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Default The First Thanksgiving - by Rynn Berry

On Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:18:56 -0800, Goo wrote:

>On Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:02:30 -0500, dh@. wrote:
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>>On Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:38:01 -0800, Goo wrote:
>>
>>>On 11/22/2012 12:57 PM, Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:
>>>> The First Vegetarian Thanksgiving
>>>>
>>>> [ Subject: The First Vegetarian Thanksgiving
>>>> [ From:
>>>> [ Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004
>>>>
>>>> The First Vegetarian Thanksgiving
>>>>
>>>> By Rynn Berry
>>>>
>>>> http://all-creatures.org/articles/tgveg-rb.html
>>>>
>>>> [Ed.] "But it's tradition," is the cry when vegetarians
>>>> wonder why killing an animal should make Thanksgiving
>>>> special. Vegetarian historian Rynn Berry begs to differ.
>>>>
>>>> The story of the Pilgrim's First Thanksgiving -- and
>>>> turkey's place in it -- has been shown to be largely a
>>>> myth.
>>>
>>>No, it hasn't.

>>
>>Whether or no, millions of turkeys today experience life only because of their
>>consumers, not because of veg*ns. Veg*nism does nothing to contribute to better
>>lives, longer lives, or any lives at all for turkeys raised for food.

>
>Meaningless.


No Goob, it has a number of meanings.

>It has no moral meaning at all.


It has as much or more than the fact that they're killed, Goo.

>It is not "good" that
>turkeys "get to experience life."


And how do you want people to think you found that out Goober?