tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528521735436082423.post273917999675638397..comments2024-02-03T06:58:02.859-04:00Comments on My Face Is On Fire: Even Non-Meat Eaters Endorse the Eating of AnimalsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528521735436082423.post-6063034275036693382009-06-30T12:06:28.163-03:002009-06-30T12:06:28.163-03:00I think people are forgetting the philosophical co...I think people are forgetting the philosophical concept behind vegetarianism and are just using the term to state that they "obstain from meat, most of the time" for dietary reasons, not for animals, as is the case with my roommate who occasionally eats fish. While I find it infuriating I would rather keep the peace in my house than go on an all out war over semantics...but in this case he should be fired as a writer or at least give up the BS that he's a vegetarian for animal rights.Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03523440264281763694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528521735436082423.post-17705851069842407772009-06-21T22:42:35.197-03:002009-06-21T22:42:35.197-03:00i always get a good frustrated laugh from these pe...i always get a good frustrated laugh from these people who make excuses to shuffle around in the kiddie pool instead of jump right into the deep end. veg*nism IS an all-or-nothing lifestyle, and this dude needs to get off his high, meaty horse and say, "hi, my name is max fisher, and i'm an omnivore." i could easily write a long rant about it myself, but i'll spare your eyes. you know what you're doing, keep it up!ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18355111893635798110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528521735436082423.post-47901351841680322532009-06-20T23:11:25.349-03:002009-06-20T23:11:25.349-03:00Well said, Dan. I agree completely.
And thanks, R...Well said, Dan. I agree completely.<br /><br />And thanks, Rita. I'm glad that you like the blog. I agree that tradition isn't a valid justification for the perpetuation of anything that ends up harming others.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800153451645970774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528521735436082423.post-29689708826653973162009-06-20T16:35:05.174-03:002009-06-20T16:35:05.174-03:00Yes, what a disgrace to the name of "rational...Yes, what a disgrace to the name of "rational being" this person must be. I particularly dislike the idea that cruel and/or lethal practices must be kept up because they're part of a "tradition" - we can all list disgusting traditions that humanity should be glad to say goodbye to - and the "occasional" meat-eating idea (like occasional paedophilia) is so incoherent, coming from anyone with the slightest grasp of the issues, is breathtakingly illogical. <br />.......my first comment here - I like the blog very much.<br />RitaCavall de Querhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687910584661433398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528521735436082423.post-3845943269249423022009-06-19T16:50:35.317-03:002009-06-19T16:50:35.317-03:00I agree that it seems like Fisher is leading into ...I agree that it seems like Fisher is leading into his announcement that he is no longer a vegetarian (not that there's much rational difference between a vegetarian and an omnivore, except perhaps in general attitude). <br /><br />I wonder if Max sees slavery and genocide the same way. Slavery isn’t wrong, per se, it’s just wrong to have as an institution the size of the institution it was in the antebellum American South. Murder of the innocent, and even small-scale, ‘backyard’ genocide, aren’t wrong per se, it’s just wrong to take it to the level that the Nazis took it. We can engage in injustice and atrocity as individuals; we should only be ‘moderate’ about our personal acts injustice and atrocity, correct Max?<br /><br />Max, with moral reasoning like yours, we have no need to distinguish between civilization and savagery.unpopular vegan essayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01334555481308676471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528521735436082423.post-35758680959723915102009-06-19T14:48:26.556-03:002009-06-19T14:48:26.556-03:00Hi Stephanie! I read your response to that articl...Hi Stephanie! I read your response to that article a few days ago and enjoyed it quite a bit. You were a <i>lot</i> more patient with him than I was. He's not a particularly good writer and comes off like a bit of a petulant brat who's pretending to be a vegetarian to somehow give more credence to his obvious hostility towards most vegetarians and vegans (e.g. his piece from last week). <br /><br />I have a hunch that the next thing we'll be reading of his will be concerning his transition back to meat-eating (or as he would probably call it--semitarianism). This week's piece just feels like too much of a lead-in to that. Maybe he figures that he can be <i>The Atlantic's</i> Mark Bittman.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800153451645970774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528521735436082423.post-34268059212089550232009-06-19T13:05:24.731-03:002009-06-19T13:05:24.731-03:00Thanks for responding to Max's post. I read it...Thanks for responding to Max's post. I read it with my jaw dropped. I had my own angry row with him (part 1 here: http://tinyurl.com/pbghjo; part 2 is linked to from there) over his "Fervor of the Vegan" ridiculousness, but at the time, I encouraged others, in particular via an e-mail list, to give him a chance; I thought he had the potential to get it and grow. This latest post from him stripped me of any desire to give him the benefit of the doubt.Stephanie E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00740557071286664768noreply@blogger.com