This is baseless. Completely baseless. Also, I've clearly touched a nerve. Good. I made no comment on what I think of veganism, other than that it was painful to be around while traveling. My other statements are not anti vegetarian either. Read closely. Bringing Aushcwitz to the table is a ridiculous response. I've made no comment about suffering, although I have mentioned that I have slaughtered animals for meat, which was done with as little suffering and pain as possible.

I notice you haven't bothered to ask why it was a painful travel experience, instead choosing to dance on your pulpit that is really a pair of shoes with lifts, while fingerpointing and using my comments to push an issue that likely no one has asked you about because they have the feeling you'd be . . . the way you were when you posted your comment.

My point is, veganism is a choice, not a culture in the same sense that belonging to an ethnic group is. If you have traveled much and encountered people extending their homes and friendship according to their customs, it is incredibly arrogant and rude to refuse on the basis of satisfying your own self-imposed dietary restriction in the way my companion did.

I like hubski for discussion and because it is relatively free of reddit-esque exchanges in which fingers are pointed, high school debate terms are thrown about with a flailing wish for the impression of authority and credibilty and bible-thumping of any stripe. However, a few crop up now and then.