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Why do you think they don't? (lemmy.world)

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[-] Another_earthling@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I think the main difference between you and the people from your prehistoric roots is that you have many other choices. You don't have to continue to hunt down many animals, because you can choose to buy certain foods and you also have the choice to buy plant based foods.

Whenever you have the choice to buy plant based foods, there is no chance to argue that purchasing animal products in that case is somehow ethical.

The only way to defend hunting for your own survival is when you don't live in a place where you have many foods available. Like, let's say you are on an island where there is no shopping centre or anything. You obviously need to hunt to survive. But if you live somewhere where many plant based foods are available, saying that killing animals is justified in order to get food makes no sense at all. And is certainly not ethical (Deciding to kill an individual being without any necessity can never be ethical)

[-] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago

Still odd how you're talking about people having the choice of what to eat while you reject their choice.

[-] Landsharkgun@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago

On the contrary. They are critiquing your choice, as you requested. And they did so quite logically too. The ability to choose your actions does not shield you from criticism.

And yes, you have far more choice in what you consume and how you live your life than someone a hundred or a thousand years ago. This means that, "well we used to live that way" is no longer a moral defense.

You respect the environment, you want to live sustainably, yes? Then how do you square that with meat eating being an order of magnitude more harmful to it? It takes far, far more land and resources to support one meat-eater compared to one plant-eater. Surely the land has suffered enough?

[-] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world -4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I guess I can't expect any sort of empathetic understanding of native culture from colonizers. Funny thing is I agree with you 90% of the way, but since I don't conform 100% to your view, you hate me. There's a word for that, starts with Fasc... Ends in an ism

[-] Landsharkgun@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago

Bro. Nobody hates you. Nobody has made even the slightest comment about you. Nobody has made even the slightest threat against you or your lifestyle. You openly asked a bunch of people what they thought about your lifestyle and then got defensive when they criticized it. Vegans not liking that you eat meat is worlds apart from facism, and you know that.

[-] Another_earthling@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

What exactly do I reject?

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