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> Namaste.
>
> Will Shetterly wrote:
> > Americans
> > are not taught to examine their assumptions. I suspect many Americans
> > assume that the only vegetarian children abroad are the children of the
> > very poor, who can't afford meat. The American meat industry has long
> > taught that meat was necessary for health; the people on your panel may
> > simply have been the victims of bad education.
>
> You're absolutely right. But the problem again, is if the dietitians
> who hold themselves up as _the_ experts don't have correct information,
> how can we reasonably expect others to be well informed?
That may be America's tragedy: so many misinformed experts. This is such
an isolationist country and such a vain country that we're often unwilling
to look beyond our borders for solutions. Ah, well.
To end on a note that's almost on-topic, to any vegetarians in Los
Angeles, I highly recommend Samata, a vegetarian restaurant in Studio City
that serves northern Indian cuisine.
peace,
Will
-- Will Shetterly NOTE: My prefered email address is "wshetterly@aol.com".
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