Comments on: McCartney’s Meat-Free Mondays Come Under Attack From Farmers’ Union http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/06/18/mccartneys-meat-free-mondays-come-under-attack-from-farmers-union/ celebrities caught green-handed Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:01:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Eric http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/06/18/mccartneys-meat-free-mondays-come-under-attack-from-farmers-union/comment-page-1/#comment-327342 Eric Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:11:45 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=17417#comment-327342 Smoking outside, where it is only harming the smoker is a personal choice. Eating factory farmed meat, which produces more pollution than all of the vehicles on earth combined is not a fair personal choice, it is a cheap F.U. to the entire earth and all the people in it, especially future generations. Any day that ruins the factory farms' bottom line is a red letter day in my book. Smoking outside, where it is only harming the smoker is a personal choice.

Eating factory farmed meat, which produces more pollution than all of the vehicles on earth combined is not a fair personal choice, it is a cheap F.U. to the entire earth and all the people in it, especially future generations.

Any day that ruins the factory farms’ bottom line is a red letter day in my book.

]]> By: sissi http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/06/18/mccartneys-meat-free-mondays-come-under-attack-from-farmers-union/comment-page-1/#comment-325204 sissi Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:01:25 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=17417#comment-325204 hil I am so happy for you, diet is a personnal choice so mccartneys and us decided to be veggies hil I am so happy for you,
diet is a personnal choice so mccartneys and us decided to be veggies

]]> By: hil http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/06/18/mccartneys-meat-free-mondays-come-under-attack-from-farmers-union/comment-page-1/#comment-325191 hil Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:26:00 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=17417#comment-325191 Thanks everyone :) Thanks everyone :)

]]> By: Whoever... http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/06/18/mccartneys-meat-free-mondays-come-under-attack-from-farmers-union/comment-page-1/#comment-325069 Whoever... Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:42:54 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=17417#comment-325069 Congratulations Hil! :) You're on the right track! :) If you need a little push in making the full transition, and when you feel you're ready, you could watch 'Earthlings': http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=9FD18926170ED901&search_query=earthlings I must warn you tough (if you still haven't watched it), that it's very intense... not many people are able to watch it to the end. Congratulations Hil! :)

You’re on the right track! :)

If you need a little push in making the full transition, and when you feel you’re ready, you could watch ‘Earthlings’:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=9FD18926170ED901&search_query=earthlings

I must warn you tough (if you still haven’t watched it), that it’s very intense… not many people are able to watch it to the end.

]]> By: herwin http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/06/18/mccartneys-meat-free-mondays-come-under-attack-from-farmers-union/comment-page-1/#comment-325025 herwin Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:17:17 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=17417#comment-325025 me too, i think its great to see someone having a meat free day and having a positive openminded spirit ! me too, i think its great to see someone having a meat free day and having a positive openminded spirit !

]]> By: hil http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/06/18/mccartneys-meat-free-mondays-come-under-attack-from-farmers-union/comment-page-1/#comment-324894 hil Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:46:55 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=17417#comment-324894 Thanks Erin :) Thanks Erin :)

]]> By: Erin Raw Foods http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/06/18/mccartneys-meat-free-mondays-come-under-attack-from-farmers-union/comment-page-1/#comment-324849 Erin Raw Foods Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:11:50 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=17417#comment-324849 Hil, That is wonderful progress you have made. Good for you! And whether you ever go totally veg/vegan or not, I think it's great you've cut down on your consumption. Remember, many civilizations didn't (and don't) even eat meat once a day... So it's not that uncommon to eat meat that infrequently or even more so ;) Also when you do eat meat for your health, the planet (and the lil animals :) it's certainly better to eat organic. Honestly, I think it's CRUCIAL to never eat meat that is not organic IF you eat meat that is... Good luck and again congrats on the progress. Like I said I finally realized (after yrs of really pushing friends and family to go vegan - n/one of them did... I now realize I'd rather encourage 100 relatives (and I have more than that!) to cut back on meat 50% than 1 person to cut back 100% :)E Hil,

That is wonderful progress you have made. Good for you! And whether you ever go totally veg/vegan or not, I think it’s great you’ve cut down on your consumption. Remember, many civilizations didn’t (and don’t) even eat meat once a day… So it’s not that uncommon to eat meat that infrequently or even more so ;)

Also when you do eat meat for your health, the planet (and the lil animals :) it’s certainly better to eat organic. Honestly, I think it’s CRUCIAL to never eat meat that is not organic IF you eat meat that is…

Good luck and again congrats on the progress.

Like I said I finally realized (after yrs of really pushing friends and family to go vegan – n/one of them did… I now realize I’d rather encourage 100 relatives (and I have more than that!) to cut back on meat 50% than 1 person to cut back 100%

:) E

]]> By: hil http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/06/18/mccartneys-meat-free-mondays-come-under-attack-from-farmers-union/comment-page-1/#comment-324553 hil Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:10:34 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=17417#comment-324553 I started doing Meat Free Monday's about a year ago (the first time Ecorazzi talked about it) and I think it was a great decision. It works well for people like myself that just aren't quite ready to commit, before I knew it I was reducing my meat comsumption more and more and expanding my pallet. I'm still an omnivore but I keep cutting back, and adding new restrictions like on days I eat meat no more than once a day, and NO meat that's too cheap (if a chicken sandwhich only costs a dollar that should scare people!). I may become a vegetarian one day, and I may not, I'm open to either possibility, but I'm glad I started somewhere and now I don't feel so guilty around my vegetarian and vegan friends :). Just my two cents. I started doing Meat Free Monday’s about a year ago (the first time Ecorazzi talked about it) and I think it was a great decision. It works well for people like myself that just aren’t quite ready to commit, before I knew it I was reducing my meat comsumption more and more and expanding my pallet. I’m still an omnivore but I keep cutting back, and adding new restrictions like on days I eat meat no more than once a day, and NO meat that’s too cheap (if a chicken sandwhich only costs a dollar that should scare people!). I may become a vegetarian one day, and I may not, I’m open to either possibility, but I’m glad I started somewhere and now I don’t feel so guilty around my vegetarian and vegan friends :) . Just my two cents.

]]> By: VeggieTart http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/06/18/mccartneys-meat-free-mondays-come-under-attack-from-farmers-union/comment-page-1/#comment-324445 VeggieTart Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:18:51 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=17417#comment-324445 I don't hate to tell the British "Farmers" Union, but the U.N. and the U.S. EPA back up the statement that meat production causes more global warming than all transportation and other industrial sources. So the meat industry can go pound sand! And it's not like Sir Paul is asking people to completely give it up. He's asking them to make a tiny reduction by going veg ONE measly day a week. I don’t hate to tell the British “Farmers” Union, but the U.N. and the U.S. EPA back up the statement that meat production causes more global warming than all transportation and other industrial sources. So the meat industry can go pound sand!

And it’s not like Sir Paul is asking people to completely give it up. He’s asking them to make a tiny reduction by going veg ONE measly day a week.

]]> By: Ariela http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/06/18/mccartneys-meat-free-mondays-come-under-attack-from-farmers-union/comment-page-1/#comment-324427 Ariela Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:45:44 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=17417#comment-324427 Meat free days should turn into meat free months or meat free years! And I agree we do need to stick together in order to get things done! Since we are labeled "others" and told that our views are wrong by many farmers and the like it is extremely important that we do not fight within our own communities. While I respect the views of those who choose not to live a vegan lifestyle it is SO important that they do not come onto sites that they know are filled with compassionate people who give a damn about the environment and put us down. I love the feeling of a compassionate community that is united and I really get that when I read the blog GirlieGirl Army http://www.girliegirlarmy.com . It's not only funny as hell, it's also caring and radical. You can find vegan recipes, vegan fashion, tips on how to live more sustainable lives, and animals in desperate need that are up for adoption -to just name a few! If you want to be a part of a totally compassionate group and feel loved and respected online I really suggest that you check it out. Meat free days should turn into meat free months or meat free years!

And I agree we do need to stick together in order to get things done! Since we are labeled “others” and told that our views are wrong by many farmers and the like it is extremely important that we do not fight within our own communities. While I respect the views of those who choose not to live a vegan lifestyle it is SO important that they do not come onto sites that they know are filled with compassionate people who give a damn about the environment and put us down.

I love the feeling of a compassionate community that is united and I really get that when I read the blog GirlieGirl Army http://www.girliegirlarmy.com . It’s not only funny as hell, it’s also caring and radical. You can find vegan recipes, vegan fashion, tips on how to live more sustainable lives, and animals in desperate need that are up for adoption -to just name a few!

If you want to be a part of a totally compassionate group and feel loved and respected online I really suggest that you check it out.

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