bugman wrote:
> *
>
> There are different types of Vegans. Those that eat that way because
> they believe that it is the healthiest food choice.
> Those that eat that way for religious reasons.
> And the militant vegans, who couldn't kill anything that has a
> fighting chance. Only poor defenseless plants are good enough to
> kill.
>
> So in my case, I chose to eat Vegan, because I mistakingly believed
> that it was the healthiest choice. If I could cry over the
> mistreatment of chickens, I might still be a Vegan. Reality is The
> only food I cry over is burnt. Especially steak. I hate it when you
> overcook steak. It just tastes so much better when it is almost
> bleeding on the plate. *
uhhhh, where to start?
i think your three types pretty much exclude every vegan there is.
hardly anyone would become vegan if they thought it was healthy. when
people try to be healthy they drink diet coke. there are many cases
where doctors have prescribed such a diet but it would be extremely rare
for someone to on their own decide to give up everything that they know
of that tastes good. for religious reasons, you could substitute
philosophical reasons. the only religion i know of that actually
suggests veganism is rastafarianism but thats not even a recognized
religion and i doubt very many vegans would site this as their reason.
you will find many who will site world hunger or environmental
protection as reasons for becoming vegan, but as you may do yourself, is
easy to argue against. for example, rainforests in central and south
america are being cut down to farm soy, which has increasing demand in
north america. so by eating meat or by eating tofu you are causing the
destruction of the environment. by saying that there are militant
vegans who only pick on defenseless plants is completely contradictory.
there are miltant vegans who pick on old women who wear fur, but saying
someone who ravishes a plant is militant is a pretty funny joke.
now, as veganism as a health option... veganism has the potential to be
very healthy or very unhealthy. you may have heard about a case (i dont
remember where) where parents were charged with child abuse when their
[vegan] child was found completely malnourished and near death. the
baby was simply given a normal diet, minus meat, dairy, and eggs. if
you are a vegetarian, and you replace meat with cheese, you are not any
healthier. if you eat vegan correctly, you will enjoy many health
benefits, as i have. if you do not, than you take a chance of
inflicting permanent harm to your body.
i have presented the issue pretty fairly i think. here is a summary of
the pros and cons of veganism:
pros:
health
less chance of [some kinds of] cancer, stroke, or heart attack
low cholesterol
lose weight
etc
envoronmental
meat and dariy industries responsible for huge amounts of
natural water and air pollution
public lands are used for grazing and destroyed
secondary source of food (crops->animals->humans)
philosophical
animal rights
world hunger (crop yields)
cons:
health
chance of certain vitamin defficiencies (b12, especially)
anemia in some cases
food tastes bad
environmental
rainforests destroyed to farm soy
philosophical
many animals are killed during crop production
"god made animals out of meat"
human anatomy (can be argued either way, but usually studies show that
humans are made in such a way to consume small animals rarely (think,
mediterannean diet))
this is a pretty balanced summary, i think cons have the natural
advantage of being mainstream so i gave pros a few extras in each
category to even it out. here is my opinion on vegetarian/vegan
activists: i support what they do but i dont do it. personally, i feel
i can do more for the movement through personal relationships than by
handing out literature. people offer mr pamphlets and even if i say im
vegan they still want to give me one. it bothers me just as much as
anyone else. but even more than them i hate anti-vegan hypocrites.
these are the people who complain about vegan activists then spit out
some insult to try to ensure that no one in listening distance would
ever consider giving up meat. one's diet is a personal matter. i wont
tell someone to stop eating meat but i get ****** off when someone tries
to convinve some to eat meat.
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