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a large, fruit-eating bat.: Veganism IS a revolutionary act.
I mean, people can do whatever they want diet-wise, but I don’t particularly think a vegan diet is enough to be considered revolutionary/radical in any sense, especially because companies will make money either way. I think a much more radical/revolutionary idea is to promote more accessibility to cruelty-free foods (in a very broad sense, such as via means that are not industrialization). Guerrilla gardening, overtaking empty lots for food production, teaching people how to grow their own food or how to shop at grocery stores so that they can buy healthy food within their budgets, teaching people to cook or just offering to cook for them, etc. are much more revolutionary in my mind especially since it takes away people’s dependence on the agriculture industry moreso than switching dietary preferences does. A lot of vegans don’t really do these types of activism though, which is pretty depressing.
Completely agree.
Yes, thank you. Personal change does not equal political change.
On some level I agree, certainly engaging in the activities listed above is a fantastic thing to do. However, I would disagree that being vegan in and of itself is not a revolutionary act, the word might be too strong for some but to, at the least, categorize veganism as a personal/dietary preference seems really short sighted. Choosing chunky or smooth peanut butter is a dietary preference. Adopting a vegan lifestyle is to (when done well) completely reject a lot of bullshit that has been pumped into our lives, and not just physical commodities but ideologies as well. I think veganism is an extremely important PIECE of a larger picture that most definitely includes things like community gardens and re-purposing food (dumpstering). The most troubling thing to me about many vegans assumptions about their lifestyle is the be-all-end-all attitude about it. It is a great step (much like how i view living sober as a great STEP) towards a larger goal. I view it as an extremely crucial step, but a step nonetheless. I think it is important to acknowledge that veganism in many ways is very much in line with capitalist ways of thinking, in the whole vote-with-your-dollar thing (which i do totally support at this point in time) and if we wish to truly eradicate a lot of the attitudes that many vegans attribute towards why humans think it is morally acceptable to assert their dominance over other species, we must be working towards an overall goal of eliminating capitalism (and yes i realize that by saying this it is hypocritical that i have recently started my own small business, despite how well meaning and ethical it may be in nature) It is late and I am tired and I realize that this is a very half baked response, to which i apologize, but here are some thoughts, do with them what you want, but to reduce veganism to a mere personal preference is losing sight of the bigger picture.
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This is an 8 minute segment from the 7pm Project, exposing the horrors of puppy factory farming in Australia.
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This totally changed the way I look at how and what I eat. An absolute must-read!
You are looking at a newborn baby whose mother was not even allowed to clean him off before he was torn away from her and given his death sentence number. For every glass of milk you consume, a calf is chained in a filthy crate somewhere, lowing for his mother, sentenced to become veal. This will not stop while people continue to demand cheese, ice cream, yogurt, and all dairy products made from cow’s milk. Go vegan.
For more information on the veal and dairy industries, please click here: http://www.mercyforanimals.org/veal/
Healing Cancer World Summit
Tonight’s interviews are with Dr. Nicolas Gonzalez and Charlotte Gerson. Free to register!
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