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General Ludd
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Minion of the Dominion
Aug 2001
time: 05:25
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I've always heard people complainging about "in-your-face vegetarians" who force their views on other people. But, in all my life, I have not met a single vegetarian who has tried to force their views on me. Since becoming a vegeterian. (about 4-6 months now, I think it's been) I have noticed that it's quite the opposite. Every time you mention you are a vegetarian, someone's going to come up with a smart-ass remark or give you odd looks.
A perfect example are the vegetarian recipe threads that have been posted here on apolyton, there's always more "duuur, eat a steak" posts then there are with actual ideas.
I used to wonder why there where those ridiculous meat-substitutes like veggieburgers, or tofurky. Since becoming a vegetarian, I've learned that it's so non-vegetarians can feel comfortable eating with you.
This, of course, does not apply to everyone - only the close minded and ignorant.
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General Ludd
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Minion of the Dominion
Aug 2001
time: 05:25
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quote:
Originally posted by Dissident
seriously though what are your reasons of being a vegetarian? |
Both ethical and poltical.
The conditions in factory farms are immensely inhumane, and aside from being torturous to the animals the conditions are also a breeding ground for diseases in meat. Factory farms are what has turn un-cooked meat into a biohazard.
Factory farms also cause an immense amount of pollution, the animal waste produced from cattle greatly excedes the amount produced by humans (and I do mean greatly - I have read estimates that are as much as 130 times the amount of humans for the USA) this all goes into the enviroment untreated, and has been known to kill off all the aquatic life in places which it is dumped.
The anti-biotics and growth hormones that are used so that the animals can live in such atracious conditions bring around "super germs" that are resistent to drugs. These drugs are also in animal waste and run-off, and contaminate the enviroment and possibly even our drinking water.
Meat farming is immensely inefficient. 40 percent of the total world's grain harvest goes to feeding cattle, but a single hamburger is equal to ten loaves of bread, and the grazing land needed for free-range animals can bring more yield with crops. Much of the grain used to feed the cattle are imported from places where people are too poor to afford food, and are starving to death. It is estimated that if everyone adopted a vegetarian diet, our current food production would be enough to sustain a population of 10 billion people.
Worker's conditions are almost as bad as the animal's. Workers in slaughter houses have some of the most dangerous jobs in the world, succumb to all sorts of injuries. Many of them (in the USA, atleast) are illegal immigrants that are loured to the job with foreign advertisements and can be easily exploited.
It's also quite healthy. (especially when weighted against the disease-filled meats)
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MRT144
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Seattle Washington
Oct 2002
time: 21:25
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i tried to be a vegetarian after a mass consumption of meat incident( i ate 5lbs of meat at in and out burger). it lasted about 6 months until i had a chicken burrito...
i still refrain from eating red meat though if given the option
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16-01-2003 08:13
tasted like they where made of cardboard - probably where )
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