Dutch wrote:

> "John Coleman" > wrote
>
>>"Reynard" > wrote
>>
>>Thanks for the support Reynard, I have been pointing this fallacy out for
>>weeks. I wonder if they will "get it" now?
>
>
> It's not a fallacy, it's YOU who doesn't get it. The analogy is absurd. The
> fact that this argument keeps resurfacing illustrates what shaky ground
> vegans are on.
>
> We ARE connected to the deaths of humans in industry when we use those
> products. That is why many trade unions and other groups boycotted
> California grapes, because migrant workers were being subjected to unsafe
> levels of pesticides (which incidentally also kill animals)

That wasn't really the motivation for the boycott. It
was garden-variety wage-based labor strife. The
original (1960s) boycott occurred because the workers
were non-union, and the unions wanted a piece of the
action. Alleged environmental risks for the workers
was only the pretext.

> Once legislation
> was introduced to correct those abuses, and the level of safety was raised
> to an acceptable level the boycotts were lifted.

No. It was once the growers capitulated and signed a
contract with Cesar Chavez's UFW.