Things You Just Can't Understand

With all due respect, you were an itty bit militant on that topic in this forum. If you expressed your views with the same enthusiasm in real life, you ought to expect some pushback.

 

How long ago was that? Almost all the scrutiny I was under was out of an attempt to understand my deviation from the norm. You return to the norm (or at least something that allows people to tell the story you are "normal") and still I get "why??"

Pushback against me no longer something unusual? I don't understand. I don't understand why not just acceptance.

Actually I get it. It's the story people want to get straight and compartmentalized. Strike it off the list.

 

Looks like 6 months.

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My daughter is vegan, I'm as "live and let live", as it gets. However, if you take a holier than thou approach and change direction, someone is going to point it out to you.

Note that you posted this in "Things you don't understand". It seems really obvious to me.

Do you read acceptance in what you wrote 6 months ago?

 

Ok I see. Thanks for doing the research on my activities. Did you read that thread? Because it looks like I was discussing hunting and the ethics attached to it. To call that militant is excessive and seems like I hit a nerve. I wouldn't call argument against someone's position a lack of acceptance.

I have *never* taken a holier than thou approach on the subject of veganism. If you feel that way, you are projecting something on to my position. The mere fact that you are "living and letting live" about your daughter's situation suggests you see it as a deviant lifestyle.

Would you like me to delete my initial question now that I understand it?

 

The romance built up around White Castle. The latest commercial to infect my TV shows a couple getting engaged, with the ring baked into & protruding from the top of a slider bun. Now, I realize this is a stupid ad and not documentary footage, but I cannot for the life of me fathom why they accept Valentine's Day reservations every year.

 

Many of those people are Masters of the Unapologetic Apology. They will admit to being wrong, sort of in a very general roundabout way, and they always qualify their "acknowledgement " and"apology" in such a way to shift some of the "blame." I have been known to comment, and post, "That's about the lamest excuse for an apology that I've ever heard."

 

Thanks Snowy,

It's unfortunate people felt condescended to. That is an unfortunate effect of challenging the belief of what the norm is. "Hey this thing you all believe is really harmful to the planet." It happens when you say the same things about coffee (which I drink), cell phones (which I use), and cars. Is there a way of engaging with the new ideas without seeing them as an assault on your way of life? I know I risk condescension by saying that.

I know vegans who feel they are better people for it. I don't feel that way, but there are better and worse actions and I'd like to find out what actions lower my footprint and cause less harm, and possibly, adopt them as habits.

This last little volley has become more about me, my ego and what conflict it is attracting in the egos of others. Even if it was about the issues, it's the wrong thread. I won't continue down this road.

 

There are people who are so empty & unhappy--regardless of their socioeconomic status--that "anger, resentment, and grudges" are what keeps them going. I have cousins who thrive on conflict, they can't live normal lives.

 

While we're at the topic of veganism, I don't understand why there are vegans/vegetarians who force their lifestyles on their cats and dogs.

I am fully supportive of friends and family with vegan/vegetarian diets, and fully understand that humans can live without animal proteins and animal by-products in their diets. Unfortunately, cats can't, and there are people that refuse to suspend that for the health and well-being of their pets. It is possible to feed a dog a vegan diet, but it needs to be highly monitored and can be extremely dangerous for the health of the animal.

If you disagree with the diet that your pet has to consume, why get one?

 

The term "compassionate conservative." As in, the fact that the apparent need to distinguish it by pairing those two terms together speaks volumes to me about the nature of the second.

 

Cultural differences while I'm on my vacation are at odds with my US upbringing (not all are bad):

1) I'm used to the US/British order on the street where you stay to your right. In Austria, people just walk wherever, so you're constantly dodging oncoming pedestrians.

2) The practice of waiting to be seated (US) doesn't apply here in most restaurants. You just take a seat and wait to be attended to.

3) In the US, you get used to an ordered progression in restaurants: your order is taken, your food is served, then the check arrives. Here, you have to ask for the check. You will not usually be bothered until you ask for it. I kinda like that.

4) Security and energy consciousness are greater than what I've been used to at home. Here, you can't activate your hotel elevator without your room card. In many places, you can't activate the room lights without your room card. Wind mills and solar panels are seemingly everywhere.

5) When shopping, I take it for granted that my purchases will be bagged. Here, in many stores, you have to request a bag, and you may need to pay a surcharge for it (So far, about 0.30 Euros).

 

Why I can't have a bigger penis

 

You can. However, you might not be attracted to the guy that it is attached to.

 

facepalm.... yes you are right.


let me rephrase, why can't my penis be bigger?

 

Aww.... thanks friend!