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Comment on Vegetarian Pho by Stephanie Andria

Stephanie Andria — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:34:28 +0000

Great ideas! I ‘m going to try the veg fish sauce too (@Ms. Nadja)…hopefully it’s less stinky than actual fish sauce.
A tip for Pho ppl…You know how they sell the pre-bagged up spices for Pho? Well when I had a hard time finding them except for certain Vietnames places, I bought all the needed spice (coriander, fennel, ect…) and tossed them in measured amounts in a medium sized fliter then tied it up with string. (make sure string has no chemicals.) Now I keep all the spices in a big tin with coffee filters and string and labelled it Pho Kit. hehe

Comment on To a Potential Vegan in Saudi Arabia by Olivia

Olivia — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:27:04 +0000

Ryan,

Like Michele and Gary, I appreciate your honesty, your humility, your ability to understand that it’s an individual life journey we are each on, and your encouraging tone. You clearly feel compassion for all living beings, and you don’t pretend to know it all.

I think we can all learn something from both the substance of your thoughts as well as the style in which you speak. That said, I appreciate everyone who has chosen to reform world consciousness on this subject, whether their approach is more “in your face” or more gentle, like yours. Different people respond differently to the message and the way it is offered up.

All of us want to be seen as good and valuable, and I believe all of us want to find in everyone else what is good and worthy. In other words, we all want to be affirmed and to affirm others — including all our precious animal kin! And that, Gary, is why this lifestyle of not harming others is, as you put it, so “life-affirming.”

Comment on To a Potential Vegan in Saudi Arabia by Gary

Gary — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:10:55 +0000

Excellent response – full of respect and courtesy as well as information and support. Going vegan is a joyful, positive, life-affirming change.

Comment on links for 2009-07-01 by Lazurii

Lazurii — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:50:27 +0000

I agree with mike about that survey question. The answer to that hypothetical question has no real meaning at all, because it could never be done in the way they described. It’s just so frustrating…

Comment on links for 2009-07-01 by Mike

Mike — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:39:27 +0000

Also, on the topic of the survey you posted, the last question on that survey is so infuriatingly stupid that I couldn’t finish the survey. It’s exactly the kind of stupid question that non-vegans always ask me to try and demonstrate that advocating animal rights is monstrous and anti-human. The answer I would have given wasn’t one of the options, yet the survey-takers had marked the question as “required”, thereby indicating that none of my other answers were valuable to them unless I was willing to answer their sophomoric philosophy question.

Comment on links for 2009-07-01 by Mike

Mike — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:34:55 +0000

The excerpts you’ve chosen don’t cause me to look unfavourably upon the speaker. I have personally struggled with the issue of zoos myself. I don’t think it’s *necessarily* cruel to have at least some animals in zoos. Moreover, having animals in zoos can, one would hope, help people understand those animals, bond with them, and want to protect them. Would average people in the western world care about tigers and their shrinking habitats if they’d never seen any up close? I’m not honestly sure. I doubt the question has been researched very thoroughly. It seems unjustifiably radical to advocate the closure of zoos at this point, if the argument is solely one of animal rights. I’d hate to close them and then find out that they were actually serving a valuable role in increasing peoples’ sensitivity toward animals.

Comment on To a Potential Vegan in Saudi Arabia by Michele McCowan

Michele McCowan — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:27:07 +0000

Thank you, Ryan for your compassion and understanding in your response to the reader from Saudi Arabia.

The way you educate and respond to people who are on their way to making a change can either make or break the lifestyle change. Taking meat and dairy out of my diet happened immediately after watching “Earthlings”. It can happen immediately for some, and take longer for others, but you really seem to “get it”.

I appreciate your level of kindness and understanding in putting the information out there. It makes all of the difference when you open your mind to people who are struggling to make a change. Your optimism and compassion are inspiring, and I will share your posts with my friends who are evolving from vegetarians to vegans.

I especially love the last sentence! “You can do it. Rah rah” The positive reinforcement is so refreshing.

Comment on Veganism Is Not Extreme by Reita

Reita — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:49:00 +0000

As far as I would say, don’t get offended unless you are doing anything really extreme. Don’t preach, judge, or force people to do as you’d like, and you’ll be fine.

Unless you are an extremist, and are making your dogs go vegetarian.
:/

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Comment on Video: Brownbird Rudy Relic’s “Lonely When You’re Here” by Stephanie E.

Stephanie E. — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:43:55 +0000

Wow, I am so glad you shared this–he’s fantastic!

Comment on links for 2009-06-22 by Jackie Morgan

Jackie Morgan — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:37:01 +0000

that is at once heartbreaking and beautiful…

Comment on Vegan marshmallows by Neil

Neil — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:44:33 +0000

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Their products are first rate!!! Yum!

Comment on links for 2009-06-15 by Heather

Heather — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:26:24 +0000

Sharon-I do not know where you are getting your times for the crimes in your comment. The 158 years is the potential time but will likely be greatly mitigated if the man is convicted. All data shows that animal mutilation is a precursor in past human serial killings and therefore if this man is convicted it makes sense to keep him excluded from society for his lifetime.

Comment on O’Soy Yogurt: Not Vegan by ryan

ryan — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:24:23 +0000

If it contains milk to produce cultures that’s fine with me.

Yeah, but it’s not with others.

For me, I need to reduce animal based fat, so this is a perfect food.

Never mind that there are far better foods, but a vegan’s so-called “extremist dietary regimen” gets rid of those animal fats altogether.

Comment on O’Soy Yogurt: Not Vegan by But I'm not Mad

But I'm not Mad — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:01:53 +0000

I just bought some of this soy-yogurt today. For me, I need to reduce animal based fat, so this is a perfect food. If it contains milk to produce cultures that’s fine with me. If you need a vegan product, buy something else. Take responsibility for your own extremist dietary regimens, don’t think the healthy food industry exists to satisfy your needs and throw out terms like lawsuit and “so mad”.when an individual product does not.