seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org to Vegan@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhen somebody asks why you're a veganlocklemmy.sdf.orgimagemessage-square271fedilinkarrow-up1570arrow-down1232
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minus-squarePapaStevesy@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down9·1 year agoIf they really wanted change, vegans would become anticapitalists instead.
minus-squarePapaStevesy@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·1 year agoBecause the logistics and economics needed to sustain veganism counteract the anti-capitalism, you don’t end up getting anything done.
minus-squarePapaStevesy@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-21 year agoBut then I’m busy being a local farmer, not an anticapitalist. Subsistence veganism provides even less time and energy to fight the system.
minus-squarekaj@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoAh yes, vegans have to spend so much time eating they can’t fight the system. That’s a totally sensible argument.
minus-squarePapaStevesy@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoI guess I’ll be the one to tell you that veganism is about waaay more than what you eat? I shouldn’t be, but I will be if I must.
minus-squarePapaStevesy@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agodeleted by creator
If they really wanted change, vegans would become anticapitalists instead.
Why not both?
Because the logistics and economics needed to sustain veganism counteract the anti-capitalism, you don’t end up getting anything done.
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But then I’m busy being a local farmer, not an anticapitalist. Subsistence veganism provides even less time and energy to fight the system.
Ah yes, vegans have to spend so much time eating they can’t fight the system. That’s a totally sensible argument.
I guess I’ll be the one to tell you that veganism is about waaay more than what you eat? I shouldn’t be, but I will be if I must.
That’s a bold claim that demands elaboration.
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