In regards to eating meat

[Ali Quadir]

I agree with you fully. If one is a really "highly evolved spiritual being", then is should not matter how others react to his/her food preferences. Let that be a "frontal attack" or a simple sarcastic comment: if I am vegetarian, and I am comfortable with it, then there is no need to escalate things further in that imaginary dinner. One then just smiles, eats the food, and lets every comment pass through him/her without a reaction. Now that is a spiritual state of being that I want to strive for. I see a lot of analogies about this with EVERYTHING ELSE in life - religion, politics, hobbies, everything. *insert random Bashar quotes that perfectly explains the situation about mirrors, change, inner self and outer reflections*

Amen Oldern, it's really simple. And people will automatically respect and admire those who can handle these delicate social situations with some tact and grace. Admiration leads to inspiration.

Reminds me of the difference between a good negro and a bad negro. The good kind of negro can get invited to parties.

Mod edit: Yossarian explains the light in which he intended this statement halfway through this post.

Vegetarians never got thrown out of carnivore only places. They have never been lynched for not eating meat. They have not been set on fire forced to do menial jobs for low pay, forced to sit in the back of the bus. They have never been enslaved. They could always marry whomever they wanted, yes even meat eaters! There simply are no dietary hate crimes.

Comparing being an ass about your dietary choice, and the struggles racial minorities have had to endure is in my book really really ignorant.