The Asian cultures don’t (and never have) consume large amounts of soy, nor have they thrived on it; they know soy can’t be digested unless it is fermented. It was used as a last ditch protein source during times of famine. Soy products, like miso and tempeh are utilized as condiments in small amounts. A single glass of soy milk has powerful estrogen-like chemicals equivalent to five birth control pills. Think about that! Unless it is specifically labeled as “certified organic”, conventionally farmed soy is a GMO commodity often crossed with the Brazil nut to increase the protein value (which, by the way, the body can’t utilize because soy can’t be digested). Any parent with a child who is allergic to nuts might find that little snippet a bit alarming.
How much fuel and water, which are finite resources, would be pillaged raising all that genetically modified soy, wheat and corn? What about the resultant emissions? How many small animals, birds and bugs are scared witless, then left to suffer and die when those fields are plowed under? How fertile would our topsoil be? Plants have a life force too. How do they feel when we rip them out of the ground by their roots? Would that feel like our hair being torn out? Do they scream?
And if robust longevity is what you are seeking by embracing vegetarianism, consider this:
“It is usually claimed that meat-eating peoples have a short life span, but the Aborigines of Australia, who traditionally eat a diet rich in animal products, are known for their longevity (at least before colonization by Europeans). Within Aboriginal society, there is a special caste of the elderly. Obviously, if no old people existed, no such group would have existed. In his book “Nutrition and Physical Degeneration”, Dr. Price has numerous photographs of elderly native peoples from around the world. Explorers such as Vilhjalmur Stefansson reported great longevity among the Inuit (again, before colonization).
Similarly, the Russians of the Caucasus Mountains live to great ages on a diet of fatty pork and whole raw milk products. The Hunzas, also known for their robust health and longevity, eat substantial portions of goat’s milk which has a higher saturated fat content than cow’s milk. In contrast, the largely vegetarian Hindus of southern India have the shortest life-spans in the world, partly because of a lack of food, but also because of a distinct lack of animal protein in their diet” (3)
