And how long exactly have you guys been vegan for? SWIM managed a year and a half as a veggie before he withered away. My female friend has been veggie with a healthy diet from BIRTH and at the age of 30 now has anaemia, and supplements didn't help. She has started eating a little meat now because she's fed up of it. Another female friend who has also been veggie from birth is still veggie, but admits to having dizzy spells (as SWIM got). Another veggie one is the girl who senses ghosts, gets messages from the universe and unfortunately suffers from episodes. A guy SWIM knew whose parents were veggie, and he is also, has no colour in his eyes- completely white- and is a human sloth. And those are the only veggie friends I have, a sorry lot compared to my omnivorous buddies! Yes, some people can take it, but not everyone. Don't suggest that this isn't true because people who 'fail' at being veggie have often tried very hard, and it's a little insulting when veggies go on at them about it. As for vegans, they seem to be dropping like flies, at least I hear them moan about their health problems, and they sometimes look SO ill, dark rings round their eyes and sickly skin.
But this rant is beside the point really- the 'everyone goes veggie' answer just delays the problem a little, it doesn't solve it. Plus, chickens and pigs can be reared in the forest and fish in the ocean, so there's no reason (other than the ethical one to not kill) to need to stop eating meat entirely.
I do agree to an extent in that the Green take on meat is to eat some but less, like a traditional Chinese diet. This would give us a little breathing space. But other measures are needed... we must control our numbers!
Also, any comments on my 'replacement' idea, when every person is allowed to nominate one new life as their replacement?
But this rant is beside the point really- the 'everyone goes veggie' answer just delays the problem a little, it doesn't solve it. Plus, chickens and pigs can be reared in the forest and fish in the ocean, so there's no reason (other than the ethical one to not kill) to need to stop eating meat entirely.
I do agree to an extent in that the Green take on meat is to eat some but less, like a traditional Chinese diet. This would give us a little breathing space. But other measures are needed... we must control our numbers!
Also, any comments on my 'replacement' idea, when every person is allowed to nominate one new life as their replacement?
