"John Coleman" > wrote
>
> "Dutch" > wrote
> >
> > "John Coleman" > wrote
> > >
> > > "Dutch" > wrote
> > > > The sense of moral superiority displayed by "vegans" is based soley
on
> > > this
> > > > categorically false dichotomy, *You consume animal products, I do
> not.*
> > >
> > > It is based on the fact that vegans seek to avoid exploiting animals,
> > > whereas others do not.
> >
> > Fine, then vegans need to get real and acknowledge that it's a
> > quasi-political ideal and doesn't relate directly to animal death and
> > suffering.
>
> It is not an ideal, everyone can seek to avoid the exploitation of
animals,
> even an Innuit.

That doesn't make it not an ideal. It's a misguided ideal.