05-09-2015, 02:21 PM
(05-09-2015, 02:06 PM)Jade Wrote: my biggest problem is when a blanket statement that all meat and dairy consumption is behaving in a consciously unloving manner.
No one ever said this. Many here keep claiming this as an issue. I recall no one implying that everyone on this planet is even remotely conscious of what they're doing. The point is, what does one do when they DO become conscious?
If a person is aware of the cruelties in commercial animal farming, then they are conscious and make a choice (or not). We are not talking here about people who are not conscious.
On another note: if my family is having turkey for Thanksgiving, that's their choice. I don't tell them anything. Neither do I eat it to make them feel good. What's the point in that? They know I am a vegetarian. If they can't respect that, I don't hang out with them. I don't compromise my integrity because I want people to like me or so as not to hurt their feelings. Their hurt feelings are not my problem if they derive from defensiveness where no offense exited.