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https://news.sky.com/story/row-over-new-greggs-vegan-sausage-rolls-heats-up-11597679 (https://archive.ph/5Ba6o)

A heated row has broken out over a move by Britain's largest bakery chain to launch a vegan sausage roll.

The pastry, which is filled with a meat substitute and encased in 96 pastry layers, is available in 950 Greggs stores across the country.

It was promised after 20,000 people signed a petition calling for the snack to be launched to accommodate plant-based diet eaters.


But the vegan sausage roll's launch has been greeted by a mixed reaction: Some consumers welcomed it, while others voiced their objections.

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#VEGANsausageroll thanks Greggs

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Cook and food poverty campaigner Jack Monroe declared she was "frantically googling to see what time my nearest opens tomorrow morning because I will be outside".

While TV writer Brydie Lee-Kennedy called herself "very pro the Greggs vegan sausage roll because anything that wrenches veganism back from the 'clean eating' wellness folk is a good thing".

One Twitter user wrote that finding vegan sausage rolls missing from a store in Corby had "ruined my morning".

Another said: "My son is allergic to dairy products which means I can't really go to Greggs when he's with me. Now I can. Thank you vegans."

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The hype got me like #Greggs #Veganuary

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TV presenter Piers Morgan led the charge of those outraged by the new roll.

"Nobody was waiting for a vegan bloody sausage, you PC-ravaged clowns," he wrote on Twitter.

Mr Morgan later complained at receiving "howling abuse from vegans", adding: "I get it, you're all hangry. I would be too if I only ate plants and gruel."

Another Twitter user said: "I really struggle to believe that 20,000 vegans are that desperate to eat in a Greggs."

"You don't paint a mustach (sic) on the Mona Lisa and you don't mess with the perfect sausage roll," one quipped.

Journalist Nooruddean Choudry suggested Greggs introduce a halal steak bake to "crank the fume levels right up to 11".

The bakery chain told concerned customers that "change is good" and that there would "always be a classic sausage roll".

It comes on the same day McDonald's launched its first vegetarian "Happy Meal", designed for children.

The new dish comes with a "veggie wrap", instead of the usual chicken or beef option.

It should be noted that Piers Morgan and Greggs share the same PR firm, so I'm thinking this is some serious faux outrage and South Park KKK gambiting here.

 

[Malagor the dank omen]

France could use another Charles Martel, while we're at the business of wishing people back from the grave.

Spain we have St. James the Moorslayer to inspire us. For those who don't know: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_James_Matamoros

 

[Lemmingwise]

This commenter is living up to his username.

 

[Underestimated Nutria]

Spain we have St. James the Moorslayer to inspire us. For those who don't know: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_James_Matamoros

We also have Charles Martin, heavyweight champion who walks this earth like a God

 

[Lemmingwise]

If only there were people in London who fought back against knife attacks.

 

[Clop]

No good deed goes unpunished in good ol' England.

 

[FA 855]

This sorta shit makes me wish America would come over and just spread a bit of liberty on the island, I've always held the unpopular view that the UK should just become states of America. (4 new ones ideally, but its okay to begin as a territory campaigning for state's rights). As for the guy in question, isn't being attacked by crazy fanatics like this a massive redpill, I'm not surprised and I don't blame you if you start to dislike muslims because you've seen other people's lives at risk, its a pretty natural defensive instinct.
Actually, we'd probably make your country as left wing as us, don't do that.

 

[RomanesEuntDomus]

Also, in most countries in Europe you can have guns as long as you have a hunting license (like in Germany or Spain) but if you kill a robber or a murderer with your gun, which has to be locked away and disassembled safely, you will be tried for murder instead of self defense no matter how fucked up you got in the fight.

Can only speak for Germany, but around here, self-defense laws put even the ones in the US to shame. If you legally own a gun and use it in self-defense, it doesn't matter who you shot, you will always be cleared by the court. Getting something validated as self-defense isn't hard either, especially when someone breaks into your house or attacks you (or others, for that matter) in the street. The problem isn't that you defend yourself (or others) with a weapon and then get punished in a stupid, nonsensical way, the problem in Germany is obtaining a weapon (which is a bit more inconvenient than in the US) or carrying it legally (which is a hell of a lot more difficult than in the US), meaning that it is very unlikely that someone is going to carry a gun. But if someone breaks into your home and you blow a fist-sized whole through that guy with your hunting rifle, the judge will dismiss the case against you without a doubt. I would assume it is similar in eastern Europe and Austria. Dunno about France, but they are more lenient with gun laws and I would not be surprised if they have similar self-defense laws.

This Millwall guy seems to have gotten into trouble for voicing wrongthink (which is bullshit) and breaking drug-related laws (which is absolutely appropriate). But to think that someone ends up this easily on a terrorist watchlist, that's the real kick in the balls. It seems to not be affected by his actions during that knife attack (as so many people here seem to think) and more with whom he speaks to online.
Unless this guy was active in a "Let's blow up London Bridge and kill all liberal politicians" forum, this reaction is not warranted.

 

[AnotherPleb]

This sorta shit makes me wish America would come over and just spread a bit of liberty on the island, I've always held the unpopular view that the UK should just become states of America. (4 new ones ideally, but its okay to begin as a territory campaigning for state's rights). As for the guy in question, isn't being attacked by crazy fanatics like this a massive redpill, I'm not surprised and I don't blame you if you start to dislike muslims because you've seen other people's lives at risk, its a pretty natural defensive instinct.
Actually, we'd probably make your country as left wing as us, don't do that.

Honestly the UK would be better off as a colony of the US. Promise we won't tax you without representation.

 

[Coleslaw]

What would they do in America with someone who spits on random niggers and possesses illegal drugs?

Actually indict him with a grand jury of his peers, and try him with another jury of his peers.

 

[Inquisitor_BadAss]

I’m sick of this shithole country.

 

[I Love Beef]

Islam is shitting it up but London has always been a violent shithole run by moral busybodies.



Buddhism has always been violent. Tibetan Buddhism enabled a literal slave society and Mahayana Buddhism had warrior monks. The most feared warriors of the Sengoku Jidai were Monks and the most elite soldiers of South Vietnam's army were monks.

Nobunaga tried to take a Monk fortress but gave up - he lit the mountain on fire and took the karma/honor penalty.

To say Buddhism also has aggressive aspects to it is an understatement.

According to Buddha's life he also was of the warrior caste, but he felt he wanted something else out of this life. He was the rich kid who wanted out of his outrageous pampered lifestyle because his father did so to make him a king. There's also reason why Buddha had guardians who accompanied him on his pilgrimages, like the Nio or Vajrapani.

And there's reason why there are buddhas and bodhisavvtas known as fierce gods. It would be a lie that life isn't without it's depths and that the biggest challenge is to apply what you've been taught into life, especially when in the face of killers and criminals. Fierce gods help emphasize that there are some aspects of the human heart and mind that must be tamed with neccessary force, and that there are mindsets that demand shaking up with blows or to be sent back into reincarnation to realize the truth. This nears a very close edge, but I follow Buddha's last words in that "all things are fleeting, find your own salvation" and take from it no one has the same life as everyone else. The truth may also mean staring death and the abyss in the face, and walking through the valley of death.

It's no lie that this will inevitably attract those of self righteous exception and ultimately self serving power seekers, but that!s inevitable as humans.

 

[Malagor the dank omen]

Can only speak for Germany, but around here, self-defense laws put even the ones in the US to shame. If you legally own a gun and use it in self-defense, it doesn't matter who you shot, you will always be cleared by the court. Getting something validated as self-defense isn't hard either, especially when someone breaks into your house or attacks you (or others, for that matter) in the street. The problem isn't that you defend yourself (or others) with a weapon and then get punished in a stupid, nonsensical way, the problem in Germany is obtaining a weapon (which is a bit more inconvenient than in the US) or carrying it legally (which is a hell of a lot more difficult than in the US), meaning that it is very unlikely that someone is going to carry a gun. But if someone breaks into your home and you blow a fist-sized whole through that guy with your hunting rifle, the judge will dismiss the case against you without a doubt. I would assume it is similar in eastern Europe and Austria. Dunno about France, but they are more lenient with gun laws and I would not be surprised if they have similar self-defense laws.

Damn, didn't knew that and gotta say Germany si damn good when it comes to that. Meanwhile in Spain getting weapons is fairly easy due to hunting licenses and such (and let's not speak about illegal weapons). But as i said, in Spain if you gun down a criminal that gets in your house you will have to prove that you had to fight for your life or else you will be charged with murder.

 

[Jeb-sama]

oi you got a loisonce for stopping those terrorists?

 

[SmileyTimeDayCare]

Funny how the more the government cracks down 'far right extremists', the more 'far right extremists' seem to exist.

It's almost like the crackdown is creating them or something.

Or is it that the farther left those desperately clinging to power go the more everyone looks like a far right extremist?

 

[Lemmingwise]

Imagine being stabbed five times, including in the head, surviving it and then being sent to a re-indoctrination camp.


He did have a suspended sentence for shouting something racist during an anti-trump demonstration, apparently.

 

[Big Nasty]

Can only speak for Germany, but around here, self-defense laws put even the ones in the US to shame. If you legally own a gun and use it in self-defense, it doesn't matter who you shot, you will always be cleared by the court. Getting something validated as self-defense isn't hard either, especially when someone breaks into your house or attacks you (or others, for that matter) in the street. The problem isn't that you defend yourself (or others) with a weapon and then get punished in a stupid, nonsensical way, the problem in Germany is obtaining a weapon (which is a bit more inconvenient than in the US) or carrying it legally (which is a hell of a lot more difficult than in the US), meaning that it is very unlikely that someone is going to carry a gun. But if someone breaks into your home and you blow a fist-sized whole through that guy with your hunting rifle, the judge will dismiss the case against you without a doubt. I would assume it is similar in eastern Europe and Austria. Dunno about France, but they are more lenient with gun laws and I would not be surprised if they have similar self-defense laws.

This Millwall guy seems to have gotten into trouble for voicing wrongthink (which is bullshit) and breaking drug-related laws (which is absolutely appropriate). But to think that someone ends up this easily on a terrorist watchlist, that's the real kick in the balls. It seems to not be affected by his actions during that knife attack (as so many people here seem to think) and more with whom he speaks to online.
Unless this guy was active in a "Let's blow up London Bridge and kill all liberal politicians" forum, this reaction is not warranted.

The situation is Sweden far more depressing. Some years ago, there was a very publicised court ruling that sent a guy to prison because he fired his gun when his assailants were about to break into his house, instead of waiting to pull the trigger until they had already entered it.

You may defend yourself against an armed attacker, but you may very well risk being charged if your self-defense is considered "excessive".

 

[Fuzhou]

Have you ever heard of a Millwall brick? It's what hooligans came up with after their other weapons started getting confiscated at games. "Fuck you, I'm Millwall" is basically the Bong version of "West Side, bitch! *draws problem solva*".

If you wanna see how much it hurts to get hit with (plus how to make one, take a fucking hint britbongs) here's a great video about it.

 

[Immortal Technique]

Honestly the UK would be better off as a colony of the US. Promise we won't tax you without representation.

Fuck no. Most of them are weak minded mooks that love censorship. It would be similar to adding another California

If you wanna see how much it hurts to get hit with (plus how to make one, take a fucking hint britbongs) here's a great video about it.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=A5rwjz4LjlY

That little guy reminds me so much of Charlie Day when he was training to become an underground fighter.

AlwaysSunnyIntro.mp4

"Charlie Becomes Tommy Hatcher"

 

[Imperialist #348]

No good deed goes unpunished in good ol' England.

in good ol loif in general.

 

[SmileyTimeDayCare]

If you wanna see how much it hurts to get hit with (plus how to make one, take a fucking hint britbongs) here's a great video about it.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=A5rwjz4LjlY

How is this channel still on YouTube?

Also I enjoy how using a VPN allows me to experience faggotry from all over the world.