Yes it is an important issue, because it highlights once again the extreme short-term attitude of the liberal fanatics who infest the west.
This is one of the consequences of buying into Al’s global warming fandango. AGW is caused by too many greenhouse gasses. Beef cattle produce huge amounts of Co2 and (especially) methane. Also, cattle farms involve cutting down the precious rainforest. Therefore we need to eat less beef, which is also very good, because eating beef (for some reason) is very bad for us. Therefore we need to campaign against beef cattle, and one way is to encourage vegetarianism.
You see how the one thing leads to so many others? Because they all tie together, they reinforce each other, which makes it very hard to argue against one aspect. It also illustrates the essential childishness of these people. “Beef is bad, get rid of beef” Simple. They never think of the consequences of that. All the farms that will go out of business, allthe knock on effects on the economy, the fact that we have to inport substitutes, which means transport, which means more CO2 emission, the fact that that makes food more expensive, which pushes some below the poverty line and lessens the amount of money in all of our pockets, which means we buy less of other things, which pushes the economy even more...
If people want to be vegetarians, for whatever reason, that’s fine. I dont see the attraction myself and I think the idea that it is somehow “healthier” is decidedly suspect, but that is their choice. What I object to is all these tree-hugging inteventionist types playing their silly games, affecting ME personally, and looking down their noses at me at the same time. Morons.
Heh...Could not have said it better! Well Done...
Ever seen a truly aggressive vegan? It's because meat replaces lost hormones (testosterone for one) in men. That's one of the hidden reasons behind vegetarianism - it make people passive because they lack the hormones that meat provides.
Look at history. The meat eaters eventually subdued the gatherers.
I'm a vegetarian, and I could not agree more. PETA is the worst...hyper-morons, if I may coin a term.
I'm not that keen on omnivores looking down their noses at me, either. (not referring to you here)