There are frequent reports of infants or children urgently hospitalized due to food shortages caused by improper nutrition. Unfortunately, upstream of these paradoxical situations there is the intransigent ignorance on the part of parents who, on the contrary, would be responsible for the care of their children. There are serious medical issues behind these gruesome scenarios. I wonder if perhaps the parental authority should not be removed from those who cause the malnutrition of a child because of their own fanaticism. According to an estimate made in 2016, it is believed that about 8% of the Italian population is vegetarian or vegan. A considerable number, also confirmed by the increasingly popular opening of “green” restaurants or products dedicated to those who refuse products of animal origin in supermarkets and food shops. Everyone is obviously free to set up their own existence according to personal and unquestionable rules and lifestyles, as long as the path of another person is not hindered, that is, one does not want to question the way of life of a third party who has the sole wrong of think differently.
The obtuse intransigence of these people is externalized in the many manifestations of contempt that vegans often show towards those who, as mother nature teaches us, feed on other animals for proper survival. Demonstrating that the do-goodness and the pity they think they show towards animals is in reality the mask of a wickedness and a deep-rooted hatred towards those who do not share that idea. For those who choose the path of vegetarianism, I often wonder who has the right to give greater dignity to a calf rather than a fish.
And one question I'd like to ask a vegan is whether he doesn't feel bloodstained when walking down the street. Are not all the insects we walk on are living beings that have the same right to stay alive as we do? The most hypocritical are perhaps those who point to a child portrayed while eating a steak as the murderer, but have leather shoes and equally sinful bags on their feet. The problem with this society is that there is a lack of humility and respect.
And fanaticism spreads, supported and increased by arrogance and ignorance. Because wanting to subvert what has kept humans (and all other animals) alive for thousands of years is a naïve illusion, sometimes with disturbing shades due to the echo it causes through the mass media, now slaves to littleness. Human.
It appears from your article that you do not know what you are talking about. Vegans with leather shoes? Veganism does not apply only to nutrition ... as regards your statement then "those who choose the path of vegetarianism, I often wonder who has the right to give greater dignity to a calf rather than a fish", vegetarians do not eat fish, and if they eat it, they are not vegetarians.
I am attaching the vegan society definition of veganism, so you get an idea regarding your concerns about insects. "The word denotes a philosophy and a way of life that aims to exclude - to the extent that this is practically possible - all forms of exploitation and cruelty to animals perpetrated to produce food, clothing or for any other purpose, and , by extension, it promotes the development and use of non-animal alternatives, for the good of man, animals and the environment. From a dietary point of view it indicates the practice of avoiding any product derived, in whole or in part, from animals ". Inevitably living we kill living beings, but there is a difference between crushing an ant by distraction or killing a gnat and giving birth to animals to use as machines.
for feeding, dressing up or entertainment. And the difference is in intentionality. Obviously there are those who say they are vegan for fashion, because they think it is a weight loss diet, etc. .. everyone is free to do what they want. There are also aggressive vegans I don't blame you but believe me, they are not all like that.
But please, do not denigrate those who manage to give up something they do not consider ethically correct. As for the issue of undernourished and hospitalized children, mothers who choose unbalanced diets for their children also exist among omnivores. There are many obese children who suffer from diseases that are the consequence of this, there are mothers who allow their children to eat only cutlets and chips and indulge in not letting them eat vegetables or fruit even once. Does it seem equally wrong to me? Just try to have a balanced diet, I know children of vegan parents who grow up healthier than their peers.
Roberta