Re: The word "vegan"
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 11:42 am
Alot of people that attack to vegans like to preface it with how many vegans they know or how they were once vegan. The infamous Lierre Keith who makes most or part of her living doing this, while claiming to be vegan in the past also admits to constantly binging on animal derived foods. So obviously she was not telling the truth as the most she could have been was vegetarian.
It is very simple, when people on the net write unbelievable or implausible things, I don't believe them. I live in the USA, experience it and have read up on the subject of how Americans are terribly socially isolated, and the vegan population is very tiny, likely 1-2% or less.
I think what is clear is that most the vegan bashers here are making alot of assumptions about vegans while living in a society where the majority of the adult population are overweight and incubating disease and encouraging everyone around them on the same path. So it is not just a disservice to animals but also extremely selfish against other humans. For example, this story made reddit and received over 2000 comments:
Body-Slamming Piglets to Death is Humane, Big Food Lobby Claims - Harrowing video of Canadian pig farm shows workers body-slamming piglets into the floor, swinging them into metal posts & kicking them when they can’t stand up. Pork industry says much on video is widely accepted practice.
Do you think those workers have anything resembling a good life, good health and peace of mind? Instead lets worry about not offending disembodied meat-eaters, who just want to selfishly pay for dirty work they cannot do themselves, and bash vegans.
It is very simple, when people on the net write unbelievable or implausible things, I don't believe them. I live in the USA, experience it and have read up on the subject of how Americans are terribly socially isolated, and the vegan population is very tiny, likely 1-2% or less.
I think what is clear is that most the vegan bashers here are making alot of assumptions about vegans while living in a society where the majority of the adult population are overweight and incubating disease and encouraging everyone around them on the same path. So it is not just a disservice to animals but also extremely selfish against other humans. For example, this story made reddit and received over 2000 comments:
Body-Slamming Piglets to Death is Humane, Big Food Lobby Claims - Harrowing video of Canadian pig farm shows workers body-slamming piglets into the floor, swinging them into metal posts & kicking them when they can’t stand up. Pork industry says much on video is widely accepted practice.
Do you think those workers have anything resembling a good life, good health and peace of mind? Instead lets worry about not offending disembodied meat-eaters, who just want to selfishly pay for dirty work they cannot do themselves, and bash vegans.