Comments on: Bay Area Vegetarians

By: Amie

Amie — Sun, 11 May 2008 20:50:09 +0000

People love to take quotes out of context to make their arguments. You have a very strong sense of food ethics and know more about where you food comes from that probably most of the western world. Don’t let a few mlitant vegans get you down.

By: ash ponders

ash ponders — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:26:45 +0000

I’m going to have to take my fundamentalist agonistic approach here again. I don’t know the right answers, but I can proved you don’t either.

By: Papa Joe

Papa Joe — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:38:20 +0000

i am eating spinach tonight…with my steak, of course!!!

By: Jeffrey J Hoover

Jeffrey J Hoover — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:37:38 +0000

LOL. Yeah, the interweb is full of all things, so that would include “important”, “significant”, “silly” and “petty” among other tags.

By: Houman

Houman — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:32:50 +0000

Wow – and here I was, thinking that there are actually important and very significant things happening all around the world.

By: John C. Randolph

John C. Randolph — Wed, 07 May 2008 02:08:08 +0000

Ann,

I wouldn’t say that Bill got himself into trouble with the veggies. More like, they picked a fight with him, and I’m sure they’ve been bitterly disappointed that he failed to fit their prejudices.

-jcr

By: annbb

annbb — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:34:42 +0000

To borrow a few lyrics from Jack Johnson:

By now we should know
How to communicate instead of coming to blows

I must agree with JJHoover – fundamentalists, no matter WHAT they’ve decided to be fundamental about aren’t people I want to spend time with. (And no, I’m not saying EVERY vegan is a fundamentalist).

Um, brother dear, isn’t this the second time you’ve gotten yourself trouble with the vegans?? (And then have them misconstrue what you actually said?) Watch out for yourself, little bro. I’d hate to see their violence affect you in any way.

BTW – your dandelion picture is wonderful – Imagine flying 30 feet off the ground and getting “caught” in a hole in a rock that has enough dirt in to be able to grow! Lovely! (photo of C & R was also great).

xoabb

By: Jeffrey J Hoover

Jeffrey J Hoover — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:52:57 +0000

I totally agree with your stance on this, and I can see how even bringing it up could bring you grief.

The problem is that I am loath to engage with fundamentalist in general. Someone could be a fundamentalist with regard to computer games (“WoW sucks, Everquest is the one true MMORPG!”), computer systems (“Long live Amiga!”), etc. Just try googling “emacs vs. vi” and read the flame wars that go back decades. Some people like NPR, some like FOX News. I don’t try to change them, unless I can. I certainly don’t try once I see that I can’t.

Amazingly, some people can not imagine people with differing opinions being friendly towards each other and agreeing to disagree. That saddens me. One of my best friends is vegan and she and I get a long fine, we just use different parts of the grill.

Rodney King’s question remains unanswered, but maybe we’re getting closer with dialogs.

By: Papa Joe

Papa Joe — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:40:11 +0000

… and so it goes…

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:33:56 +0000

Beware these vegans, not only are they fundamentalist, but they have a high tendency to be violent. Not directly violent, but as liberals they will use the state to coerce people to live they way they want- by banning smoking, or banning trans fats, or, if they get their way, banning meat.

Its wise not to associate with the unhinged, but even wiser when they have an expressed desire to use violence.