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  1. Odinson
    It's World Vegetarianism Day today! Keep it veggie, everyone.
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    Thanks for not waffling or skirting the real justification: you do it because you enjoy it. Do you think that your enjoyment morally justifies the exploitation and killing of animals? This kind of thinking is problematic to me. Would I be morally justified in groping a random woman's breasts because it gives me pleasure or would we agree that harming another sentient being for our own pleasure is immoral? Regarding the 'sources of protein' meat, aquaculture, eggs, and dairy use ~83% of the world’s farmland and contribute 56 to 58% of food’s different emissions, despite providing only 37% of our protein and 18% of our calories. So, that's basically smoking cigarettes for fresh air. We can get all essential amino acids from plant sources. I'm totally onboard with clean meat and its potential, but we can't use its absence as a moral justification for what we're doing to animals now. This isn't meant to be a personal attack, but the position you take is one of egoism. Your desires trounce those of animals who suffer for your pleasure. Don't we denounce racism and sexism because we understand that it is unreasonable. So too we must denounce speciesim - it is wrong to treat other species immorally purely because they are of a different species. Veganism simply asks to afford all animals, not just those in the food system, basic consideration.
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    Myles, a sincere question and not one which is meant to be confrontational. If we know that a plant-based diet is the most environmentally impactful, why not adopt it? Is it a case of caring enough to do other things, just not enough to do that? This question isn't specifically directed at you, but you raised the position of enacting other mitigation tactics, just not willing to adopt a plant-based diet, so I figured you'd have thought this over.
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    For all of us on here, a plant-based diet. That simple. None of us here struggle with food security. We have the option to choose that way. You don't have to inform your choices because of the situation of other people. Personally, I keep my diet simple, with whole fruits 'n veg. Nothing fancy.
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    Don't slaughter them at all. Don't breed them. Don't commodify them. Don't condemn them to death. If we can do it for the thousands upon thousands of other animal species on earth, we can do it for them too.
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    It's ******* atrocious! All animal exploitation is, but to condemn gentle and innocent creatures to this hell just to pocket some oil $ is sickening. This is what these poor animals go through (source: Animals Australia - Oz is also a live exporter to the ME). https://youtu.be/d6RKarFD8sY
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    From the NSPCA's FB page: Live export update: contrary to media reports, no permits have been issued to Al Mawashi. The NSPCA are currently meeting with the National representatives of the Department of Agriculture and will be meeting with the Eastern Cape department tomorrow in East London and have our team ready to go if necessary. We will be in a better position to update everyone after these meetings but we call on you for your support at this time. This is costing the NSPCA a huge amount of resources - flights, accommodation, meals etc. Please donate www.nspca.co.za/donate Please be assured that we are doing everything that we can. Petition: www.nspca.co.za
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    Lots of guys on mag supplements. What's causing the deficiency?
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    Watched Midsommar last night. Despite really enjoying Hereditary, this movie from Ari Aster really feels goofy. People are crapping themselves about how unsettling it is, but I struggle to agree. There's a few creepy shots and sequences, but it goes full Nic Cage 'Wicker Man' in the 3rd act.
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    CBlake, what did your training look like in preparation for the 100miler?
  11. Odinson
    They're not cheap though. €2.3k for an alu frameset - ouch! For 200 bucks more I can get this baby...
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    Mulling over getting myself a Nukeproof Reactor frameset and slowly building up a bike over the next few months. Winter is approaching in the northern hemisphere, so there's no rush. Just wondering whether doing a build might actually end up being more expensive than just buying the whole bike outright. http://nukeproof.com/wp-content/uploads/prod182089_Matt-Grey_NE_01.jpg http://nukeproof.com/wp-content/uploads/prod182144_Matt-Grey_NE_01-1.jpg
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    Whether you're vegan or not, please help the NSPCA in preventing the live export of 60,000 sheep to the Middle East. Sign the petition here: https://nspca.co.za/animal-cruelty/campaign-against-live-export-animals/ he Page Farming Trust of East London and Al Mawashi, a Kuwaiti company registered in South Africa, will be shipping 60 000 live sheep to Kuwait in this September. On their journey, they will experience at least 22 days of: DiseaseHigh ammonia levels leading to respiratory and ocular infectionsLiving in their own excrementMotion sicknessOvercrowdingOverheatingPhysical trauma and injuriesSevere thirst and hungerIf they haven’t died en route, the sheep will be brutally slaughtered fully conscious. Sign our petition to prevent this cruel, unnecessary suffering. In mid-September, 60 000 sheep will be sent to the Middle East by ship – their destination? Death. They will journey for a period of three weeks, subjected to rough seas and completely unnatural conditions. On board this ship, they will be crammed so tightly that many will not be able to lie down and rest. For three weeks, they will stand, with limited access to food and water and some will have no access at all. To add insult to injury – they will be forced to stand in their own excrement, wearing what is called “fecal jackets”. For three weeks. https://nspca.co.za/animal-cruelty/campaign-against-live-export-animals/#
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    Watch this to have a proper laugh at the sheer shite that is the majority of Netflix 'Originals'. https://youtu.be/FAzP8pUdb98
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    Super impressive! Well done!
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    Hectic stuff. A finisher's medal is never worth your life.
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    Smoke from the forest fires?
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    That's a big one, Stretch! Congrats!
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    On the odd occassion that the weather allows, we'll do a very veggie heavy braai: scorched butternut, zucchini, peppers, potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc. If we decide on a meat replacement type thing, we'll either go for something like that seitan I linked or a Incredible Burger. Thing is with seitan is that it has a low moisture content and is pre-cooked, so throwing it on a scorching hot braai is going to end in tears. You need to use a cool fire and not overcook it. Thing about that Bertyn seitan is that it's pre-marinated, so it's nice and juicy once cooked. There's a SA brand, Herbi-Vohr, that make interesting looking stuff, but I haven't tried it yet. I suspect it's also seitan-based, so might not be your thing.
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    From my understanding, gluten sensitivity is a real thing, so it could definitely have an effect. I've also read that many folks who have IBS or other digestive issues (which worsens responses to gluten), actually also have SIBO. So, perhaps that's something to look at (but take this as a WebMD symptom search result - "It's brain cancer!"). Personally, I love seitan, but proper seitan and not gluten loaded mock meats. We eat this about once a week and it's great: https://www.bertyn.eu/en/product/veggie-protein-steak-wheat/ There's a lot of garbage meat replacers (IMHO), so I try to minimize those and focus on whole foods.
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    Moved it here to not derail the F1 thread. My question is this: if it were moral and natural to exploit animals they way that we do, why then the need to censor and hide it? We feed our children burgers and steak, but balk at the idea of showing them what goes into getting that piece of 'meat' on their plate? You wouldn't take issue with your kid watching strawberries being picked, but take issue with a common way in which cows are slaughtered.
  23. Odinson
    "Fighting it's awareness and prevention"? You want to fight the prevention and awareness of rape? I'm assuming you forgot "for". Do you think that the first step in the fight is not to participate in that which you want to fight against and raise awareness? Also keep in mind that you and your lad chose to click on 'Uncover Video'. It's not Instagram's fault.
  24. Odinson
    If people didn’t pay for this to happen, he wouldn’t need to share it. If you see no problem with your lad eating a Big Mac, but don’t want him seeing how a cow is butchered for it, then there’s some serious disconnect going on. Like I’ve said before. Align your actions with your beliefs. If seeing a defenceless animal being butchered upsets you, then stop supporting that practice. That’s my 2c on this thread.
  25. Odinson
    She has quite a lot, ahem, to offer in the show.
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