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Bacco
at Sun Feb 6 07:47:10 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Bacco ]
I would have to agree with you. A fanatic is by definition (A person motivated by irrational enthusiasm), the key word there being irrational. You are not going to reason with them and win.
On the other hand the "average Joe/Jill" eats their fair share of meat every year and can be reasoned with, at least in my experience. What does tend to put them off, and I've had it happen, is reading a post by someone who seems to get their jollies hurting the rat or killing it in an inventive albeit unnecessarily slow, cruel fashion. Even a vegetarian can be reasoned with to some extent. At least I've never personally met one who had given any thought to the homeless rabbit, or to the one that accidently went through the reaper.
Bill
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RE: Issue on speaking freely - Bacco, Sun Feb 6 07:47:10 2005