In regards to eating meat

[Tenet Nosce]

I was just curious whether you feel the same sense of indignation at the people who said it was ok for "everyone" to keep eating hamburgers, as you did at yossarian for expressing his enthusiasm for his new diet at the time.

I feel the same sense of indignation toward any "one-size-fits-all" approach to diet.

Since you seem to have so much indignation towards the vegan diet, I'm also curious whether you are involved in any activism to educate people about the many hundreds (thousands?) of fad diets out there, many of which 'could' be dangerous for 'some' people.

I work with people on an individual basis. But yes- actually I did make quite an effort in the past to educate groups about fad dieting. It didn't seem to have much of an impact... which is why I am specifically interested as to what is going on inside a person's mind who jumps from one fad diet to another, each with the same amount of zealous fervor as the last.

As for defending others, sorry, but no I don't like to see people getting singled out. Yossarian bared his soul and shared with us how difficult it's been for him. I feel immense respect and admiration for him for coming forward like that.

You're interpreting a tone to my words which isn't there. This isn't the first time you have done this. Yes- yossarian was brave enough to come forward. And since he seems willing to speak on the subject, I am genuinely curious to know if he has any insight as to what was going on in his mind as he was broadcasting to the world dietary advice which could be potentially lethal.

I think it's confrontational, what you said to him.

You are inserting yourself in between our conversation, before yossarian even had a chance to reply for himself. Confrontation is one thing- this is after all a web forum. Casting yourself as yossarian's defender without his asking for it or his permission, is much more than that- it is actually a disservice to yossarian, and depolarizing to you. What it communicates is that you don't feel that yossarian is capable enough to "defend" himself- as if there was anything to defend in the first place. There was no "attack" made, but for what you created in your mind.

What you said to me too, for that matter, but I can let it slide off me.

It was confrontational. What is wrong with that? Is confrontation only allowed by you when posting animal slaughterhouse videos? Sorry... but I thought you could handle a little confrontation since you seem comfortable dishing it out.

Again- you misinterpret my tone and put intentions in my mind which are not there. I called BS because I believe that you are fully capable of "understanding" where others are coming from on this issue, and yet you don't. After three years of discussion with other intelligent people on the issue. Don't know what to say about that- I guess I view you as more capable of understanding than you view yourself.

I don't like seeing it done to others, especially right after they bared their soul.

That is about you, not them. Yossarian is a grown adult. If he feels my post was a violence to him, then he can speak for himself. You have no place in judging on other people's behalf what is acceptable to them.

It's just mean.

That's your subjective interpretation. I intended no harm. Yossarian and I have had other conversations which you are not privy to. He expressed to me a certain struggle he has been feeling, and I am attempting to be of service in the resolution of that.