:00 PM |
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Your endurance probably flags |
Gulftrout |
Oct-04-09 06:26 PM |
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Anemic? |
Codeine |
Oct-04-09 06:28 PM |
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Yep. That describes my daughter |
Ms. Toad |
Oct-04-09 05:36 PM |
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It's great when you're young and in your 20s and 30s. Some people are suited to veg/veganism. |
AllieB |
Oct-04-09 05:55 PM |
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That is a much fairer assessment than the others you have made - |
Ms. Toad |
Oct-04-09 06:19 PM |
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Maybe you're confusing me with someone else? |
AllieB |
Oct-04-09 06:26 PM |
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Sorry - you are right. I was confusing you with Gulftrout |
Ms. Toad |
Oct-04-09 06:51 PM |
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She wouldn't have to track |
Gulftrout |
Oct-04-09 06:19 PM |
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Not really a political statement, though -- is it? |
Codeine |
Oct-04-09 06:22 PM |
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First - if you have not tracked everything you eat |
Ms. Toad |
Oct-04-09 06:38 PM |
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I'm vegan and I lift weights. |
lurky |
Oct-04-09 06:03 PM |
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*points, laughs* |
GOPisEvil |
Oct-04-09 06:05 PM |
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There are many healthy vegetarians. |
AllieB |
Oct-04-09 06:09 PM |
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If you hafta take supplements |
Gulftrout |
Oct-04-09 06:48 PM |
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Many omnivores have to take supplements because by the time the food gets to our table |
AllieB |
Oct-04-09 07:10 PM |
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And what doctor told you that? |
Ms. Toad |
Oct-04-09 07:18 PM |
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I take one multi-vitamin a day. Just like I did when I ate meat. nt |
Critters2 |
Oct-05-09 01:12 PM |
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false. Sure, some are skinny, but you cannot say they are malnourished without looking at their |
unpossibles |
Oct-04-09 06:47 PM |
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Besides Carl Lewis |
Gulftrout |
Oct-04-09 06:54 PM |
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Google is your friend: |
lurky |
Oct-04-09 07:04 PM |
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...but facts are not. nt |
unpossibles |
Oct-04-09 07:10 PM |
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PWNED! |
Codeine |
Oct-04-09 07:28 PM |
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Awesome knockout! It always shocks me when people are some ignorant of reality.ity. |
JanMichael |
Oct-04-09 08:12 PM |
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Ouch. That's gotta sting a little, no? |
Ignis |
Oct-05-09 12:59 PM |
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"I'm a fish/chicken/eggs/milk/cheese semi veggitarian." |
Pool Hall Ace |
Oct-04-09 07:22 PM |
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Them's fightin' words |
JSK |
Oct-04-09 09:50 PM |
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BS. My uncle is a vegetarian and backpacks up the sides of mountains on a regular basis. |
armyowalgreens |
Oct-04-09 10:45 PM |
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What % exactly? Over 50%, of course, but please be specific. |
Ignis |
Oct-05-09 12:54 PM |
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Good job with the stereotypes |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Oct-05-09 01:13 PM |
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I'm mostly vegan and I'm overweight... |
justiceischeap |
Oct-05-09 02:30 PM |
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veganbodybuilders.com |
stillwaiting |
Oct-05-09 05:09 PM |
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Sorry, site is veganbodybuilding.com |
stillwaiting |
Oct-05-09 05:10 PM |
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It depends |
Raine |
Oct-04-09 05:02 PM |
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Hey, I am just not real fond of meat.. has nothing to do with politics |
Peacetrain |
Oct-04-09 05:03 PM |
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Maybe you're not actually a vegetarian, but a vegaholic or something. |
BuyingThyme |
Oct-04-09 05:09 PM |
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ROFL... okay I will buy that |
Peacetrain |
Oct-04-09 05:20 PM |
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There will come a time-(not in my lifetime, but eventually) when everyone will |
jhrobbins |
Oct-04-09 05:45 PM |
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If I never had a piece of meat again.. I would not miss it for one second |
Peacetrain |
Oct-04-09 05:51 PM |
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You are a Semi-Vegetarian |
Gulftrout |
Oct-04-09 07:59 PM |
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No, it just sounds like he doesn't eat red meat, and eats |
Shell Beau |
Oct-04-09 08:15 PM |
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But I thought you invented Semi-vegetarianism... |
Tunkamerica |
Oct-04-09 08:35 PM |
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I thought he was just protecting his brand. |
Ignis |
Oct-05-09 07:24 PM |
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Actually, there are significant chunks of land which are best used for grazing |
Ms. Toad |
Oct-04-09 07:31 PM |
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No, many of them are degenerates and misanthropes |
BOG PERSON |
Oct-04-09 05:15 PM |
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I'm a vegetarian that started for health reasons (cholesterol) then learned more about... |
JanMichael |
Oct-04-09 05:15 PM |
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Some vegetarians are so because of health/medical reasons. |
flvegan |
Oct-04-09 05:16 PM |
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There was a super-far-right dude |
Codeine |
Oct-04-09 05:25 PM |
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Oh, I'm sure. |
flvegan |
Oct-04-09 05:30 PM |
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Would one of you guys mind starting a "Was Hitler a vegetarian?" thread? |
BuyingThyme |
Oct-04-09 06:03 PM |
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See above. Is anything more predictable? nt |
Critters2 |
Oct-04-09 06:09 PM |
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I thought it deserved its own thread... |
BuyingThyme |
Oct-05-09 01:35 PM |
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How about "did Hitler's vaccinations make him more whacky?" |
uppityperson |
Oct-04-09 06:21 PM |
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"Big Pharma and the Third Reich: Veganism's Secret Agenda." |
Codeine |
Oct-04-09 06:24 PM |
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Shopping carts didn't come about until Third Reich time either. |
uppityperson |
Oct-04-09 06:34 PM |
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I know a lot of vegetarians and they're all liberal/progressive. |
AllieB |
Oct-04-09 06:07 PM |
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Lots of conservatives like to preach at people over "immorality". I've seen that impulse in SOME |
Warren DeMontague |
Oct-04-09 07:09 PM |
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Folks seems scared of the 'consenting adults' stuff |
The Straight Story |
Oct-04-09 07:27 PM |
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I also question the efficacy of preaching at people over stuff. |
Warren DeMontague |
Oct-04-09 07:38 PM |
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Eating meat plainly hurts animals. |
Unvanguard |
Oct-04-09 07:55 PM |
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And eating vegetables hurts plants. |
Warren DeMontague |
Oct-04-09 07:59 PM |
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I think you're using a different definition of "hurts." |
Unvanguard |
Oct-04-09 08:20 PM |
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"few others come to mind"- I suggest you study the Zen Parable of the Goose in the bottle. |
Warren DeMontague |
Oct-05-09 02:30 AM |
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Only in fantasyland does moral development happen outside of public discourse. |
Unvanguard |
Oct-05-09 02:25 PM |
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Sure thing. Knock yourself out. |
Warren DeMontague |
Oct-05-09 04:38 PM |
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Moralizing is just as traditional on the Left as it is on the Right. |
Unvanguard |
Oct-04-09 07:52 PM |
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So, you think opposition to abortion and birth control is a legitimate concern of the "left"? |
Warren DeMontague |
Oct-04-09 07:56 PM |
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As an aside to what you are talking about |
The Straight Story |
Oct-04-09 08:05 PM |
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I think most reasonable people recognize there is a sliding scale on things like sentience. |
Warren DeMontague |
Oct-04-09 08:07 PM |
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I get that, the question I think that keeps coming up is |
The Straight Story |
Oct-04-09 08:11 PM |
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That's an interesting question. |
Unvanguard |
Oct-04-09 08:15 PM |
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Thanks for using "some." |
Ignis |
Oct-05-09 01:01 PM |
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I did a couple years eating no meat at all. As it is, I eat very little, only free range poultry & |
Warren DeMontague |
Oct-05-09 01:13 PM |
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I'm a vegan, but I have the same philosophy. |
Ignis |
Oct-05-09 01:16 PM |
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Probably, at least those of us who are on ethical and/or environmental grounds. |
Unvanguard |
Oct-04-09 07:41 PM |
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Well, I've been told that they're more 'enlightened' |
Matariki |
Oct-04-09 07:50 PM |
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Seventh Day Adventists are vegetarians and also quite conservative |
wickerwoman |
Oct-04-09 08:00 PM |
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I know some vegetarian repubs and one vegan repub. |
Shell Beau |
Oct-04-09 08:06 PM |
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I don't think it's necessarily a political thing. |
Gwendolyn |
Oct-04-09 09:14 PM |
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I knew 4 rabidly RW vegetarians |
havocmom |
Oct-04-09 09:55 PM |
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Our distant ancestors rarely ate meat |
JonQ |
Oct-04-09 10:51 PM |
#113 |
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So they ate rare meat? Well Done! |
endarkenment |
Oct-05-09 01:23 PM |
#143 |
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Another major step forward |
JonQ |
Oct-05-09 05:49 PM |
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LOLz! |
Terry in Austin |
Oct-05-09 05:52 PM |
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just the whiny preachy ones, it seems like sometimes... |
dysfunctional press |
Oct-04-09 10:52 PM |
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The Whole Foods CEO - vegie? |
endarkenment |
Oct-05-09 11:35 AM |
#119 |
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Heh reminds of a girl i go to school with... |
Artie Bucco |
Oct-05-09 12:01 PM |
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Then she's not paying attention in yoga class. |
Critters2 |
Oct-05-09 12:31 PM |
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Most I know are. |
Mollis |
Oct-05-09 12:34 PM |
#124 |
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I'm liberal and I *LOVE* meat... |
scheming daemons |
Oct-05-09 12:42 PM |
#126 |
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all vegies are liberal does not imply all liberals are vegies. |
endarkenment |
Oct-05-09 01:23 PM |
#142 |
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Oh, you and your damn logic! nt |
Critters2 |
Oct-05-09 06:27 PM |
#155 |
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Nice post,...um,,,errr, Tomato!!! yeah, tomato!!! nt |
Javaman |
Oct-05-09 03:41 PM |
#147 |
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