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Default The 'vegan' shuffle

"George Plimpton" > wrote in message
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> I read this a while ago, and I had the devil of a time finding the site
> again to share here.
>
> http://letthemeatmeat.com/post/11419...-fails-and-one
>
> This is an excellent and thorough elaboration of why "veganism" fails as a
> sound ethical approach to the human use of animals. I really like the
> author's turn of phrase, "the vegan shuffle." By that, he means the
> flip-flop back and forth between animal "rights" and the reduction of
> animal suffering when "vegans" are confronted with the inescapable and
> undeniable fact that "veganism" is not a reliable means for achieving
> either one.


That is an excellent blog. Too bad the formatting in the comments section is
so messed up.