[split] "Some people eat animals, some don't."

[Monica]

Monica... to be honest, sometimes you do shoot yourself in the foot in these threads. I know it's (very) frustrating to watch people justify eating meat, but if you could invoke a little more patience, I think your arguments might go a bit further. Sarcasm, facetiousness, and hyperbole rarely win people over.

Oh I dunno. I was exceedingly patient for several years, and never won anyone over. (Try being patient for 5 years in a couple dozen threads on the same topic!!!)

Nobody doubts your kindness.

Aw, thanks Sweetie!    That makes me feel soooooo much better! Philosopher said I was mean and that made me cry.  

But your frustration overflows and people understandably buck against that.

Nah, it doesn't matter at all. I was as sweet as syrup and they still called me nasty names. Ask Diana or Pablisimo. We walked on eggshells for a very long time. It really didn't matter at all. I know now that it has nothing to do with me, see? And all about how people feel inside themselves when these things are pointed out. It truly doesn't matter how nicely they are pointed out because the guilt comes from within. Nothing I could say or do can change that.

The only thing that satisfied them was soothing them and telling them that it's ok to do what they're doing. And that is asking too much.

At any rate, for the record, I don't even feel any frustration at all. I have in the past, but haven't for awhile. A long while. If anything, I feel light and happy and airy...and often get a chuckle out of this thread...the audaciousness of it. Funny how easy it is to misperceive others, eh?

As for my occasional facetiousness amidst my marathon serious posts, why not let me have a little fun? I mean hey, I'm a person too!

Anyway, enough about me. We've been off-topic long enough and if we don't get back on-topic the mods might split this thread!  

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