Re: Shooting Ourselves in the Foot

"Dutch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "Andrew Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > "Dutch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > "ta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> > > > Interesting how this letter from an ex-hunter almostly exactly
echoes
> > the
> > > > sentiments laid out in the "Reasons/Excuses for Hunting and Fishing"
> > > thread.
> > > > My comments enclosed with **
> > >
> > > This [alleged] person became squeamish so now they buy their meat at
> > Safeway
> > > so they don't have to kill animals for themselves. The next step, they
> > > beccome squeamish about that and become a vegetarian so they can
pretend
> > > that their food and lifestyle doesn't involve killing of animals at
all.
> > > Then they can put up a website to make themselves feel important by
> > > condemning unsqueamish people. No,it's not interesting at all, it's a
> > tired
> > > old story.
> > >
> >
> > I'm not arguing either way,
>
> Really? Are you telling me that you're not sympathetic to his "journey
into
> compassion"?
>
>  however I do think you should have read the
> > article properly before commenting on it.
>
> I did read it, why would you assume I didn't?.
>

Because your response was not in concordance wth the article:
1) You said he now buys meat from Safeway, whereas the article says he
   is a vegetarian
2) You said he pretends that his food and lifestyle does not involve the
   killing of animals at all, whereas the article stated that he accepted
   that even as a vege he still kills animals

> > From the article:
> > -------------------------
> > Am I responsible for the death of animals, even though I am a
vegetarian,
> > don't use leather or fur? Sure. One only need observe the bugs on my
truck
> > grill to see that. But I have decided to minimize my impact on animals
and
> > work to help them, rather than kill them.
>
> There's nothing in that article to indicate he is "minimizing" his impact
on
> animals, on the contrary, by substutiting store-bought, agribusiness plant
> based foods for that nutrient rich food he used to get by hunting has very
> likely increased his overall impact on animals. When you consider the
impact
> of pesticides, hebicides, loss of habitat, ploughing, harvesting, storage,
> etc.. his personal animal deaths per calorie quotient has almost surely
> increased.
>
> > I have a lot of making up to do.
>
> As I said, his concern is all about his own sensibilities, not about the
> animals.
>
> If you want my opinion, this article was faked by an animal rights
advocate,
> it has all the earmarks of their fallacious thinking.
>
>