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The reactive responses to this thread are a clear indication that there will likely be no meaningful changes to reform society and address issues like environmental degradation (in my lifetime, if ever). After all, how will politicians ever make changes when any thought of someone or something affecting your lifestyle brings up such a negative response.. How dare anyone suggest that I make a mild change to my lifestyle in order to limit the impact of my diet on a shared environment. That is ultimately the issue, yes people have the right to do what they want...but it can be selfish when collectively everyone pays the price for your decisions (whether healthcare spending because you eat ground beef with every meal or the destruction of the Amazon rainforest in order to clear grazing ground for cattle).
I particularly like the NRA comparison and the thought of the overreaction of the a hypothetical "watch twice the tv day just to show people I refuse to listen to them."
Ah well, I try to go one day a week without eating meat, seems logical for my own health at the very least.
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