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Ahh...NYC...evading the focus of the discussion I see.. without ever having made your point...shameful tactic really, but common enough here at Dave's.

As anyone who is reading this thread can see, I rewrote that 1st opinion post when called on it the first time by Poltergeist. He made his point then, and I responded in kind with the post that you made your first comment to.

Which I have re-posted twice for you...and hear it is for the third time.

"My point was that "when most people think about vegetarians...they think about lunatic fringe cults...and the religious nature associated with vegetarianism is part of that problem." "

But somehow, oddly enough, you want to misquote me, then back quote me, but when given the chance to make clearer your initial point about the above quote, you don't end up making any real point at all.

Fair enough.
Enjoy your day.

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[NYC_Gal 2.0]

CH, I didn't misquote you. I hit the quote button on one of your posts. I changed nothing. Even your rewritten version means pretty much the same thing. You're wrong. I made my point more than once. Here it is, in bold, for the last time:

Vegetarians are not seen as some lunatic fringe cult by most people. Sure, some people might think this, but many people these days know that vegetarians have many differing reasons for their dietary choices, be they health related, animal rights, sometimes-more-efficient use of resources (depending on the particular area in the world,) food costs (hell, my aunt was pretty much raised on rice and beans, and hardly ever ate meat because it was so expensive in Cuba,) as well as those who choose to abstain from animal products because of a belief system (be it religion or philisophy.)

Okay. There it is, again. There really isn't anything else to say. Do enjoy your Sunday.

Best,
NYC

[R. S. Refugee]

I like to eat meat (organic, pastured, and humanely treated as much as possible) because I really think that it is far healthier than vegetarianism and even more so than veganism.

I like to get most of my diet from fat and some protein because it's healthier. This is primarily because our species evolved as hunter-gatherers and ate almost very little % of carbohydrate-dense foods like grains until agriculture hit the scene. And then, this happened,

"Those early farmers were shorter than the hunter-gatherers they replaced. They didn�t live as long, and they had smaller brains. They got a lot more infectious diseases and more cavities. In short, they were not as healthy as the hunter-gatherers. Same genes, same homo sapiens, different environment, worse health."

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-agriculture-ruined-your-health-and-what-to-do-about-it/

[pedrotaves]

i don't wish to get into an argument with you TCH, but i really would like to know what you think is the general population's image of vegetarians. i've been a vegan for 5 months now, so i feel like i can give an honest opinion of what modern meat-eaters think of vegetarians. i don't think "religious" is one of the first, second, or third things that people associate with vegetarianism. maybe if you have brown skin, they'll assume you're hindu or something? but as far as vegetarianism goes for me, i think most people think of:

1) young people/idealists

2) left-wing politics

3) peta

4) attention whores (not saying this because i think vegetarians are attention whores, but i get the feeling that meat-eaters see them as such. because the only reason to not support suffering is for attention...)

honestly, if someone were to come up to me and told me "yes, i'm christian. because of that, i'm a vegetarian!" i would be shocked. i have never heard of a connection between judeo-christianity and vegetarianism.

[littlelisa]

Though Koreans may think that you are vegetarian because of religion (though thinking of Buddhism, and not fringe cults), westerners are more likely to think it's because of animal rights.

I think there are lots of different reasons and everyone has their own reasons. I fit neither of the two reasons above, for example.

In any case, I think whatever people think the reason is for people being vegetarian, as it's a personal choice and doesn't affect meat eaters (except maybe to compromise a bit and find somewhere where you can both eat something if you are out with a veg*n and eating together), I don't see why people would object. If it bothers you, don't go out to eat with a veg*n.

Same goes the other way around for veg*ns opinions of meat eaters.

You eat what you like, I will eat what I like, and let's be respectful. ^^

[Rteacher]

What "fringe cult"?

Krishna is accepted as God by well over 500 million people, and Bhagavad-gita, which Krishna spoke over 5000 years ago, clearly indicates that a diet of vegetarian food (including milk from cows that are protected from harm) is good for humans (whereas things like meat and liquor are in the mode of ignorance and are harmful).
http://www.krishna.com/how-many-people-follow-krishna-consciousness

I haven't really checked out this site, but it seems to make a strong case for something ... http://gitamrta.org/vegetarianism.html

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[Rteacher]

Thanks - I love me too. But I do look like a crazy cult member in this video:
http://www.singsnap.com/karaoke/r/bd62344b4

And this one seems kind of un-American ...
http://www.singsnap.com/karaoke/r/bf927812c

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[Rteacher]

Online karaoke and the Seoul Veggie Club became major sources of entertainment for me while living in Korea. I think I recorded over 250 songs in 2009 alone. Now it's way more expensive for "Gold" members - and they try to restrict song parodies - but anyone can still join for free and record/save a fair number of songs (and email them to friends and relatives back home). And the Seoul Veggie Club, now mainly based on Facebook, is good for meeting all kinds of vegetarians/vegans, and for omnivores interested in experiencing what its like to be vegetarian/vegan etc. (at least on weekends).

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