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   XPost: alt.animals.ethics.vegetarian, rec.sport.football.college,   
   rec.food.cooking   
   XPost: alt.gothic   
   From: rupertmccallum@yahoo.com   
      
   On Oct 15, 9:49 pm, George Plimpton  wrote:   
   > On 10/15/2012 12:15 PM, Rupert wrote:   
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   > > On Oct 15, 9:12 pm, Antonio Veranos  wrote:   
   > >> [George Plimpton, geo...@si.not]   
   > >> [Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:00:53 -0700]   
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   > >> : > Well, it was definitely amusing to me,   
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   > >> : Because you're off your meds again.   
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   > >> If you ever want to point out that all vegans are hypocrites whether   
   > >> they know it or not, point out that plankton are animals and see if they   
   > >> can figure out why this is relevant to veganism.   
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   > > It would not be relevant to my motivations for being vegan, unless the   
   > > plankton were capable of suffering and I were in some way responsible   
   > > for them experiencing more suffering than would otherwise be the case.   
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   > You are indeed responsible for animals of the field suffering more than   
   > they otherwise would if you were to produce all your own food.   
      
   As I say, this is indeed true, and if it were within my power to   
   reduce my contribution to this suffering by some means that did not   
   involve sacrificing other opportunities to prevent suffering from   
   taking place, then I would be somewhat motivated to adopt that means.   
      
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