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Default Always put quotes around "vegan"

On 3/21/2012 12:22 PM, Rupert wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 15, 6:12 am, George > wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's just a hideously ugly fake word on its face, and the loathsome
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ideas and false beliefs encapsulated in it are even more hideously ugly.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What's ugly about the ideas involved in veganism?

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> False morality is inherently ugly, especially when it involves self
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> exaltation and sanctimony.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't believe that a desire to do something about animal suffering
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There isn't any such authentic desire. It's really all about the ego
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and self-image of the so-called "vegan".

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This belief of yours strikes me as irrational.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, it doesn't. You just say that to try to deflect attention from you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> own ego gratification and self-exaltation.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How exactly do you think I am trying to exalt myself

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Believing that you're "better" than omnivores based on what you don't eat.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You do.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why do you think that?

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why do you ask pointless questions?

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I asked the question because I was curious to know the answer.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Really?

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Really!?

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes. Do you perhaps have some alternative explanation in mind?

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You don't seem very willing to share your thoughts with me at the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> moment.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You didn't ask me to share them - you just asked me if I had any.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, I would be interested to hear what the alternative explanation
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is that you have in mind, if you care to share it.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll give some consideration (!) to sharing it.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, I hope you will share it, because the chances are it will be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> amusingly stupid.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, it almost certainly would not be.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>> Presumably you know what alternative explanation you have in mind of
>>>>>>>>>>>>> why I asked the question.

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>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>> When you say that it "almost certainly would
>>>>>>>>>>>>> not be" amusingly stupid, does that mean that there is some doubt in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> your mind about the matter?

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>>>>>>>>>>>> No.- Zitierten Text ausblenden -

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>>>>>>>>>>> Then why do you say "almost certainly" as opposed to "certainly"?

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>>>>>>>>>> Are you teaching beginning algebra in Germany?- Zitierten Text ausblenden -

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>>>>>>>>> No, I'm not doing any teaching, why?

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>>>>>>>> Then how are you ****ing away your time in Germany?

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>>>>>>> Doing research on topological twin buildings and topological groups.

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>>>>>> So, the telemarketing job was a bust, eh?

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>>>>> I don't know why you keep carrying on about that telemarketing job.

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>>>> I thought it suited you.

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>>> You think a lot of things.

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>> Yes, and nearly all of them are high-quality thoughts. Among them are
>> what an arrogant and egotistical goof you are.

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> A lot of people who know me better than you do don't think I'm
> arrogant and egotistical.


I'm sure a lot of people think ****wit makes perfect sense, too.