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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsLook here. I'm not a vegetarian because I love animals.
I'm a vegetarian because I hate plants.
That is all.
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Look here. I'm not a vegetarian because I love animals. (Original Post)
NNadir
Sep 2019
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Cartoonist
(7,314 posts)1. I don't get that.
Aren't plants life? Don't they breathe and reproduce? Don't they grow and reach for the sun? Why do vegans think it is ok to devour one life form but not another?
htuttle
(23,738 posts)2. The Nitrogen cycle is a harsh mistress
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)3. I think the OP
was being facetious. And did a damned good job of it!
Cartoonist
(7,314 posts)4. Yeah
But I like to ask this question every time a post mentions veganism.
Never get an answer.
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)5. Good point n/t
NNadir
(33,509 posts)6. Maybe you should commiserate with this guy.
If pressed to explain the difference between a spinach leaf and a cow, I, um, might find it difficult to explain it to someone who doesn't get it already.
Cartoonist
(7,314 posts)7. Can't watch the video
It's not about the difference. It's about the commonality. LIFE!
NNadir
(33,509 posts)8. Good luck with getting someone to explain the difference between eating lettuce and eating a cow.
I personally wouldn't want to go there, and I really am a vegetarian.