tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748434703367475033.post8528901333909949332..comments2023-10-26T05:27:48.624-04:00Comments on The Ditzy Druid: Looking at DeathGrey Catsidhehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13658784505842947021noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748434703367475033.post-5401274985617519532010-12-01T17:00:02.047-05:002010-12-01T17:00:02.047-05:00So true. :)So true. :)Grey Catsidhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658784505842947021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748434703367475033.post-46438987000919577862010-11-30T13:01:30.364-05:002010-11-30T13:01:30.364-05:00well, they're just lucky they live in a societ...well, they're just lucky they live in a society where it's possible to pick what you eat. Not only that, but they can have a sound diet year-round thanks to modern agriculture, the whole grocery store/importation system, and the rise of 'fake-meat' and veggie-friendly options in some parts of the country. The snooty types should also realize the kind of impacts caused by modern agri-business as well, what with the widespread use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, heavy water use, fossil fuels used in shipping in the seed and shipping out grain or fruit or veggies... we're all in this together, guys.Lhinellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12385380869685102187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748434703367475033.post-70983958845032820692010-11-27T11:08:37.451-05:002010-11-27T11:08:37.451-05:00Thanks Lhinelle. I actually showed this post to t...Thanks Lhinelle. I actually showed this post to two family members before posting because they hunt and I didn't want to sound offensive. They were pleased with my thoughts, but they are also the sort to thank the animals they shoot - and they are Christian! Great people with big hearts. <br /><br />I know that I'm not the average vegetarian. I wasn't always so accepting of hunting. When I was younger, and less aware of the difference between hunting and factory farms, I was very judgmental of my family of hunters. It wasn't until I saw my father handle a deer hide. He was so gentle with it and spoke of the deer respectfully. This understanding grew as I heard hunters lament finding wounded animals, injured by inept hunters, who died slowly. There was a care and mutual respect. I realized hunters weren't all sadistic. Many vegetarians will still feel offended by it and would probably look down their noses at me for my tolerance!Grey Catsidhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658784505842947021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748434703367475033.post-23599485647564959042010-11-26T23:26:54.791-05:002010-11-26T23:26:54.791-05:00What a thoughtful, well-written post. It's goo...What a thoughtful, well-written post. It's good to hear a vegetarian's point of view when it comes to the rest of us omnivores ;)<br /><br />I agree that "a gift for a gift" is a rule that must be respected. I always thank the creature(s) that gave of themselves that me and mine might be sustained, knowing that one day my turn to give will come. I grew up in a deer-hunting family, and remember the stink as an uncle accidentally got into the bowels while gutting his deer. I have not yet shot a deer myself, but I've hunted, and been there for the cleaning and butchering and cooking and eating that comes after. <br /><br />also, thank you for not being one of those who totally condemns those of us who do choose to eat meat. If a balanced approach is what you seek, I think you're on the right path.Lhinellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12385380869685102187noreply@blogger.com