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Jonathan Ball
 
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Benfez wrote:

> "Zakhar" > wrote in message
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>>"Benfez" > wrote in message
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>>>"Zakhar" > wrote in message
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>>snip
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>>>Try reading again.
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>>>5. Our oceans would be fished to extinction. Yes, all the vegetarians I

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>>know
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>>>eat fish and seafood.
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>>>See, the writer is saying that most 'vegetarians' eat fish. This

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>>>me to be true.

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>>No, you read again with some knowledge.
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>>The writer implied that all vegetarians eat fish.
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>>Which is beside the point. The point is NO vegetarians eat fish. There are
>>people who eat fish that call themselves vegetarian, but these people are
>>ill-informed or liars.
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>>Lesson one: Fish are NOT vegetable.
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>>>The oceans are already in serious peril from overfishing. If eveyone

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>>became
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>>>'vegetarian' in the sense that the writer means it and we omnivores

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>>observe
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>>>it, there is no doubt that the oceans would indeed be fished until there
>>>were no stocks left.

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>>In the sense that meat eaters could eat more fish, call themselves
>>vegetarians and empty the oceans, yes.
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>>Lesson two:
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>>What is a vegetarian?
>>Someone who does not eat meat, poultry, game or *fish* and who also avoids
>>slaughterhouse by-products such as gelatine and animal fats. Most
>>vegetarians eat dairy products and free-range eggs, Vegans avoid all

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> animal
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>>products.
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>>http://www.vegsoc.org/newveg/index.html
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> Fine, you call yourself a vegetarian and live by your rules.


GregGeorge - everyone's pet name for "Zakhar", which is
not his real name - eats animal products. He is not
vegetarian.

> Some people I
> know who call themselves vegetarians still eat fish. Hence your definition
> whilst wholly appropriate, does not fit all those who would define
> themselves as 'vegetarians'. Ill informed - yes, liars - a bit harsh
> probably, I would prefer to think of them as stupid.
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