tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217271428057557189.post7874820223048100419..comments2024-03-24T16:08:20.300-07:00Comments on Training on Empty: More vegan musingsLize Brittinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00851523224709625399noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217271428057557189.post-15146039939209313322012-09-26T14:52:34.329-07:002012-09-26T14:52:34.329-07:00I'm feeling the same way. I like what you all ...I'm feeling the same way. I like what you all are saying, especially in pointing out the workers. I feel like I'm making efforts to eat less meat and the right kinds of meat. There's so much to consider! Lize Brittinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851523224709625399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217271428057557189.post-16031820298196080572012-09-26T14:34:28.728-07:002012-09-26T14:34:28.728-07:00Your post is so apropos, as I've been eating m...Your post is so apropos, as I've been eating more like a vegetarian recently, after several years of toying with the idea. I mean, I still eat meat, just a lot less of it. My motivations are mostly ethical and environmental but also somewhat health-driven. That said, I appreciate that you point out that it's not as simple as "plant-based = cruelty-free!" Another point I've seen made is that a lot of the people who work in the fields to raise the plant-based foods are undocumented migrants who are poor and vulnerable - what about their rights and the ethics of their lives? It's weird how people will get super self-righteous about not eating animals but they won't care so much about the people involved in food production.<br /><br />Anyway, your point about how it's all pretty complex and not at all cut and dry is something I agree with and have been thinking about a lot recently.Caitlinhttp://fitandfeminist.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217271428057557189.post-61464005508911504892012-09-26T14:30:18.441-07:002012-09-26T14:30:18.441-07:00Here's my thoughts on this...no matter what we...Here's my thoughts on this...no matter what we try to do, someone or something will always counteract or negate the good that we try to do. Does that mean we should stop trying? Hell no! Why not make the changes that you can in your life, realizing that it will never be enough but it will be more than if you nothing. I am a vegetarian (since age 10), sometimes I am more Vegan but I would never label myself such because I would come under fire from the vegan police for slipping up somewhere ha ha. I just eat the best I can to reduce the harm to animals. But I get your dilemma about whether a plant based diet is any better. I think you just have to go with your gut on that (pun intended ):-) sallyastonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627924598442844192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217271428057557189.post-13837641333890353142012-09-26T11:52:29.365-07:002012-09-26T11:52:29.365-07:00Oh wow. That's a scary thought! :(Oh wow. That's a scary thought! :(Lize Brittinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851523224709625399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217271428057557189.post-30515243890620428222012-09-26T11:51:02.330-07:002012-09-26T11:51:02.330-07:00Not sure what this means but I once had someone te...Not sure what this means but I once had someone tell me that despite what I did to save the planet, reduce my footprint for an entire lifetime ... it was all cancelled out by one weekend of cars racing in Daytona.GZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623054918799881730noreply@blogger.com