The act of eating is a service.

[3DMonkey]

This type of comment is the root.

I agree, though my reason might be different from your reason.

My point was that the vegetarians haven't had issues with the meat-eaters' opinions, except when a line was crossed into blatant disrespect (like when inflammatory names were used, such as zealot etc.).

But apparently some of the meat-eaters have been complaining about the thread in general. NOT about a specific comment that crossed a line, but just about the vegetarians' opinions in general.

This says to me, that, while both vegetarians and meat-eaters alike have said things out of frustration, and both have gotten offended by specific statements, understandably so, only the meat-eaters have gotten offended by the very topic itself...by the very existence of the thread itself.

I've never thought of myself as part of a select group called anything, let alone "meat eaters". I haven't approached the topic as if we were in a political shoot out, as if it were democrats versus republicans. Actually, I've never even considered it a personal choice discussion. Neither have I considered it a discussion about an industry.

This thread is an expression of my considerations. It's always been about chewing.

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Valtor, I'm guessing that chocolate is very STO. It makes me so pleasant toward others.