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Vegans/Vegetarians (henceforth referred to as Vegns to include both). Meat is bad for you. It contains too much saturated fat and makes you obese which is the root cause of a whole range of health issues: Colon cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes, heart diseases are all higher among omnis.
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Vegns. Food borne disease is a problem with meat. Ground beef is dangerous. It is often contaminated with pathogenic strains of E coli. It can kill. It is contaminated because the CAFOs keep cattle in contact with feces and the pathogens get on their hide and feed. It gets on the meat in the butchering because they move too quickly and don’t take enough care. It is all driven by greed.
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Eat or be eaten is the way of the world. In the wild sweet cute animals eat each other all the time. Even our kin, gorillas eat a monkey now and then. And don’t think your dog or cat wouldn’t eat you if it could.
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Omnivores. Meat has been a part of human culture forever. True, some societies don’t eat meat, and a few omit certain meats, but most cultures have meat in their rituals religious ceremonies, and habits. In the US, since the end of WWII it became practically a national mantra to have meat once a day. We were taught that this was a balanced diet.
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angry expat says “Nobody wants to be told how to eat. Education is important, but fear tactics and disregard for cultural precedent are insulting and harmful to the discussion.”
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