I don't mean to call you a hypocrite and expect that to change your mind. All of us live with cognitive dissonance; I adopted a cat before I went vegan, and I still feed him meat. What I want to do is establish that since you have no demonstrated interest in animal liberation (and presumably a vested interest in continuing to eat animals), you can't criticize individual veganism on grounds of effectiveness. It's like liberals saying "protestors should quit blocking bridges because they piss people off". That might be true but their interest is going about their day, not whatever the protestors are protesting for; we can't treat them as honest debaters who just want the best for the movement.

[–] regul@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wasn't criticizing veganism. I was criticizing the rhetorical tactic employed by this meme.

Here's my original comment:

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!

The "joke" is that veganism is not unique in this respect. People come up with excuses for every individual demand.

I didn't criticize veganism once, you were just spoiling for a fight about it.

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

Your comment denigrates veganism as an individual action, which communists rightly view as useless. People who are opposed to the goal don't get to criticize tactics; you're a liberal telling protesters not to block bridges.