Guest guest Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 Although we do live in one of the most veg-friendly areas in the nation, here's a long editorial from a SF restaurant that serves foie gras and why .. http://www.incanto.biz/letters_-_shock_and_foie.html While I do not share his perspective about eating animals, and found much of it simply infuriating/aggravating, he does have interesting observations worth taking note of. "Ironically, were it not for the streak of deeply destructive vigilantism present within the anti-foie gras movement, Incanto and many other restaurants may not have actively chosen a side on this issue." "Working to ban something that 99% of people never eat is not an act requiring great moral or physical courage in the same vein as was, say, the fight for civil rights in the U.S. or the fight for self rule in India. By comparison, the anti-foie gras movement is – at best – founded upon a shrewd political calculation in which the professed indignation of a few is used to harness the indifference of the many to the inherent political cowardice of elected officials, in order to achieve a desired political outcome. In essence, it's a confidence game in which participating meat-eaters, by agreeing to condemn something that they don't care about, receive the equivalent of a get-out-of-jail card, i.e., the right to feel slightly less guilty as they bite into that factory-farmed McNugget. Guilt and moral superiority are tradable currencies; the anti-foie gras camp exploits this to the hilt. And we let them." Tammy Don't miss out on these awesome Bay Area Vegetarians events! 04/11 Animal Place Farm Tour and Vegan Food Picnic - Vacaville 05/03 Food for Thought Book Club: Animals Rights Philosophy & Picnic - SF My Inner Super Vegan Read Vegan at Your Local Library The Invisible Vegan Three-quarters of an ounce - today or read it on GenerationV.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 His argument is right up there with the hecklers who say, " I wasn't even thinking about eating KFC until those protesters and their signs made me crave it! " Notice how everyone's trying to use the word " sustainable " as a synonym for " humane " these days? If it's " local " or " sustainable " or " green, " it must be OK! --Candace , " Tammy, BAVeg " <tammy wrote: > > Although we do live in one of the most veg-friendly areas in the nation, > here's a long editorial from a SF restaurant that serves foie gras and why > .. > > http://www.incanto.biz/letters_-_shock_and_foie.html > > While I do not share his perspective about eating animals, and found much of > it simply infuriating/aggravating, he does have interesting observations > worth taking note of. > > " Ironically, were it not for the streak of deeply destructive vigilantism > present within the anti-foie gras movement, Incanto and many other > restaurants may not have actively chosen a side on this issue. " > > " Working to ban something that 99% of people never eat is not an act > requiring great moral or physical courage in the same vein as was, say, the > fight for civil rights in the U.S. or the fight for self rule in India. By > comparison, the anti-foie gras movement is - at best - founded upon a shrewd > political calculation in which the professed indignation of a few is used to > harness the indifference of the many to the inherent political cowardice of > elected officials, in order to achieve a desired political outcome. In > essence, it's a confidence game in which participating meat-eaters, by > agreeing to condemn something that they don't care about, receive the > equivalent of a get-out-of-jail card, i.e., the right to feel slightly less > guilty as they bite into that factory-farmed McNugget. Guilt and moral > superiority are tradable currencies; the anti-foie gras camp exploits this > to the hilt. And we let them. " > > Tammy > > > Don't miss out on these awesome Bay Area Vegetarians events! > > 04/11 <http://www.bayareaveg.org/events.htm?EID=2106#2106> Animal Place > Farm Tour and Vegan Food Picnic - Vacaville > <http://www.bayareaveg.org/createvcs.vcs?id=2106> Add event to your local > calendar > 05/03 <http://www.bayareaveg.org/events.htm?EID=2108#2108> Food for Thought > Book Club: Animals Rights Philosophy & Picnic - SF > <http://www.bayareaveg.org/createvcs.vcs?id=2108> Add event to your local > calendar > > > <http://www.generationv.org/my-inner-super-vegan> My Inner Super Vegan > <http://www.generationv.org/read-vegan> Read Vegan at Your Local Library > <http://www.generationv.org/the-invisible-vegan> The Invisible Vegan > <http://www.generationv.org/three-quarters-of-an-ounce> Three-quarters of > an ounce > > - today <http://www.generationv.org/feed> or read it on > GenerationV.org <http://generationv.org/> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Thanks, Tammy. The article was interesting, although his arguments are invalid and contains falsities such as his assertion that foie gras opponents are violent and threatening. His statement that some people may fight a " fringe " animal welfare issue in order to feel better about their other uses of animals may have some merit, but only because the extreme cruelty and luxury status of foie gras is evident to most regular people who are not knowledgeable about other farm animal welfare issues and don't accept veganism as a viable option (similar to fur vs. leather). Certainly this doesn't apply to most animal advocates, who I presume are primarily vegan (or working toward it). Andrew , " Tammy, BAVeg " <tammy wrote: > > Although we do live in one of the most veg-friendly areas in the nation, > here's a long editorial from a SF restaurant that serves foie gras and why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 article against it feel free to post your comments http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/cityinsider/detail?entry_id=37286 winnie , " Andrew " <andy94103 wrote: > > Thanks, Tammy. The article was interesting, although his arguments are invalid and contains falsities such as his assertion that foie gras opponents are violent and threatening. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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