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Do angry vegans turn you against going vegan?
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veganomics
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As Erin said in the following video (which "nobody" is going to watch apparently,) "there's no right way to do the wrong thing".
I watched it (eventually), and it was excellent.
veganomics
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High intelligence aliens treating us in the same way that we humanely treat apparently less intelligent animals. Very good metaphor.
sleaterkinney
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veganomics
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Another excellent video.
This thread is becoming a great resource library for those that can filter out the noise from the trolls.
PaoloSanchez
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There's plenty of good stuff out there and even though the troll posts can make things a bit untidy and messy, trolls have their uses especially when they keep bumping the thread.Another excellent video.
Here's another channel that I found through Mic the Vegan. She's not a bad singer/songwriter either, a bit Cindi Lauperish...
PaoloSanchez
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I wonder if the UK dairy industry's £1.2 million campaign will reverse the trend away from the cow juice...
£1.2m dairy campaign hits back against vegan attack
"The organisation Go Vegan World painted a horrifying picture of calves being taken from their mothers so we can have the milk they produce.
The portrayal drew complaints from the dairy industry that it painted an inaccurate and misleading picture.
However, the Advertising Standards Authority backed the accuracy of the vegan message.
Sales of cow’s milk have been declining as consumers switch to non-animal almond and soya alternatives. In addition, milk has suffered from the fact that more people are diagnosing themselves as lactose intolerant."
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
"Diagnosing themselves"
Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
It's a thing. My ex bf's sister decided she was lactose intolerant and glugged all me soya milk, bought vegetarian shoes like mine from Brighton. Next week she was chomping a cheese sandwich and a bag of chips cooked in beef dripping. Calls herself a veggie whilst gobbling a battered cod. It's cool to be intolerant to gluten and lactose these days. Who would have thought there are bigger dickheads than the genuine non carnivores."Diagnosing themselves"
PaoloSanchez
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Not sure that I'd describe it as "a thing" as if it's just a fad like fashionable curiosity to be dismissed as a joke. There are plenty of people that are lactose intolerant and have a strong reaction to milk products, my daughter being on of them. In our case it's nothing to do with being "cool" at all.
As for the fish eating vegetarian, well everyone is at a different place and eventually they may change their ways and at least become more consistent (and maybe not). I was one of those "fish eating vegetarians" for a while too.
littlebabyjesus
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There is a difference between lactose intolerance - the lack of lactase in the gut - and a milk allergy - an immune system reaction.
If you're lactose-intolerant you'll know about it, as milk will make you properly ill. Many people complain that milk products increase their mucus levels. This is a milk allergy, not lactose intolerance.
If you're lactose-intolerant you'll know about it, as milk will make you properly ill. Many people complain that milk products increase their mucus levels. This is a milk allergy, not lactose intolerance.
Yossarian
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Most of the world is lactose intolerant to some degree, though the prevalence falls to about 5% among northern Europeans, which is why some alt-right idiots like to chug milk in public.
lactose intolerance
lactose intolerance
PaoloSanchez
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It's possible that there's a lot more of it about than people realise and they don't associate whatever illness they have to be related to what they are eating/drinking. In our case we didn't need to get a diagnosis from a doctor as the symptoms were clear and obvious. Some people do like to scoff and are dismissive at the idea of lactose intolerance I presume because they are happy consuming dairy products and don't want it to be seen as a bad thing.
Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
It was tongue in cheek paolo in response to beesonthewhatnow. People who diagnose themselves intolerant cos it's on trend etc. It's a thing? I was being a bit Stewie.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Even if it's for a misguided reason, good to see the dairy industry getting anxious.
I deviated into occasional stinky cheese for a while, but it has always amazed me that people pour dairy milk in their coffee and many even consider it essential to their health, when it may actually be no better than drinking cola and when stuffed into fast food, artery-clogging as well as a very poor bang for your calorie.
Healthcare Triage: The milk emperor has no clothes!
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Personally I find one of the attractive aspects of tea and coffee is that they taste so good without adding fat and sugar.
But some people drink it by itself and pour it on their cereals.
I myself - briefly - when I first went veggie - around 1981 - for a while used to drink whole milk because I thought that was what you needed to do...
But some people drink it by itself and pour it on their cereals.
I myself - briefly - when I first went veggie - around 1981 - for a while used to drink whole milk because I thought that was what you needed to do...
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Well yes - that and oily fish were the only two things I missed last time I was a vegan - but I can live without it - might well be more difficult living in France when a neighbour is offering me it with really good wine.
PaoloSanchez
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Well tbh, I think the pro-dairy folk do like to make out that the number of genuinely lactose intolerant folk is exaggerated and that most of the claims are false and some kind of fashionable fad. I don't believe that to be the case and in fact I believe that it is the other way around and that there are quite a few ailments associated with dairy consumption that many are blissfully unaware of because they believe the "milk does a body good" mantra.
PaoloSanchez
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Meanwhile, in other news...
...I stumbled across this while checking to see what was happening in the Singapore Grand Prix...
...probably not worth getting too excited about another "celebrity endorsement" especially given that they are often short lived, nevertheless, fair play to the fella, it will hopefully get a few more people to think about the effects of their choices.
...I stumbled across this while checking to see what was happening in the Singapore Grand Prix...
...probably not worth getting too excited about another "celebrity endorsement" especially given that they are often short lived, nevertheless, fair play to the fella, it will hopefully get a few more people to think about the effects of their choices.
PaoloSanchez
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As a driver and a frequent flyer myself, I might be in a similar (albiet less extreme) situation. I don't feel that it invalidates his concern, and this sort of publicity can have it's benefits even if it has flaws.yes fair play but caring for the environment while jetting around the world to drive cars really fast??
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
In his own private jet no less.yes fair play but caring for the environment while jetting around the world to drive cars really fast??
Typical hypocritical vegan behaviour.
ddraig
kicking against the pricks...
trust you to add that eh! yawn
veganomics
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