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  Right vs. righteousness

  The righteousness discussion can be boiled down to this:

  Do what you know in your heart, your soul, is the right thing to do.

  Is it right to kill?  Is it right to kill a human being?  Is it right to kill a fellow earth-creature?  

  Is it right to cause the earth to be polluted by your actions?  Is it right to torture another being?  Is it right to cause the torture of another being by your consumer habits, even though you didn't stand over the animal yourself do the deed?

  Is cruelty right?  Can I avoid causing cruelty to be exacted on innocent animals by my purchasing choices?

  Centering oneself, asking these questions, you consider what is the right thing to do.

  If you care about your health, you can learn more about the ill effects of an animal-product-based diet. This is a different question.  

  Suggesting that there is an veggie alternative to fish-based sushi is not being righteous, or self-righteous.  There was no judgement associated nor intended with that piece of information.

  I was happy to discover that one of my favorite foods, sushi, was available in veggie-version, and I thought someone else might be interested in considering the alternative.

  If, as a meat, fish or dairy-eater you are of the belief that you should eat animal products, why do you defend your position?  That is your decision.    On Umbra on sustainable sushi posted 2 years, 11 months ago 54 Responses

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  The "real world"

  "pious vegans, but in the real world people are always going to eat fish. "

  Those of us who eschew an animal product-eating lifestyle are in touch with the real world in which real people have heart disease, diabetes, cancer; we are in touch with the real world of  animals who live tortured miserable lives so that real people may eat their flesh; we are in touch with the real-world environmental consequences of the meat, dairy and fish industries; and we are in touch with the real world of hunger which could be solved if agriculture were devoted to feeding real people instead of real food-animals.

  In my real world, the real people I know who have given up animal products are living happier, healthier lives.  Really.

  Of course, you may be correct that "people" will always eat fish.  But there will always be people who will not eat fish.  Or meat.  Or dairy.  And with good (real) reasons.

  One only need to search the internet for reasons.  http://www.bizarro.com/videos/mov/VeganVideoWeb.mov
  The above animated video is by Bizarro comic strip artist Dan Piraro.

  It's our real choice to make, and each of us can make it regardless of the condescending comments by someone so threatened by our choices that they have to suggest we are not in touch with the real world.

  MarcyOn Umbra on sustainable sushi posted 2 years, 11 months ago 54 Responses

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  Sustainable veggie Sushi

  Hi there-

  I've been eating veggie sushi for years!  Ask your sushi chef to prepare you sushi with a myriad of veggies they have on-hand.  I've had mushroom (shiitake), avocado, cucumber, asparagus, radish, Japanese-style pickle, tofu, seitan and more.  I ask them to use their imagination.  

  We do have one Buddhist Japanese restaurant in Berkeley, Ca., where they make everything with veggies only, and it's great.  I don't have to suggest a thing, they have a huge menu.

  But, my suggestions above work well at the traditional Sushi places.  It's a lot easier than doing all that research to find out what fish is sustainably raised and harvested this week.  

  MarcyOn Umbra on sustainable sushi posted 2 years, 11 months ago 54 Responses