tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post8509712888106070256..comments2024-03-27T18:20:38.176-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): A reminder of why some people choose to be veganMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-72362229298141446502019-12-04T23:04:37.179-06:002019-12-04T23:04:37.179-06:00I doubt any vegan chooses a difficult commitment t...I doubt any vegan chooses a difficult commitment to a routine of eating that is almost wholly unsupported by regional food industry out of a sense of 'holier-than-thou' entitlement. We often *hear* this tossed back in our direction, bit, to us, it seems more like words put into our mouths when people self assign a punitive flavor to other people's behavior. And I'm saying this as someone who grew up on a farm reading chickens until 1993, went vegetarian the same year, and vegan in 2009. If you can trust me, an internet stranger, on this, I hope it's not hard to imagine that the years of undressed iceberg lettuce salads and plain baked potatoes wasn't offset by a feeling that, yes!, it's all worth it if someone feels like I think I'm better than they are. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05733477843324517799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-2562333874848648982019-12-04T15:00:57.002-06:002019-12-04T15:00:57.002-06:00All life lives at the expense of other life. It&#...All life lives at the expense of other life. It's the way of things. I don't condone this sort of cruelty, but neither do I feel like I'm 'holier-than-thou' by choosing to give up meat. Your choice of omnivorism, vegetarianism, or veganism is completely up to you as an individual; please respect mine as I respect yours.Peter Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036217573886263890noreply@blogger.com