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

On Apr 8, 10:45*pm, George Plimpton > wrote:
> On 4/8/2012 9:02 PM, Rupert 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.


so you believe.