So weird. When I post any other moral demand of individual actions everyone just agrees with it! Veganism is absolutely unique in this respect, yessir!

[–] macerated_baby_presidents@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (11 children)

It's easier to be vegan than to organize, and it has some positive effects. People who say that individual veganism is pointless but don't participate in collective action against animal exploitation are hypocrites looking to excuse their own behavior. If you aren't making even the most token effort to fight the transformation of sentient beings into commodities, with predictably incomprehensible scales and degrees of cruelty, there's no evidence that you believe factory farming is wrong. Do you?

I'd respect them, but I've never heard of any animal liberation activists who weren't vegan. Maybe you will be my first.

[–] WideningGyro@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

participate in collective action against animal exploitation

Does being vegetarian count?

[–] Babs@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

Dairy and egg industries are also built on the mass slaughter of animals. No milk without killing baby cows, no eggs without grinding up baby roosters.

[–] macerated_baby_presidents@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

I think so, it's only slightly less "better than nothing" than individual veganism.

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