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Clearly Veg reports:
Barbara Hendricks, Germany's environment minister, has banned meat in all official functions and called for only vegetarian food to be served. The ban became clear through an email "to department heads from a senior civil servant in the environment ministry", according to The Telegraph . The e-mail noted that the ministry had a responsibility and should set an example to combat the "negative effects of meat consumption", with a statement by the ministry reading:
"We're not telling anyone what they should eat. But we want to set a good example for climate protection, because vegetarian food is more climate-friendly than meat and fish."
Unsurprisingly, the ban has caused a lot of controversy. Minister of food and agriculture Christian Schmidt, who has previously stated that he will push for a ban on "misleading" vegan labels such as vegan curry sausages, stated that he will not be having this "Veggie Day through the back door", and that "meat and fish are also part of a balanced diet".
[Ed Note: This submission vandalized by cmn32480.]
(Score: 3, Insightful) by tangomargarine on Friday February 24 2017, @04:58PM
What this ministry is doing is paying for vegetarians' lunches and dinners during those official functions, while EXCLUDING meat eaters from the same benefit. I'd argue either all or none. Excluding one groups specifically from benefiting from the "free meal"
Dude, you're not going to explode from eating vegetables. Your argument is bull.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 2) by BenJeremy on Monday February 27 2017, @12:47PM
Not going to explode, no, but thanks for the hyperbole.
However, I prefer not to eat vegetarian, and in fact, many vegetarian dishes make me want to puke, so I have that going for me.
Vegetarianism is a choice, as is my own dietary choices. Being forced to eat vegetarian when I choose not to is the same as a vegetarian being force to eat meat when they choose not to. I dislike both situations.
Why is this so hard for vegetarians to understand? Oh, that's right... they want to convert as many people and be as obnoxious as possible in going about that task.
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Tuesday February 28 2017, @06:50PM
I think the Venn diagram for "may or may not eat meat but don't mind vegetables" is a lot bigger than "eats meat and actively takes offense at vegetables."
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"