oh brother wrote:

> Jonathan Ball > wrote in
> hlink.net:
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>>>>>No it isn't.
>>>>
>>>>Yes, it is.
>>>
>>>
>>>No it isn't.
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>>Yes, it is. "veganism" is founded on hatred.
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> <more silliness snipped>
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> Hmm... Let's see, I am vegan because I hate having high blood pressure.

No. You are perhaps following a strictly vegetarian
diet for health reasons, but unless you harbor goofy
"animal rights" sentiments, you aren't "vegan" by
definition.

> No animal products in my diet, no blood pressure meds -> 110/70
> Meat and/or cheese, WITH blood pressure meds -> 155/110
> Yup, must be hatred.
>
> And, btw, although there are collateral deaths in the production of non-
> animal based foods, the number of collateral deaths involved in the
> production of animal based foods is magnitudes higher, due to the simple
> fact that it takes significantly more agricultural resources (farmland,
> etc.) to support animals that feed people than it takes agricultural
> resources to feed people directly.
>
> ...back to lurking I go...