vegan boots?

[openspaceman]

 

Mark, it would help your case if you weren't quite so evangelical about your veganism.

 

I read it as a simple statement rather than anything else. Mark's philosophy certainly harms no one and until he made the post I was unaware he was a vegan despite having met him on a few occasions.

[Big J]

ok in response to where i draw the line,yes a line has to be drawn somewhere,but i do ALL i can in this world to minamise the impact my life has on all other animals,animals were NOT put on this earth to feed us,all the nutrients needed can be got from plants at a fraction of the cost to the enviroment,yes i am a cutter,but nine times out of ten i work with an ecologist to minamise the damage caused.a lot of the time im finding that people find it easier to eat what they like,without looking into what they are really eating and the affects etc,maybe do your homework,open your eyes a bit,or is ignorance,bliss....anyway,ill leave you to it,thanks for your help,those that did,and yes I come across a bit confrontational,but then again,im speaking for all the animals killed everyday,just so you lot can have a snack...sweet dreams....

 

I'm going to try to say this without sounding like a patronising cock...

 

The combative attitude just doesn't work with trying to persuade people of your cause. As someone who was militantly vegan for nearly a decade, it grates on me, so imagine how it sounds to the uninitiated.

 

Fundamentally, if you are working in arboriculture you cannot be ethically consistent as a vegan. Let's presume you work in forestry - if you are felling you will be (inadvertently obviously) destroying birds nests and temporarily disrupting habitat. Your industry requires the control of certain pest species - squirrels, deer, rabbits etc. Without that control, all efforts on your part are in vain and the woodland suffers terribly.

 

This is the conundrum I came up against. It's conundrums like this that present themselves time and time again throughout life. Living as a dietary vegan, you will reduce your impact on animal suffering 99%. Being puritanical about that final 1% will have a severely detrimental effect on your life, and you will make a pariah of yourself. I am talking from personal experience. I now consume animal products that have been humanely and sustainably sourced - and whilst I do not kid myself that I have reduced my environmental impact (quite the opposite I'm sure), I am much much happier and am ethically consistent.

[Big J]

I read it as a simple statement rather than anything else. Mark's philosophy certainly harms no one and until he made the post I was unaware he was a vegan despite having met him on a few occasions.

 

I only said that as friendly advice from someone who has been in the same position.

[MattyF]

Wow the guy only asked if any one made vegan boots! I don't think it was any moral high ground that's his belief .. It should be respected and instead got nearly two pages of piss taking.

 

 

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[skyhuck]

Wow the guy only asked if any one made vegan boots! I don't think it was any moral high ground that's his belief .. It should be respected and instead got nearly two pages of piss taking.

 

 

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:confused1: Which posts are you referring to????

 

I see questions and people who disagree, but no Mickey taking.

[treequip]

I like vegans and vegetarians, it means there is more meat for me.

[Big J]

An example:

 

Just had an awesome steak for lunch.

 

It's like saying to an orthodox Jew that you just had an awesome bacon sandwich.

[skyhuck]

An example:

 

 

 

It's like saying to an orthodox Jew that you just had an awesome bacon sandwich.

 

Would they care?????????

[Steve Bullman]

:confused1: Which posts are you referring to????

 

I see questions and people who disagree, but no Mickey taking.

 

He didn't ask if anyone agreed with him...merely if anyone knew where he could find a pair of boots.

 

Glad you got your answer amongst all of this mark

[skyhuck]

He didn't ask if anyone agreed with him...merely if anyone knew where he could find a pair of boots.

 

Glad you got your answer amongst all of this mark

 

And thats "piss taking" is it?????????:confused1: