Comments | matgb: Vegetarian? Terrorist!

matgb

Vegetarian? Terrorist!

Mar 22, 2009 18:35

Dear Govt.

We haven't exactly been on good terms for some time now, but even so, please understand that if it gets to the point where I read a Mail on Sunday scare story entitled "Stasi HQ UK" and find myself agreeing with them against your actions? You're Doing It WrongSeriously, know any vegetarians? Or someone involved with a "foreigner"? How ( Read more... )

politics, vegetarianism, terrorism, stupidity, food

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missedith01 March 22 2009, 19:11:32 UTC

(Looks nervously around) what's wrong with vegetarians?

drjon March 22 2009, 21:11:58 UTC

Vegetarians are increasingly being flagged because they're seen as strong potential Animal Rights Activists, and Animal Rights Activists are now seen as "Terrorists".

I kid you not.

innerbrat March 22 2009, 21:22:51 UTC

I think your speech marks slipped. Lemme help:

"Animal Rights" activists are now seen as terrorists.

drjon March 22 2009, 22:45:59 UTC

Apologies for the harshness of my redacted reply: I'm full to brimming with Teh Angry today.

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el_staplador March 22 2009, 20:06:40 UTC

Hmph. If I ever flew on an airline posh enough to serve meals I'd probably go for the vegetarian option out of sheer distrust for the meat. Then again, I've given up flying completely.

I'm assuming this is real genuine PANIC and not just the Fail knitting itself a shocking story by turning some harmless facts inside out?

matgb March 23 2009, 13:07:17 UTC

Distrust of the safety of meat was one of my original reasons for going veggie anyway, our family had stopped earing beef way before the BSE news broke (Dad was a health inspector), and that's despite granddad being a beef farmer before he retired.

We don't know if it's completely genuine or not, the documents are 'leaked to the MoS', so it could just be hyperbole, but given the official suspicion of vegetarians (drjon's right above, USians in particular think it makes you a dodgy extremist), it wouldn't surprise me.

maddock_ist_rad March 22 2009, 20:46:15 UTC

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/24/home_office_passenger_profiling/

I'm not sure how exactly this relates, if the mail is just 9 months behind or not.

matgb March 23 2009, 15:50:26 UTC

I'd forgotten that story. Remember it well though-there have been more than one attempt to get Carlisle's whip withdrawn for some of the crap he's pulling in his "reviews", I might have a word with Lord Shute again next I see him.

Looks related-this is a leaked document, shame the MoS hasn't put it online, they really ought to by now.

innerbrat March 22 2009, 21:24:28 UTC

I'm vegetarian, and my girl comes from the largest and most dangerous terrorist country on the planet.

...I'm oddly proud of ticking so many boxes.

matgb March 23 2009, 15:52:06 UTC

If we get a list of the things, mebbe we should compare em-I might get a few more due to my former job, I used to issue visa acceptance letters at the language school.

With full British Council support, but it still counts as "aiding someone to get a visa".

eldar March 22 2009, 23:58:42 UTC

Oh my god. I'm a terrorist because I emigrated to the USA (on a one-way flight) and have a foreign-born (American, non-Christian) wife.

I shall turn myself in to the relevant authorities forthwith.

matgb March 23 2009, 15:53:41 UTC

Noooo.

They'll put you in Gitmo. Or one of those DHS secret camps.

Heh, you read that the right leaning conspiraloons are now picking up on thse and saying they're an Obama plot, and regurgitating all that the lefty loons said about them when Dubbya was building them. Silly fules.