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Originally Posted by Hermione
Oh please...
first of all, not everyone can afford to be vegetarian/vegan. You need to recognise your classism here b/c it is blatantly obvious, not to mention some people can't for health reasons so score one on the ableism table!@!!11!
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Firstly, no one ever said that you should be a vegetarian or a vegan if you have underlying health issues that require you to eat meat (which I have never heard of). And if you can't afford it then you can't afford it, but being a vegetarian has certainly been easier on my wallet. Every single meat substitute I've come across is cheaper than meat, unless you're talking about those dollar burgers from mcdonalds or something. If you're talking about having enough time to cook then it's about time management.
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Originally Posted by Hermione
Secondly, you really think you're so removed from all animal cruelty? You know your laptop probably has glue made from horses and shit right?
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Secondly, no one ever claimed to be completely removed from animal cruelty. I said I was trying. Two very different statements. And yes, I do have products that were made from animals, but is it bad for me to try not to buy animal products?
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Originally Posted by Hermione
This trendy sort of activism is so grotesque for me to watch unfolding, as if vegetarianism bought you into heaven, good god, do you apply the same reasoning to human beings and do you actively participate in reduction of torture/trafficking of human beings
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Thirdly, no one ever said that they were better than anyone else. And no, I don't actively participate in the reduction of human torture/trafficking, but I also don't actively participate in aiding human torture/trafficking. If I had a realistic means to reduce human torture/trafficking I would, just like how I have a realistic means to reduce animal torture and do.
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Originally Posted by Hermione
What really is awful is that people care more about farm animals than people being butchered or starving or killing themselves
puh lease
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And no one said any of these things either. But it is good to know that you don't care about animals and think that what we're talking about is "grotesque".