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Default Squaring the Irrational Search for Micrograms with "vegan" do-nothingism

On 4/8/2012 9:50 AM, Rupert wrote:
> On Apr 8, 5:21 pm, George > wrote:
>> On 4/8/2012 1:48 AM, Rupert wrote:
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>>> On Apr 7, 6:02 pm, George > wrote:
>>>> On 4/7/2012 1:32 AM, Rupert wrote:

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>>>>> On Apr 7, 12:18 am, George > wrote:
>>>>>> On 4/6/2012 12:19 PM, Rupert wrote:

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>>>>>> Why do all "vegans" spend a huge amount of time searching for micrograms
>>>>>> of animal bits to get out of their diet, and no time whatever trying to
>>>>>> determine what the lowest-harm fruits and vegetables are?

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>>>>> Not all vegans do that.

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>>>> *ALL* "vegans" do it. Stop bullshitting.

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>>>> *NO* "vegan" tries to find the least-harm fruit and vegetable produce;
>>>> *all* engage in a continual, silly, absurd effort to get micrograms of
>>>> animal parts out of their diets and "lifestyles".

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>>> How did you come by evidence for this

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>> "vegans" present it to me.
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> You think you can come to some kind of valid conclusion about "all
> vegans" on the basis of the vegans you have met on usenet?


Certainly. "veganism" is obviously a monolithic religious belief held
to by a very small number of adherents. Those who post here are
perfectly representative.


>>>>>> Why would any rational person take such absurd satisfaction in learning
>>>>>> about the minute part of an anchovy that's in a bottle of Worcestershire
>>>>>> sauce and thus stop buying one bottle a year, versus finding some grain
>>>>>> to substitute for a known lethal product like rice?

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>>>>> No rational person who was aware of the harm associated with rice
>>>>> would do that, obviously.

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>>>> Most "vegans" eat rice. http://tinyurl.com/cx9fedr

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>> You're ****ed.

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> I don't really see why that would be.


Yes, you do.