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In reply to the discussion: Unless you are a vegan, you are just as much a monster as the lion-killing dentist [View all]Syzygy321
(583 posts)383. Umm I don't slaughter the brain-dead people.
Nor do I put them between buns, with ketchup. So my conscience is pretty untroubled at work.
Thanks for the welcome.
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Unless you are a vegan, you are just as much a monster as the lion-killing dentist [View all]
oberliner
Jul 2015
OP
Now I feel bad. I'm going to have to throw out my stuffed chicken head collection.
postulater
Jul 2015
#3
In my opinion eating what you hunt is less cruel than eating a burger at a fast food place.
mucifer
Jul 2015
#221
People are justifiably wagging their fingers at the dentist for what he did to that lion
oberliner
Jul 2015
#16
No the thread is about cruelty to animals. The animals most people eat suffer horribly for years.
mucifer
Jul 2015
#222
No it's not. The OP is discussing animal suffering and the animals that are turned into
mucifer
Jul 2015
#263
Obviously - you feel that everybody who doesn't share your view is a monster
el_bryanto
Jul 2015
#351
nope, just vegangelism trying to horn in on concern for endangered species. nt
geek tragedy
Jul 2015
#93
Consider extending your compassion for endangered species to other animals as well
oberliner
Jul 2015
#113
"If you put gas in your car you're no different than the Koch brothers!!!" nt
geek tragedy
Jul 2015
#183
I suppose I shouldn't have any compassion for Cecil -- he wasn't a vegan either.
onenote
Jul 2015
#24
reconsider our food choices? tonight's dinner was going to be cold peanut noodles
msanthrope
Jul 2015
#57
I'm a pescetarian that doesn't consume dairy. I eat mostly veggie meals with
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#28
Personally, I recommend my diet to anyone. I adopted it with the hopes of going vegan eventually
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#78
I'm sure there are various folks who would think so. I'm comfortable with where I am and where I am
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#121
The fucking ridiculousness of it is what makes it counterproductive to the stated goal
Major Nikon
Jul 2015
#110
What lions do in the wild would certainly be considered monstrous by human standards
oberliner
Jul 2015
#244
IKR, I joined a Vegan Facebook page and got kicked off because I insisted some GMO plants
KittyWampus
Jul 2015
#147
Humans have evolved to eat cooked meat, as we have been using fire for more than 350,000 years.
Agnosticsherbet
Jul 2015
#73
Tools do not defy nature. They are anadaptaton we evolved with, and their use
Agnosticsherbet
Jul 2015
#188
Tool use is an adaptation devloped millions of years ago, not a short cut.
Agnosticsherbet
Jul 2015
#155
You are trying to make an ethical argument whether or not you realize or admit it
Major Nikon
Jul 2015
#336
Yep, fellow pescetarian here who also does not eat dairy or eggs. Love the diet, hope to go all
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#89
Yes, dramatically changed my cholesterol. I wish I had done this a long time ago.
stevenleser
Jul 2015
#123
In 1987 there was a spider on your alternator that would tell a different story
snooper2
Jul 2015
#272
Think about the life that turkey had before its carcass reached the grocery store
oberliner
Jul 2015
#56
PETA has transformed the way people think about animal testing and wearing fur
oberliner
Jul 2015
#126
The cruel murder of Cecil could provide an opportunity to reflect on one's own food choices
oberliner
Jul 2015
#61
Which has exactly what to do with killing endangered species for sport?
Spider Jerusalem
Jul 2015
#173
“What do they know-all these scholars, all these philosophers, all the leaders of the world - about
Karmadillo
Jul 2015
#77
humans may be sad about this lion but the antelope and water buffalos are celebrating nt
msongs
Jul 2015
#79
So what do you think happens to the rodents and insects that munch on vegetable crops?
Major Nikon
Jul 2015
#347
Would the dentist's actions have been less repugnant if he had eaten the lion?
oberliner
Jul 2015
#133
There are few things more offensive than suggesting people change their diet.
ZombieHorde
Jul 2015
#129
Animals are being tortured and murdered on a massive scale in order to accommodate meat eating
oberliner
Jul 2015
#138
"Animals are being tortured and murdered on a massive scale in order to accommodate meat eating"
jonno99
Jul 2015
#361
I agree but of course you are going to be hammered for pointing out the obvious.
Warren Stupidity
Jul 2015
#169
Also plenty of little animals and birds are killed while harvesting crops.
uppityperson
Jul 2015
#355
How dare you lecture anyone who eats meat, you plant and vegetable mass-murdering hypocrite! nt
ChisolmTrailDem
Jul 2015
#195
Killing animals that have been raised for the express purpose of being consumed
hifiguy
Jul 2015
#198
I am mostly feeding the bought cat food but introducing home cooked meat
Liberal_in_LA
Jul 2015
#283
I thought "holier than thou" threads were supposed to come out on Tuesday...
brooklynite
Jul 2015
#245
I for one will only eat lion-killing dentists and wildly hyperbolic proseltyzers.
Orrex
Jul 2015
#271
"Unless you are a vegan, you are just as much a monster as the lion-killing dentist."
Iggo
Jul 2015
#343
Unless you are Voltron, you're just as much a monster as the Lion King dentist.
DisgustipatedinCA
Jul 2015
#314
People have had a strong emotional, angry, visceral reaction to what the dentist did to Cecil
oberliner
Jul 2015
#332
Monster? That's way too mild. You need to take lessons from Morrissey...
Violet_Crumble
Jul 2015
#318
Nah, you've got to ramp it up a notch to get through to these evil carnivores...
Violet_Crumble
Jul 2015
#320
Animals that are killed for food are not shot first with a bow and arrow....
George II
Jul 2015
#342
Thank you. For letting me know that I should never take anything you say seriously. n/t
Lil Missy
Jul 2015
#354
I'm sorry NO. Trying to guilt people by extreme comparisons isn't helping anything.
Avalux
Jul 2015
#359
Would you similarly object to folks trying to guilt people into quitting trophy hunting?
oberliner
Jul 2015
#362
*100% right* If lion was good eating we'd be breeding and slaughtering them without remorse
whatchamacallit
Jul 2015
#368
You are a doctor who works with brain dead people, can't deal with hamburger? Huh. Welcome to du
uppityperson
Jul 2015
#382
So, the lion killer is just as okay as the homeless person eating KFC that someone gave him?
The Second Stone
Jul 2015
#386
No. A person who consumes meat from where he knows not is not guilty of animal cruelty
The Second Stone
Jul 2015
#390