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Old 05-16-08, 10:21 am
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Re: *sighs* I want to be a vegetarian but I can't :(

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What i was trying to point out is that we all are forced to adjust to the majority,
I'm not quite sure what you mean by this. If everyone was always forced to "adjust to the majority" there would never be any change in the world. And obviously things change.

There was a time when slavery was legal in American - that was the majority position. But enough people bucked the majority position to create a change to make that position illegal.

There was a time when women couldn't vote in America - that was the majority position. But -again - enough people bucked the majority position to create a change to give women the right to vote.

Sometimes you have to be a bit radical or fanatical to get anything accomplished, especially if what you want to get accomplished goes against what is ingrained in the majority of people.

Of course, this thread was obviously started by someone who still lives with her parents and who is not in total control over her own finances, diet, and health yet. In that situation, there is only so much that can be accomplished without the assistance of the parents.
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