Quote from: Hank Rearden on March 25, 2007, 06:11:05 PMlol, are you in PETA?me?
lol, are you in PETA?
The appropriateness of Perpetua would probably depend on the tone of the writing. When I used it, I (half playfully) thought the extra space made the words sort of resonate.
Quote from: beeker on March 25, 2007, 03:29:44 PMQuote from: Tetris on March 25, 2007, 02:34:50 PMThanks for the advice everyone! And people are animals... do you support eating people so long as they are tastey?Are you suggesting, then, that when animals (other than humans) eat other animals, following the food chain that has existed, oh, say, forever, they are doing something wrong?I truly don't want to sound like a jerk, because I respect someone else's right to choose to not eat animals. What I don't respect is people who make that choice and then bother other humans who choose to follow the food chain.That said, I love living animals, too (see avatar). Duke has lots of animal law stuff, including both a class and a clinic.http://www.law.duke.edu/animallaw/http://www.law.duke.edu/animallaw/programs.htmlSo does GW:http://www.law.gwu.edu/Academics/Clinical+Programs/Animal+Law+Litigation+Project.htmBeeker, With respect, nothing resembling a food chain can be found in an industry that slaughters more than ten billion sentient beings every year -- just in the United States! The massiveness of animal agribusiness has profound impacts on us all:* there are more than <a href='http://www.goveg.com/factoryFarming.asp'" target="_blank">ten billion non-humans dying in this country each year[/url] simply to satisfy our cultural pallete preferences * the prevalence of <a href='http://www.pcrm.org/health/prevmed/foodborne_illness.html'target="_blank">foodborne illnesses[/url]*how much do you care about <a href='http://www.viva.org.uk/guides/planetonaplate.htm'target="_blank">our global environment[/url]?* or <a href='http://www.goveg.com/workerRights.asp'target="_blank">advancing human rights?[/url]<Br>* what of our <a href='http://www.veganhealth.org/articles/research'target="_blank">personal and public health?[/url]any way you cut it, our relations with animals have a huge impact that ripples all around the world.While I too don't wish to be bothered with trivialities that I have already considered (such as, say, the impact my boots have on a back country trail), I welcome others sharing their feelings on how my actions may hurt them or those they love. If, as a society, we choose to continue ignoring the huge set of social ills that arise from animal agribusiness, it's almost like saying: "Look, while those who don't drive their Hummers over everything in their path have a right to be respected, I just don't want to hear about how my driving effects others."You don't sound like a jerk, but I hope you realize that choosing to eat meat, dairy and eggs is a political decision that has deep implications for all of us.
Quote from: Tetris on March 25, 2007, 02:34:50 PMThanks for the advice everyone! And people are animals... do you support eating people so long as they are tastey?Are you suggesting, then, that when animals (other than humans) eat other animals, following the food chain that has existed, oh, say, forever, they are doing something wrong?I truly don't want to sound like a jerk, because I respect someone else's right to choose to not eat animals. What I don't respect is people who make that choice and then bother other humans who choose to follow the food chain.That said, I love living animals, too (see avatar). Duke has lots of animal law stuff, including both a class and a clinic.http://www.law.duke.edu/animallaw/http://www.law.duke.edu/animallaw/programs.htmlSo does GW:http://www.law.gwu.edu/Academics/Clinical+Programs/Animal+Law+Litigation+Project.htm
Thanks for the advice everyone! And people are animals... do you support eating people so long as they are tastey?
classic post."I don't actually have any real thoughts of my own, but I sure can copy paste somebody elses!"
Quote from: hereshopin on March 25, 2007, 08:01:35 PMclassic post."I don't actually have any real thoughts of my own, but I sure can copy paste somebody elses!"Seconded.
If there aren't any arguments against my claims, then I'll depart gracefully. Feel free to continue the concordant attack on my character, it's funny.
Hugs, Look to the f-ing left.
Quote from: Hank Rearden on March 25, 2007, 08:18:48 PMQuote from: hereshopin on March 25, 2007, 08:01:35 PMclassic post."I don't actually have any real thoughts of my own, but I sure can copy paste somebody elses!"Seconded. I'm pretty sure that s/he just had a problem linking sources for the stats cited...but you guys can pretend otherwise for a cheap laugh...that works too...
Quote from: hereshopin on March 25, 2007, 11:22:21 PMIf someone want to claim that my decision to eat meat has a tangible negative impact on them, then they should pass a law banning it. Until then, tough sh*t, I'll exercise my ability to eat what I like.So, even if it was demonstrated that eating meat had a tangible negative impact on some person/people, you wouldn't stop unless it was made illegal?just checking.
If someone want to claim that my decision to eat meat has a tangible negative impact on them, then they should pass a law banning it. Until then, tough sh*t, I'll exercise my ability to eat what I like.
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