New to veganism... new to group...

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Hi guys and gals,

 

I just wanted to finally say hello... I've been vegan

for about a month now... the change happened after a

discussion in my deep ecology class... after thinking

about things for a little bit i realized that i could

not consider myself to be compassionate to animals and

an animal lover if I myself supported the torture and

cruelty to our non-human friends... i was thus left

with the weak decision (nonaction) and the courageous

decision (active veganism)... since i've become vegan,

my parents have been quite supportive... they have

even given up eating meat... something that was once

done without a second thought is now given

consideration and compassion wins... my girlfriend has

also been supportive of me though her family has

not... almost every time i see them they mention that

i look thinner (bullsh*t) and they ask me if i can eat

a certain food item... " can you eat egg whites? " , they

ask... " " no " , is my typical response... " why not? " ,

they reply... and thus the debate begins... in fact, i

entered into a heated 4.5 hour debate with her father

on why i was vegan... it's incredible how this man

defended the actions of those who choose to torture

and harvest the lives of the weak while still

considering himself against cruelty... in the past

month since i've become vegan i have been studying up

on many different arguements for the lifestyle... it

was interesting to note that at several points during

the debate we both claimed that the fact we had just

agreed to supported our own views.... it got very

messy and i thought he was gonna hit me at one

point... that would've been funny cause i was actually

hoping for it... this man's blind defense brought out

my inner rage.... he actually thought that my

boycotting meat and educating others was going to do

nothing... that if i really wanted to do something

about the cruelty, i should invent a better way of

killing the animals to make meat... or that i should

work to create new laws... but education and the power

of the dollar would NEVER do anything... he claimed to

be against suffering because he donates some money to

animal shelters (which is a good thing)... but i told

him that it is rather hypocritical of him to support

an industry that allows inhumane death and torture in

greater numbers than the halocaust (and he's

jewish)... i will not stop the good fight...

 

on another note... don't forget, veganism isn't a

search for personal purity, it is a means to end

cruelty... both human and non-human alike....

 

btw, anyone know of any good places to volunteer in

south florida? i want to be active...

 

thanks for listening....

 

be good,

 

-Mo

 

 

 

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