ravi wrote:
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> a vegetarian (or vegan) life.
I haven't followed this thread very closely, but I believe this casual "or vegan" is at the core of Kelly's irritation. Vegetarianism + eggs, milk, etc. No problem. Vegan life style creates a very big problem unless people are loudly informed of the necessary supplements it requires.
ravi also wrote:
> I...see nothing but casual dismissal of
> animal rights issues, etc.
That is my position. It's my reason for not following the thread very closely.
Animals have no rights, but cruelty to animals is brutalizing to those who practice it. Of course your idea and mine of what is cruelty probably differ. The author of _The Postmodern Prince_ (Monthly Review Press) wants to make animal rights part of the core of the socialist movement.
Carrol