How Many Vegans Are On Here?

[ukanonymous]

I recently learned about the animal industry and became Vegan about 6 months ago. Its horrific to learn about it. Also after you learn you somehow live in denial a bit until you make your mind up. But its sick and I feel cheated that I was lied to my whole life about where food comes from and how animals are treated. Then to connect to their suffering also takes time to adapt because of all this cognitive dissonance we have to live though.
so how many vegans are on here?

[-Talbot-]

Love it when the Saint's halo is slipping and his bigotry gets in full flow.

Are there any vegan smokers on AB?

[Mamyalynne]

I gave up smoking vegans last year.

[SnookerPlayer]

I never see the point of veggieburgers or veggie suasages.

You don't see a pork chop disguised as a tomato.

[EcclesCake]

Remarkable Mikey, how so?

We don't all crave meat, some of us with diverse palates can see beyond meat and two veg.

[SnookerPlayer]

I too would find it very unusual for a group of people in an eatery not noticing that there were no meat dishes.

[mikey4444]

Eccles...what was remarkable is that your party, (all non-veggies I take it ?) failed to notice the complete absence of any meat at all on the menu.

That I find so remarkable as to be almost unbelievable.

[andy-hughes]

uk - //Oh wait they cant run or be scared //

Obviously the 'running' part is a given, but the 'scared' part is not.

Do you know beyond all doubt that plants do not feel fear or pain? Just because you can't hear them scream does not automatically mean that they don't.

Moral arguments are all well and good, but don't chase your quarry over a cliff - whether you intend eating its corpse or not.

[andy-hughes]

divebuddy - Why did someone have to say it?

I don't believe there is a proven link between fascism and veganism - your point is?

[mikey4444]

Divebuddy....about the same time the Nazis started gassing mental defectives, and slightly ahead of the Holocaust I take it?

Instead of performed experiments on animals, they preferred to use human beings ?

I bet there were a lot more farm animals running around in Germany in 1945, then there were Jews.

[ummmm]

Mikey - I'm not nit picking. People tend to go to cafes for snacks, not a 3 course meal. I'm sure Eccles would have noticed the absence of meat if she was in a restaurant.

I'm not a big meat eater and didn't eat meat for many many years. It wasn't a fad....I'm just not keen on meat. I started eating meat when my daughter was a toddler because I wasn't going to deny her. If I was going to start cooking it I may as well eat it even if only in small portions.

[Kathyan]

uk the remark I made about keeping it to yourself wasn't aimed at you but to those who choose to become vegan and then preach on and on about it to try to convert everyone else, like the friend I mentioned.

[mikey4444]

I hate to see the Nazis being held up as anything other than murderous bar-stewards, and always react when I do. Someone will soon make the point that Mussolini made the trans run on time.

[EcclesCake]

Believe me or not Mikey, I really couldn't give a hemp vest!

[-Talbot-]

I hate to see the Nazis being held up as anything other than murderous bar-stewards, and always react when I do.


And don't react so much when Islamic extremist are being murdering *** ... odd that.

(isn't this Q in food and drink?)

[mikey4444]

Hemp vest ?....blimey, veggies must be starving if they have to eat one of those !

[Mamyalynne]

Maybe Mussolini had a Braille watch.