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On 4/6/2012 8:03 AM, George Plimpton wrote:
> Woopert blabbers a lot about how "vegans" are entitled to their smug > satisfaction that they've made a meaningful contribution to the > reduction of animal suffering merely by not putting identifiable animal > bits in their mouths. I point out that "vegans" never attempt to make > any comparison of the amounts of harm caused by those things they *do* > eat, and Woopert moans that "there's no data", and so he justifies doing > nothing further. > > But "vegans" - all of them - spend an inordinate amount of time looking > for and trying to eliminate the last possible bit of animal > "contamination" from their diet. In my time in these groups since 1999, > I have seen the following belabored here by "vegans": > > * brined black olives in tins or jars - the brining liquid is made > black by the addition of squid ink > > * Worcestershire sauce - the classic Lea & Perrins recipe, and > probably most other brands, contain a tiny amount of anchovy > > * refined sugar - the most common method of refining sugar to create > white crystalline sugar uses bone char > > * lanolin in lotions and body creams - lanolin is a by-product of > wool production > > > "vegans" spend huge amounts of time and effort trying to identify these > last remaining bits of animal "contamination" in their shopping baskets > and eliminating them. When they find one of them and report on it here > or in other "vegan" forums, there is a palpable sense of smugness in the > announcement of the discovery and removal; something like "Well! That's > the last time *I* will buy a bottle of Lea & Perrins!!!" > > I refer to this effort as the Irrational Search for Micrograms (of > Animal Parts). If a "vegan" made a comparable effort to determine which > vegetable and fruit produce causes the most harm, and eliminate those > from her diet, it would undoubtedly have a much greater effect in > reducing harm to animals; but announcing that one is *consuming* a few > micrograms less of animal bits is much more satisfying to the "vegan" > sense of unwarranted moral superiority. > > This irrational search - and it is undeniable that it occurs - > completely queers the "vegan" claim to being motivated by a wish to > reduce harm to animals. No, the motivation is *purely* trying to occupy > an imaginary moral pedestal, and basking in the fake sense of > superiority that comes from imagining themselves upon it. The fact > they'll expend enormous time and effort in the irrational search, but > *no* time or effort trying to get harm-causing vegetable produce out of > their diets, is the proof. |
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On Tue, 01 Oct 2013 07:46:33 -0700, Goo wrote:
.. >> "vegans" spend huge amounts of time and effort trying to identify these >> last remaining bits of animal "contamination" in their shopping baskets >> and eliminating them. All of the following supposed vegetarian products contain egg whites Goober, most if not all probably from cage raised hens: Quorn Meat-Free Patties Nuggets and Cutlets Light Life Smart Menu!: Meat Free Chick'n Nuggets Chicken Patties Veggie-licious Fiesta Bean Burger Boca Meatless: Chik'n Wings Italian Sausage Breakfast Patties Breakfast Links Morningstar Farms: Veggie Burgers Thai Burgers Corn Dogs Veggie Breakfast Breakfast Patties Veggie Chicken Chik'n Nuggets Roasted Herb Chik'n Worthington: Vegetarian Fillets Meatless Wham Prosage Patties Stakelets Meatless Chicken Chik Stiks Leanies Vegetarian Hot Dogs Meatless Smoked Turkey |
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On 10/2/2013 12:22 PM, ****wit David Harrison - *Gloo* - stupid,
illiterate cracker and convicted felon, defeated entirely in 1999 and doing nothing but wasting time ever since, confessed and *lost again*: > On Tue, 01 Oct 2013 07:46:33 -0700, George Plimpton wrote: > . >>> "vegans" spend huge amounts of time and effort trying to identify these >>> last remaining bits of animal "contamination" in their shopping baskets >>> and eliminating them. > > All of the following supposed vegetarian products contain egg whites Most "vegans" don't eat them, ****wit. Anyway, *Gloo*, most of those products are *not* said to be vegetarian; their manufacturers refer to them as "meatless." You are not a man. > > Quorn Meat-Free Patties > Nuggets and Cutlets > > Light Life Smart Menu!: > Meat Free Chick'n Nuggets > Chicken Patties > Veggie-licious Fiesta Bean Burger > > Boca Meatless: > Chik'n Wings > Italian Sausage > Breakfast Patties > Breakfast Links > > Morningstar Farms: > Veggie Burgers > Thai Burgers > Corn Dogs > Veggie Breakfast Breakfast Patties > Veggie Chicken > Chik'n Nuggets > Roasted Herb Chik'n > > Worthington: > Vegetarian Fillets > Meatless Wham > Prosage Patties > Stakelets > Meatless Chicken > Chik Stiks > Leanies Vegetarian Hot Dogs > Meatless Smoked Turkey > |
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