> On Apr 22, 2011, at 12:14 PM, Somebody Somebody <philos_case at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > It amuses me that some socialists still ridicule vegetarianism. I'm not a
> strict vegetarian, but it's self-evident that not slaughtering cows and
> chickens for food is more ethical and progressive than doing otherwise, all
> else being equal. It's fine eating meat, I suppose, but I can't take meat
> eaters who still ridicule vegetarians seriously. Even the bourgeoisie has
> made peace with vegetarians at this point.
> >
>
> A word of warning, brah... This topic does not play out well on this here
> list. But if you plan to pursue it, you will have a worthless but adoring
> fan in me!
>
> -- ravi
>
I have a feeling that a number of people here take vegetarians and vegetarianism seriously but simultaneously don't accept lousy arguments for it.
And I forgot to add to my last note that the fact that the bourgeoisie has made peace with vegetarians is hardly an endorsement given that they have mostly made peace with torturing human beings, neoliberalism and more.