In Germany, it looks like the Radical Leftists in the Green Party went one step too far:
In what could be a cautionary tale for First Lady Michelle Obama’s efforts to tweak Americans’ diets, Germans look set to punish the Green Party for urging that public cafeterias go meat-free on a designated “Veggie Day” each week in order to help the environment and reduce cruelty to animals. Borrowing colorfully from English, German newspaper Bild described public reaction to the idea as a “shitstorm.”
At her party’s final campaign rally on Saturday, Merkel joined in, slamming the Green proposal.
“You will never hear from the Christian Democratic Union party when you should eat meat and when you shouldn’t,” Merkel said to loud applause from her supporters and campaign workers in the Tempodrom theater.
“I grew up in a Christian house. We didn’t eat meat on Fridays. I think every restaurant should have a vegetarian dish, but we are a party confident people can manage their own lives,” the German prime minister added. “We are confident people will live a reasonable life and we don’t want to deprive them of this opportunity.”
Veggie Day. Is that the day before Hug-a-Muzzy Day or after celebrate-alternative-lifestyle Day?
Greens are fascists. Well, lefties in GENERAL are fascists.
I don’t really care if other people eat meat, I’ve just discovered that I personally can’t eat much due to health issues. I sip my protein shake quietly and not make a fuss over the other fellow’s prime rib.
Soylent Greenies anyone? Tastes like watermelon.
Ironically they have set up quite the network of bird choppers in Germany. Maybe the Greens figure they can offset the carnage from the turbines by demanding less animal consumption at the cafeterias?
“We are confident people will live a reasonable life and we don’t want to deprive them of this opportunity.”
But you will deprive them of the opportunity to decide if they want their country to be a member of the EU/Eurozone currency, bailing out the bankrupt socialist countries of Europe, if they want to own firearms, and whether they like or dislike muslims who live on welfare while plotting to kill infidels, etc, etc, Frau Merkel
If only she actually meant it.
“…offset the carnage from the turbines by demanding less animal consumption at the cafeterias…”
And leave the dead birds to waste on the ground. Yeah, that seems like their way of thinking.
What Jamie and Joey said.
Joel, yes they do have quite a network, at least from Frankfurt south toward Switzerland. Almost every forested hill has the bird whackers on it to destroy the beauty of the forests. The valleys are full of villages and farmland.
ofay cat, exactly.
No meat for Oktoberfest (or is it Scotchtoberfest? Never mind.)? It won’t work.
“we are a party confident people can manage their own lives,”
Suuuuuure – you say that now but how will you explain raiding social programs and bank accounts to shore up a deflating euro? Did you trust the people when you refused to allow a referendum on joining the EU?
They’re ALL statist authoritarians it’s just a matter of degree and situational opportunity.