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Tell that to the Indians in India where the estimate is that 30%-40% of the 1.25 billion people who live there are vegetarians. And cows roam where they want and are revered. Not suggesting that would happen here on any level but your theory/prediction sounds just a bit sensationalist to say the least.
Indians in India **** in the street. Many come to the US and Britain. I have a friend that travels there for two weeks a quarter and does not like it at all.
They also gang rape women. But at least the cows are safe.
Straw man. If cows suddenly started eating people it would also be a plague of unprecedented dimensions. If pigs started flying, likewise. If broccoli started tasting like bacon.... Let's get back to puppy gravy and crispy kitten wings.
What is straw man about this post? Please be specific.
Indians in India **** in the street. Many come to the US and Britain. I have a friend that travels there for two weeks a quarter and does not like it at all.
They also gang rape women. But at least the cows are safe.
See below. My point was in reference to the previous post (poster below) that was sensationalist in nature. Of course India and other countries have its share of issues but this has nothing to do with the fact that they have a huge vegetarian population there. Your other points are non-sequitur to the topic at hand.
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Have you been to India? Do you know anyone who has been to India for any extended period of time? I have not been, but I do know people who have spent extended periods of time there repeatedly over a period of years. The picture you paint is not entirely accurate.
The main point/accuracy is that India has a population the size of the US that is vegetarian and they don't have an apocalyptic situation going on there as you theorized in your previous post if such a huge part of the population goes vegetarian. We are talking 300+-400+ million people there who are vegetarian.
See below. My point was in reference to the previous post (poster below) that was sensationalist in nature. Of course India and other countries have its share of issues but this has nothing to do with the fact that they have a huge vegetarian population there. Your other points are non-sequitur to the topic at hand.
The main point/accuracy is that India has a population the size of the US that is vegetarian and they don't have an apocalyptic situation going on there as you theorized in your previous post if such a huge part of the population goes vegetarian. We are talking 300+-400+ million people there who are vegetarian.
This is a valid point but I am still not sure this is sustainable in the US. Remember the US is one of the top agricultural exporters in the world. India is not close. What effect would going vegan have on US exports?
This is a valid point but I am still not sure this is sustainable in the US. Remember the US is one of the top agricultural exporters in the world. India is not close. What effect would going vegan have on US exports?
Sure, any low/lower demand shifts for a given product would negatively impact those who provide the supply. And in its place, some other producer gains. Been going on since the dawn of time in the world of capitalism.
Something from a professor at Cornell that you might find interesting:
What is straw man about this post? Please be specific.
Specifically, speculating about what happens if the world becomes all vegetarian. Who among us wants that or thinks it's a real possibility? Soylent green is more likely.
Specifically, speculating about what happens if the world becomes all vegetarian. Who among us wants that or thinks it's a real possibility? Soylent green is more likely.
I think you should educate yourself to what a straw man argument is before you use the term. The post in question was a direct response to a direct question. Just because you do not like what someone says does not make it straw man.
I think you should educate yourself to what a straw man argument is before you use the term. The post in question was a direct response to a direct question. Just because you do not like what someone says does not make it straw man.
Not exactly true, old wise one. The two of you were discussing the straw man of sudden worldwide conversion to vegetarianism which was previously introduced as a rhetorical question by a third poster. I doubt either one of you actually thinks that is a possibility but you took it up. We're not advancing the debate by spinning our wheels discussing an impossible what-if scenario. My question of what happens when cows suddenly start eating people has as much relevance as sudden worldwide vegetarianism. Let's please get back to insulting one anothers' life choices.
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