Comments by "Alan Friesen" (@alanfriesen9837) on "The Infographics Show" channel.

  1. I think the reason there is so much vitriol towards vegans from those of us who dearly love meat and seafood is based on fear and resentment. We're afraid of being labeled as evil; we recognize that animal suffering and death are requisite in our diet and we're worried that at some point someone is going to try to force us to eliminate the part of our diet that we enjoy the most. We also resent the way we perceive, rightly or wrongly, that vegetarians and vegans feel like they are morally superior to those that eat meat and use animal products. For the most part people who choose a restricted diet are rarely pushy about it, but as this comment section shows, many are very touchy about any criticism of the merits of their choice. Most people who have not chosen a restricted diet don't really care that much about those who do, but will get annoyed if they have to make special arrangements for somebody's diet especially if it's by choice. And of course there are people who are just jerks and will attack anyone who they can because they enjoy the feeling of belittling someone they disagree with. Unfortunately I sometimes fall into that category myself especially if I think somebody is making a stand merely because it's trendy. Off the subject, I know vegans don't do leather, how do they feel about the use of silk?
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  2. Roshi, everyone has excellent multi-tasking skills when they're young. I'm a gen-xer and I used to do my homework listening to my cd player and watching Gilligan's Island reruns. Ain't happening now. I can barely focus on one task these days. And oh yeah, it takes me a while to pick up on sarcasm too these days.
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  3. You missed Jack Ma, and maybe Benjamin Netanyahu.
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  4. In 1998 nobody was saying China was going to become the next superpower in just a few years. In fact, an awful lot of westerners were sure that China was on the verge of collapse, especially after having devoted so much capital and resources to stemming the "Asian Flu" economic meltdown, and even China's supporters were talking about decades before China became a player of any consequence outside of its backyard. China's economic progress has been unparalleled since, their military is growing and modernizing and their forays into global leadership and institution building are becoming ever more confident. They're still a fair distance from the position the United States holds as a global superpower and probably will be for a few decades but outside of the U.S. they really have no real competition.
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