QOTW: What are you having for Christmas dinner? - echolike

[Guest guest]

Hi echolike,

 

i could agree with your statement if it had read

something like this:

 

'I consider myself a true vegetarian and I will not

eat whatever is offered just to be polite. I simply

do not eat the flesh of animals...it is a value that I

feel I cannot compromise.'

 

instead of:

 

" A true vegetarian will not eat whatever is offered

just to be polite. They simply do not eat the flesh

of animals...a value that is not to be compromised. "

 

Not everyone aspires to YOUR VALUES, so it's not your

place to pass judgement because we are not like you.

You can do and think however you want.

I just don't want your statements to make others feel

bad if they aren't perfect vegetarians. Any step

towards vegetarianism, no matter how small, is a

positive.

 

No hard feelings,

Susie

 

--- echolike <echolike wrote:

 

> I am a vegetarian and that statement is fair and

> true coming from me.  Vegetarians do not contend

> that they are prefect.  You are missing the point.

> It is not just about right or wrong.  It is about

> personal values and feelings.  That is precisely why

> vegetarians usually don't try to convert

> others...because it is one of those personal

> decisions.  It is comfortable for us.  It is our

> decision and our chosen way of life.  My point

> was....a dedicated vegetarian will not eat meat to

> be sociable and polite.  Just like anyone

> else...Most people will only eat what they want to

> eat...vegetarian or not.  Can you agree with that?

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

> " artichoke72x "

> <artichoke72x

>

> Friday, December 26, 2008 3:35:38 PM

> Re: Re: QOTW: What are

> you having for Christmas dinner?

>

>

> I don't think that is a fair statement. No one is

> perfect. We all do the best we can based on the

> circumstances that we face. There is no right or

> wrong. There cannot be a black and white definition

> of what is a vegetarian.

>

> Susie

>

> --- echolike <echolike > wrote:

>

> > A true vegetarian will not eat whatever is offered

> > just to be polite.  They simply do not eat the

> flesh

> > of animals...a value that is not to be

> compromised.

[Guest guest]

I can see little difference in what I said and what you said.  And my

feelings ARE hurt because you were inferring I was judging...not my intention. 

 

I agree any step towards vegetarianism is positive and that is my opinion.  I

still respect those who never take that step.  My intention was to explain the

position of people with values similar to mine. 

 

 

 

 

________________________________

" artichoke72x " <artichoke72x

 

Friday, December 26, 2008 6:02:14 PM

Re: Re: QOTW: What are you having for Christmas

dinner? - echolike

 

 

Hi echolike,

 

i could agree with your statement if it had read

something like this:

 

'I consider myself a true vegetarian and I will not

eat whatever is offered just to be polite. I simply

do not eat the flesh of animals...it is a value that I

feel I cannot compromise.'

 

instead of:

 

" A true vegetarian will not eat whatever is offered

just to be polite. They simply do not eat the flesh

of animals...a value that is not to be compromised. "

 

Not everyone aspires to YOUR VALUES, so it's not your

place to pass judgement because we are not like you.

You can do and think however you want.

I just don't want your statements to make others feel

bad if they aren't perfect vegetarians. Any step

towards vegetarianism, no matter how small, is a

positive.

 

No hard feelings,

Susie

 

--- echolike <echolike > wrote:

 

> I am a vegetarian and that statement is fair and

> true coming from me.  Vegetarians do not contend

> that they are prefect.  You are missing the point.

> It is not just about right or wrong.  It is about

> personal values and feelings.  That is precisely why

> vegetarians usually don't try to convert

> others...because it is one of those personal

> decisions.  It is comfortable for us.  It is our

> decision and our chosen way of life.  My point

> was....a dedicated vegetarian will not eat meat to

> be sociable and polite.  Just like anyone

> else...Most people will only eat what they want to

> eat...vegetarian or not.  Can you agree with that?

>

>

>

>

> ____________ _________ _________ __

> " artichoke72x@ "

> <artichoke72x@ >

>

> Friday, December 26, 2008 3:35:38 PM

> Re: Re: QOTW: What are

> you having for Christmas dinner?

>

>

> I don't think that is a fair statement. No one is

> perfect. We all do the best we can based on the

> circumstances that we face. There is no right or

> wrong. There cannot be a black and white definition

> of what is a vegetarian.

>

> Susie

>

> --- echolike <echolike > wrote:

>

> > A true vegetarian will not eat whatever is offered

> > just to be polite.  They simply do not eat the

> flesh

> > of animals...a value that is not to be

> compromised.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

looking back on my own reply made just a few minutes ago, i would like to

apologise to you. while your words came across as harsh, i feel that mine

did as well.

 

i would like to state that semantics is a definite issue in the posts on the

topic. i, like many, inferred that the vegetarian/vegan/blah blah blah

hierarchy was rearing its ugly, elitist head here and for many (myself

included), it's a bit of a sore nerve.

 

again, to echolike - i am truly sorry. in no way do i intend to make

personal attacks at another, just as you didn't either.

 

On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 8:15 PM, echolike <echolike wrote:

 

> I can see little difference in what I said and what you said. And my

> feelings ARE hurt because you were inferring I was judging...not my

> intention.

>

> I agree any step towards vegetarianism is positive and that is my opinion.

> I still respect those who never take that step. My intention was to explain

> the position of people with values similar to mine.

>

 

 

 

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