On 4/8/2012 11:44 PM, Rupert wrote:
> On Apr 9, 6:45 am, George > wrote:
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>>> On Apr 8, 7:11 pm, George > wrote:
>>>> On 4/8/2012 9:50 AM, Rupert wrote:
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>>>>> 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?
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>>>> Certainly. "veganism" is obviously a monolithic religious belief held
>>>> to by a very small number of adherents. Those who post here are
>>>> perfectly representative.
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>>> Veganism is not a belief. It is a practice.
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>> It's so intricately intertwined with the belief that they are
>> inseparable. It's a belief.
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> Wrong.

No, I'm right. "veganism" is a belief system, leading to an absurdly
inconsistent and sloppy behavior.