Guest guest Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Jenni shared this over on the veg group and i thought you all might enjoy participating in the MSNBC poll here, too. http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12802817 They are asking if you are eating less meat these days and the vegetarian vote is in the lead by quite a bit when i just voted. Pretty cool! ~ PT ~ May there be peace in the North; May there be peace in the South; May there be peace in the West; May there be peace in the East. May there be peace throughout the whole world. ~ Druidic blessing given to the four directions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 I voted, but I really don't believe that 49% of the people are vegetarian...if only that were true! I would jump for joy! linda " ~ PT ~ " <patchouli_troll > Jenni shared this over on the veg group and i thought > you all might enjoy participating in the MSNBC poll > here, too. > > http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12802817 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Agreed. Self-selected polls are notoriously skewed. Think of the results on FoxNews' site, etc.. Randomized samples are the only way to assure probabilistic measurements. Geeking out, -Erin www.zenpawn.com/vegblog , " linda " <lindai81 wrote: > > I voted, but I really don't believe that 49% of the people are > vegetarian...if only that were true! I would jump for joy! > linda > > " ~ PT ~ " <patchouli_troll > > > Jenni shared this over on the veg group and i thought > > you all might enjoy participating in the MSNBC poll > > here, too. > > > > http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12802817 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Well, 49% of the people who bothered to participate in that poll are vegetarian. Too bad polls aren't an accurate reflection of the whole world. ~ PT ~ When we know about our ancestors, when we sense them as living and as supporting us, then we feel connected to the genetic life stream, and we draw strength and nourishment from this. ~ Philip Carr-Gomm, 'The Druid Tradition' ~~~*~~~*~~~> , " linda " <lindai81 wrote: > > I voted, but I really don't believe that 49% of the people are > vegetarian...if only that were true! I would jump for joy! > linda http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12802817 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Excellent point. I was thinking the same thing after Linda mentioned the results and I viewed the poll. I really doubt that too many people who are not concerned at all about their diets participated in that poll. Cool poll idea though. I was wondering though if the response choices could be confusing though for those unsure about a vegetarian diet. Meaning that the 3rd choice (being a vegetarian) would be indicative of a person who did not eat (only) red meat. On 5/19/06, Erin <> wrote: > > Agreed. Self-selected polls are notoriously skewed. Think > of the results on FoxNews' site, etc.. Randomized samples > are the only way to assure probabilistic measurements. > > Geeking out, > -Erin > www.zenpawn.com/vegblog > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 So true! i wondered the same thing. So many peple have a different idea of the definition of " vegetarian " . My sister-in-law used to refer to her diet as vegetarian back when she stopped eating beef and pork, but she continued to eat chicken, turkey and fish, so she wasn't really a vegetarian. Also when people ask me upon learning i am a vegetarian if i still eat chicken or fish it makes me wonder at how many people are confused about what vegetarianism really is. ~ PT ~ What is art? Nature concentrated. ~ Honore de Balzac, novelist (1799-1850) ~~~*~~~*~~~> , subprong <subprong wrote: > Cool poll idea though. I was wondering though if the response choices could > be confusing though for those unsure about a vegetarian diet. Meaning that > the 3rd choice (being a vegetarian) would be indicative of a person who did > not eat (only) red meat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 The confusion seems to have stemmed from the divsion/labelling/naming of meat between colors, red and white. Was that started when it was learned that red meat was worse for people than white meat back in the day? I think back when people learned this and started cutting " red " meat out of their diets people started to think that doing that resulted in practicing a veg. diet. On 5/19/06, ~ PT ~ <> wrote: > > So true! i wondered the same thing. So many peple have a different > idea of the definition of " vegetarian " . My sister-in-law used to refer > to her diet as vegetarian back when she stopped eating beef and > pork, but she continued to eat chicken, turkey and fish, so she > wasn't really a vegetarian. Also when people ask me upon learning > i am a vegetarian if i still eat chicken or fish it makes me wonder at > how many people are confused about what vegetarianism really is. > > ~ PT ~ > > What is art? Nature concentrated. > ~ Honore de Balzac, novelist (1799-1850) > ~~~*~~~*~~~> > > , subprong <> wrote: > > > Cool poll idea though. I was wondering though if the response choices > could > > be confusing though for those unsure about a vegetarian diet. Meaning > that > > the 3rd choice (being a vegetarian) would be indicative of a person who > did > > not eat (only) red meat. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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