Comments on: Mark Bittman Argues Against Vegetarianism

By: 3finker

3finker — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:43:21 +0000

Vegetarians and Vegans shouldnt hate Mark for eating meat, he just doesnt understand the measure of suffering people cause just to provide unnecessary meat.

Mark could do no better than learn from the writings of the master of literature Leo Tolstoy who certainly condemned the eating meat of meat by a genuinely ethically minded person.

When humans cause violence to animals we are sure reap it ourselves, we dont deserve anything less, as Pythagoras said.

Do no harm (from Jainism)

By: cpmkw

cpmkw — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:29:58 +0000

I could not agree more! Great posting.

By: topdrummer724

topdrummer724 — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:40:43 +0000

just because he doesn’t advocate vegetarianism doesn’t mean he is arguing against it. whoever titled this video is completely missing the point.

By: xillonz

xillonz — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:31:50 +0000

I don’t see why he can’t advocate veganism on account of being hypocritical, it doesn’t matter what he does, it’s not going to change whether being vegan is good or not. It’s like saying Hitler would be in the wrong if he started advocating race equality. Who cares what the actions are of the advocator, race equality is good, advocate it!

By: JakeXVX

JakeXVX — Tue, 19 May 2009 02:19:27 +0000

Mark Bittman is such an intelligent man. I would”t say he is arguing against vegetarianism though. And to all the people hating on him for eating meat you obviously missed what he was saying.

and just for the record im vegan so don’t flame me saying im defending factory farming

By: Imyourslut

Imyourslut — Thu, 14 May 2009 06:39:18 +0000

This is fucking sad, he obviously knows he should stop eating meat, but he’s too much of a selfish bastard or pussy to do so…

There really is no debate, yet meat lovers defend their point with their claws ready. They’re afraid because the comanies profiting on the killing of animals made them afraid.

By: arey051012

arey051012 — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:19:38 +0000

Mark Bittman isn’t arguing against vegetarianism. He’s just saying it’s “not much better” than omnivorism. Whether or not this is true, we can set aside. But the fact is that Bittman himself isn’t strong-willed enough to act in accordance with his convictions–in other words, becoming a vegan. He is a “vegan until 6.”

I admire the work Bittman does, but if everyone was a “vegan until 6,” and then indulged on steak and ribs for dinner, we’d still be eating way too much meat.

By: qweekybird

qweekybird — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:20:09 +0000

Bittman can only have had his head in the clouds for the past 17 years, implying these stats on “livestock” production are something new and just came to his attention in some recent NY Times article. Jeremy Rifkin gave us these stats in “Beyond Beef”, published in 1992, and countless books and documentaries have substantiated and updated the figures since.

By: godot13

godot13 — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:45:24 +0000

A cow used for milk can life past 15 years. If it is raised for meat it is slaughtered at 12 to 20 months of age. That is a huge difference. If you chose products from free range animals as often as possible I would seriously disagree about there being no difference for the animal between animals raised for meat rather than milk and eggs.