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Justin E. Miller wrote:
> I only wear the leather because I already had it, plus I'm military so I
> don't really have a say in what type of combat boots I'm given. If I
> could find it faux, I'd get it. Truthfully, I don't care though.


You seem as if you *do* care - that faced with your own
choice of what to wear on your feet, you would
consciously avoid leather.


>
> Rudy Canoza wrote:
>> Justin E. Miller wrote:
>>> Ok, so I'm a vegan. Why? Not because I give a crap about some animal.
>>> I do it for the dietary reasons. Would I rather have a giant steak in
>>> front of me? Hell yes I would. But it's just not healthy, so I stick
>>> to the vegan. It tastes good, so it's not like I'm really missing out
>>> on that much. Plus, milk gives me gas.

>>
>> Then you're a vegetarian, not a "vegan". "vegan" means not consuming
>> any animal products at all, not just in your diet: no leather or wool
>> garments, no lotions that contain lanolin, no products tested on
>> animals, and so on. The motive for "veganism" is supposedly ethics,
>> not health.
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Rudy Canoza wrote:
>>>> Justin E. Miller wrote:
>>>>>> I'm sorry, I fell asleep reading that...Can you sum it up in one
>>>>>> sentance? Actually, don't bother...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll go ahead and do it:
>>>>> 100% vegans are giving the 99.9% vegans a bad name.
>>>>
>>>> All "vegans" have a bad name, because "veganism" is an irrational
>>>> belief system.