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In Today's Society Being A Vegan Is Extremely Difficult.
Because loads of stuff has just the smallest part of animal in it and almost all clothes and shoes etc. Must be difficult!
 calum-r  18 May 2008 21:17
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It can be, it depends on whom you are around. If you're a PETA advertiser or something, it's definitely easier than if you worked around meat-eaters.
 
 asphyDrake  06 Sep 2008 09:21
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Yes, it is.

I used to be a vegan for awhile.
It didn't work out, because I got down to 90 pounds....too skinny.
I had to go get me a BK Whopper real quick ;-)
To keep my bones from sticking out.
 
 Scorpion  17 Aug 2008 18:25
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Although its true that there are a lot of choices on the Internet and even special shops and supermarkets selling vegan food, it is a fact that these places are rare and since there aren't that many vegans no market will ever produce more vegan food. And as long as vegans do not gain general acceptance, the vegan food market will always stay small and will not develop. Additionally, restaurants and shops that do offer vegan options, usually have no more than two opzions at most.
 
 aleman  20 May 2008 21:34
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 Thank you schatz

the vegan option usually being pasta and tomato sauce... fun for all the family...
by  martlamb
 20 May 2008 22:42
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I have no idea where Mac must live, but I live in California and I have never seen a Hare Krishna temple, there may be one in San Francisco, 100 miles away, but that's it. I think the real trouble with being a vegan is the fact that most fruits and veggies are picked before they have all the nutrients they're supposed to have. California is called the food basket of the world, but I hate to tell you, the ground has been farmed so hard, with now rest for the land that the nutrients are all but gone. The farmers only put the nutrients that make them grow big and pretty not whats needed for our bodies.
 
 stever  18 May 2008 23:02
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Vegans are ludicrous Utopians. If they stopped acting like PETAphiles and behaved like the buddhists do (they avoid killing animals but realize it's impossible to stop) they'd get more respect.

If vegans and vegetarians really wanted to cut down or stop the meat industry, they'd push for people to buy and slaughter their own animals. Nothing will put you off eating meat faster than having to kill and gut a chicken with your own hands, and no longer be able to buy it under plastic at the supermarket.

Humans are born omnivores, and evolution made us that way. Deal with it. Those who want to eat meat aren't the problem - the problem is those who want to eat meat but avoid dealing with the killing involved.
 
 K9  22 Jun 2008 09:14
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Vegans are idiots and no provision should be made for their life to be sustained in such an extreme and un-natural manner.
 
 Poshboy171  19 May 2008 16:30
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 Let's not paint with a a broad swath. There are vegetarians and vegans, and then there are total morons.

There's nothing wrong with someone being a vegan or vegetarian. The problem is when one of them starts trying to dictate to others how to live. They're a lot like the rabidly religious godbots in that respect, feeling they have a "right" to stick their noses in where they aren't welcome.
by  K9
 22 Jun 2008 09:23
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It is probably a lot easier to be a vegan in today's society than in any other period in western history. Multiculturalism in North America and in Western Europe has brought with it an array of options when it comes to vegan eating and living. Most major cities, for example, have a Hare Krishna temple, and many of them sell very good quality vegan food. It is not unusual for these temples to have vegan restaurants as well, which serve meals for reasonable prices.

The Internet also serves as a great tool for vegans and it has the potential to make their lifestyle much easier to follow. All it takes is a little research and effort on their part to create a collection of vegan recipes. Several immigrant stores--especially those that focus on Middle Eastern merchandise--will sell produce that has not come into contact with meat. As such, on the whole it is now easier to be a vegan than ever before.
 
 mackenzie  18 May 2008 22:16
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