August 24, 2011 (Salon.com, by David Sirota): Food has become a political issue in America, and some carnivores have become increasingly aggressive toward anyone or any fact that suggests they reconsider their culinary habit. Some will even aggressively challenge a person who quietly declines to eat meat.
The author, raised in a meat-eating family but vegetarian for over a decade, offers pointers for both vegetarians and those who are considering vegetarianism–a brief primer on what kind of responses you may face when you are forced to publicly explain your personal dietary decision, and what succinct, fact-based responses are most appropriate.
Many carnivores believe their diet is a personal choice, not anyone else’s business. But when human diet threatens our collective air, water and ecosystem, as meat eating disproportionately does, it becomes everyone’s business.
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