- May 5, 2006
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Yeah but this is to the point where it's being forced down my throat. I should be able to choose what I eat. I should not be told what I should or should not eat and be made to feel guilty (not saying I am), for doing what I do.
These are also the same people who once challenged then paint meat eaters to be the devil.
Should you be allowed to eat dogs? Cats? Liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti?
There are the moral/ethical arguments over whether you should eat animals (I'm good with it), how much cruelty/suffering is involved and where the line is drawn. The Muslims and Jews won't eat pork but want animals butchered as per Halal/Kosher customs which others think are cruel. It's never black and white.
The bigger issue is the effect of agriculture IMO. It would take 5 or 6 Earths for everyone on the planet to live the way the Americans do, and I imagine we are pretty comparable here in 'straya, probably worse if you take into consideration our exports. I'm happy to eat beef, but then I don't think the Amazon rainforest should be continually deforested for more beef production. There's a sustainable balance and right now we're not achieving it.
An example of something he posted