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Posted by Joe on June 26, 2001 at 11:24:34:

In Reply to: Re: It's just so sad. posted by pork ^(oo)^ on June 26, 2001 at 00:53:25:

: I don't think you're crazy! :) I can relate to what you said about the callousness or indolence of people upsetting you. Few things, short of outright crimes against humanity, can depress my optimistic spirit. I hate to see people ignored or criticized, especially when such act either sinks their mood or reinforces an already sunken mood.

: Issues concerning our sharing of this world with other animals have, of course, bothered me since I became a vegan in 1991. Statements like, "The good Lord put them here for us to eat," when delivered in a cavalier tone by educated people, gave me incredulous pause even when I was still a mischievous kid in my early vegan days.

: It would bother me more if I saw someone run over a small animal, then appear to disregard their act of slaughter, or make some apathetic observational comment about it, as though it were no more noteworthy than passing over a speed bump, than if I saw them make a joke at the animal's expense.

: The latter response indicates ill conditioning, even for American culture, and perhaps a need for spiritual growth that the pitiful sod will probably never seek. At least the joker has *some* feeling about the event, however neurotically misdirected.

: The former response, however, indicates a numbness of character that is truly the stuff of psychological terror. Apathy is one of the most disturbing things in the world... just behind a slothful selfishness, and often counterpart to it.

: Keep lovin' :)

: oynk ^(oo)^

Someone of a similar mindset, I have been a vegetarian for 10 years. :)

Joe

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• Vegan, lacto, ovo, or lacto-ovo? (nt) pork ^(oo)^ 16:32:16 06/26/01 (2)
  • Lacto-ovo, though I hate eggs (nt) Joe 18:52:31 06/26/01 (1)
    • Just lacto, then? (nt) pork ^(oo)^ 04:37:51 07/04/01 (0)

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