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I haven't eaten meat in 58 years. Ethical dilemma aside, what would be the point at this stage in my life. It would feel like a stumble and fall at the end of a marathon.
For meat consumers. We can't expect other cultures to immediately abandon their dietary practices.
Thats why we should force them
I don't know if I can do that to the Palestinians who do Qurbani at Eid.
Cultural imposition has never backfired spectacularly, never once.
Just out of curiosity, what made you vegan?
In my teens, I would work at my oldest brother's in-law's small farm during school holidays. There was a cow that befriended me and would walk over to the fence for head "scritches" when it saw me. One evening, after work, we were having dinner and my brother said, "By the way, you're eating your friend." Quit eating "meat" at 14, expanded to other critters, then questioned why no one feels sorry for a fish; quit eating all flesh by the time I was 16; not exactly sure when that evolved to include all the other stuff like dairy and eggs. Eating your friend can change your life.
Im sorry you have to go through that, it sounds traumatizing. And i hope you never have to go through something like that again Comrade.
According to the USDA, in those 58 years, I've saved 1,674 chickens, 41 turkeys, 5 ducks, 6 cows, and 24 pigs from murder, so at least her sacrifice was not for naught. The study did not include fish showing, as I stated, no one cares about a fish.