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Re: Debates
by dragonfly on January 04,2002 | 12:14:22
1) Veganism doesn't provide all of the nutrients needed to support life. You need at least some meat in order to stay well.
When i started my veg*nism i knew better. i knew that one just needs an adequate amount of protein everyday, and i knew that i could get it from other sources besides meat. However i'd be willing to bet that this is a very common misconception.
3) There's no overwhelming proof that a vegan diet is any healthier than a meat-based one. It's a fad diet unsupported by science.
i suspected that it might at least be true. i was impressed by the "eating lower on the food chain" and "eat organic" type arguments.
4) Athletes, especially bodybuilders, can’t get enough protein on a vegan diet.
Feh. Madison Avenue politics entering the life-style arena. i feel sorry for anybody who cannot see through this all too typical mainstream American NIMBYist stereotype.
5) Vegans are sickly looking, thin, anemic, and pale skinned.
i wasn't sure about that one, as Paul and Linda McCartney were the only vegetarians that i was even remotely familiar with. And they were rock stars! i know now that this is completely false. i've heard this one from different sources for many years now, this also is a common, albeit incorrect stereotype.
6) Food animals aren't being mistreated. Modern farming methods take better care of the animals than ever before.
Even i fell for this one, before i became aware of the issues involved with AR and veg*nism. Of course i considered killing an animal for food extremely brutal, but i thought the miracles of the american free market place had cleaned up on at least the care of their animals. Boy was i wrong. i wasn't exposed to the horrors of factory farming until i started surfing the Internet and hit Peta and other AR sites a few times. In fact, that is what took me off of meat for good.
7) Eating meat is no more wasteful than eating vegetables, since the earth is a closed eco-system.
i have picked up tidbits here and there, and sure enough even the dairy industry is also wreaking havoc and systematically destroying the environment and in the process lowering the standard of environemental health for every person on this planet. i should have known better. To say the meat is murder is a distinct understatement IMHO.
8) Plants can feel pain, too. Vegans are hypocrites.
Can we say silly beyond belief? Although i believe in the sanctity of all life forms on this planet, this is patently absurd. Yet you do see it alot in omnivore shoutdowns in veg*n message board debates.
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