Being friends with a vegan means never being able to take them to a normal restaurant without peppering the nice server with a litany of questions on whether each ingredient of each dish is cooked separately from anything that touched an animal.
But if the Democratic “Green New Deal,” or anything like it, were to pass, this would never be a problem. We would all be forced to eat the blended soups and smoothies that vegans pretend to enjoy.
It’s a frightening prospect. Truly committed vegans never have any good food recommendations. It’s always “small plates,” the quarter-portions for which you’re supposed to be excited about paying full price. Or else it’s some kind of meat substitute, like tofu, that you have to season with a bag of salt — but it tastes just like beef!
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., who is running for president, gushed about the joy a vegan diet has brought to his life in a new interview with VegNews:
He did say in the interview that “none of us want our government or elected officials preaching to us and telling us what we can or can’t eat.” But he said that after endorsing the “Green New Deal,” which in its first incarnation called for the eventual elimination of “farting cows” from the U.S., some time beyond its initial 10-year horizon.
Without cows and without pigs, we’re all going to have to eat like Booker.
Sorry, no ice cream here in America these days, sir, after we got that “Green New Deal.” How about a scoop of strawberry-flavored soy spread?
Apologies, but we no longer carry hamburger on our menu. How about a seasoned broccoli patty pie alternative?
Yech. This is what Booker endorsed.
Back in May 2016, Booker bought lunch for his fellow members of the Black Congressional Caucus. He filmed many of them politely complimenting his choice of serving a vegan buffet. But then, he got to Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio. “It’s awful,” she says on the video. “I think we should never allow you to buy lunch again. I’m like, what is it? Is it real food?”
Yes, it’s real and, at least for now, you’re allowed to choose not to eat it.
