Re: veganism
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If someone claims to be a vegan and they are a truely vegan then I would have no problem. All I am saying is I don't think you can be half vegan you either are vegan or you are not.
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I haven't read every post in this thread, so I appologize in advance if I'm misinterpreting you here. I have three comments that mostly fit in here:
1) Most people I know take vegan to refer to diet only (dictionary.com agrees: "A vegetarian who eats plant products only, especially one who uses no products derived from animals, as fur or leather.").
2) I agree with you that most people are inconsistent. That's why the question of *why* the person is vegan is important. I know at least one person who is vegan for environmental reasons. He takes a number of reasonable steps to minimize his environmental impact, but he's not about to be a zero-impact mountain hermit. So, he's fine with things if there are some inconsistencies .. overall, he thinks he's choices have a positive impact.
3) Speaking of consistency, the fact that so many meat-eaters are totally grossed-out by the idea of actually hunting and killing an animal has always seemed a little off to me. That sort of reaction to killing animals would make me vegetarian. Luckily for me, I'm not so easily grossed out.
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