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In reply to the discussion: Meatless Mondays': LA urges residents to turn vegetarian one day a week [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)Speculate on the council members complying with the suggesion? Why bother, they aren't ordering anyone, so there would be no hypocrisy. This is a theme in large cities, nothing original or political involved. I'm not interested in the personal eating habits of the council members, why is that an issue?
I'm sure these guys didn't make this up and are not trying to force anyone to do anything. Some group suggested it, a group of citizens, who had every right to do so. They agreed.
And this is not a mandate, urban or rural, so the option should be for the person to eat what they want. Burger King offers a meatless burger. Why should the rural, if that's what you're saying, refuse to sell a meatless meal?
But L.A. is urban, as I'm sure you know. And it's also home to vegetarians, vegan and raw foodists cuisines, as I'm sure you also know. They have a culture of eating they celebrate, with each other.
I'm still not getting why this offends you. I'm not that excited about it, as I am one of those who can't afford the effects of heavy meat consumption anymore, nor the cost. But I know that being vegetarian or vegan is 'trendy,' and some practice it for religious reasons, just like Catholics eating fish on Fridays. I have never objected that being offered in restaurants.
Let and let live, I say.