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Default World Hunger And Meat Production

Are you actually suggesting that it doesn't take more resources to make
meat?

rick wrote:
> "Scott" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> > Hate? Who?
> >
> > Did you read the linked article?

> =================
> Yes, it is full of the typical lies of the vegan religion..
>
> >
> > I clearly said that there is enough food to feed everyone
> > already.

> =============================
> LOL Really? What does this say?
> "...When we buy expensive meat, we perpetuate the socioeconomic
> problems that both victimize us and contribute to world hunger
> and poverty..."
>
> I
> > also clearly said that I'm not judging people who eat meat. In
> > fact, I
> > even said that I won't throw stones because I live in a glass
> > house.
> > The point of the blog post was clearly to show that why I
> > choose to not
> > use more than my fair share of anything, such as land, and thus
> > don't
> > eat meat, which requires more land and water to produce.

> =====================
> 2 major lies right together. What a hoot, fool. Meat does not
> REQUIRE more.
> Tell us how much land and water are needed to 'produce' venison.
> Tell us how grass-fed beef uses more. The fact reamins that
> mono-culture crop production IS environmental destruction and
> habitat destruction, using massive inputs of chemicals, power,
> and resources. Grazed animals and wild game use almost none. Do
> you even have any idea what this so-called 'rich in meat diet'
> involves? 90% of what the 'typical' American eats? 80%? 75%?
>
> Meat/eggs/nuts consumption of this typical American diet runs in
> the 240 pound range per person. Compare that to the total food
> per capita 2003, 1950 pounds.
> Then notice that vegetables are almost twice that. How can that
> be? Afterall, we all know from the propaganda sites that this
> typical American diet is almost exclusively meat, right?!
> Hell, we even eat more fruit than we do meat! 275 pounds.
> http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/N...onsumption.htm
>
> I know that facts get in the way of a good rant based on delusion
> and lies, but since that's all you have I thought I shed some
> light on the ignorance posted by veg*n loons...
>
> Again, there is NO 4.8 pounds of grain fed to the beef I eat.
>
>
>
> >
> > It seems you're making strawman's, not me.

> ====================
> Nope. all yours.
> >
> >
> > rick wrote:
> >> "Scott" > wrote in message
> >> oups.com...
> >> > World Hunger And Meat Production
> >> >
> >> > http://millionsofmouths.com/blog/nfblog/?p=104
> >> >
> >> > "The 4.8 pounds of grain fed to cattle to produce one pound
> >> > of
> >> > beef for
> >> > human beings represents a colossal waste of resources in a
> >> > world still
> >> > teeming with people who suffer from profound hunger and
> >> > malnutrition."
> >> > -Jim Motavalli
> >> >
> >> > "Tyrants have often used the claim of land-ownership to
> >> > justify
> >> > a
> >> > non-meritocratic and authoritarian social structure. They
> >> > claim
> >> > they
> >> > own the land to create an illusory economic system in which
> >> > they have
> >> > all the pseudo-wealth and power." -Scott Hughes
> >>
> >> A couple of problems for your little rant is that people are
> >> not
> >> hungry because I eat meat. There is already more than enough
> >> food to feed the world, and the beef I eat is not fed any
> >> grains.
> >> Guess you spew of hate just bit the dust with the rest of your
> >> strawmen, huh killer?
> >>
> >>
> >> >

> >