• @Fizz@lemmy.nz
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    I am enjoying watching vegans battle everyone. Most people are not prepared for a conversation on veganism. Vegans have been refining these arguments for a decade now and can present clear sharp moral stances with a counter to everything you have to say. They also have the easier side to argue.

    Im not a vegan but I’m not talking shit to a vegan for fear of getting dragged into a veganism debate.

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      10 months ago

      Most people are not prepared for interested in a conversation on veganism.

      Vegans have been refining these arguments preaching at people who didn’t ask for a decade now

      and can present clear sharp moral stances with a counter to everything you as a gleefully evil animal abuser no matter what you have to say.

      They also have the easier side to argue.

      That part is arguably true. Which is all the more reason for evangelical vegans NOT to have to behave like they’re missionaries educating savages every time they manage to trick a non-vegan into engaging with them.

      Dietary choices, religions, and dietary choices treated as if they were a religion are like penises: it’s fine that you have them and it’s super that you enjoy them, but you are not allowed to try to force them on me without my consent.

      • Jo Miran
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        I follow a plant based diet and agree with just about everything you wrote. I find that hardcore vegans can act like religious zealots yelling at little nine year old girls on the street for wearing a rainbow colored t-shirt.

    • @Foni@lemm.ee
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      Even flat-earthers have refined their arguments over the years, which doesn’t make them any less stupid. I have zero moral problems with my meat consumption and I’ll debate it with anyone.

      • @Fizz@lemmy.nz
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        Flat earth is not at all comparable to Veganism. Vegans don’t need to make up anything to justify their side. They simply care for animals and therefore they don’t eat them.

        I’m not vegan so I’m not taking you up on that debate.

        • @Beaver@lemmy.ca
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          10 months ago

          Yup, vegans have science and studies to back up their claims while some meateaters have tradition and false equivalences to back up theirs.

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      10 months ago

      No one hates vegans. Almost everyone hates vegan extremists. No one cares what you eat. You want to eat brown slop and claim its the best thing ever fill your boots. You want a vegan pet, get a rabbit. Just don’t try to shame everyone else into doing what you want and don’t feed a carnivore a vegan diet and no one will say anything.

      • @Beaver@lemmy.ca
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        310 months ago

        There are so many dishes you can make with plants and yet you choose the term “slop”

        • Maple Engineer
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          I’ve seen some of the pictures that have been posted in c/vegan. Some of them were literally brown slop. My family eats a number of vegetarian and vegan dishes along with those that contain meat. I don’t care what anyone wants to eat, even if it is brown slop.

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            You’re choosing the worst looking examples of plant-based foods to suit your claim, any soup could be considered slop.

            You can make salads, tacos, burgers, bread, desserts all with plants.

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              Yes, I’m definitely picking the worst examples to illustrate my point just as someone else used the word, “murder” (the killing of one human being by another) four times when referring to non-humans.

              I haven’t seen any posts come up in All where I said, “That looks really good. I would eat that.” I remember several photos of puddles of lumpy goo where I thought, “Ew”.

              I’ve eaten plenty of vegetarian and vegan meals that I thought were delicious. I have no problem with vegetarians or vegans. I have a real problem with extremists no matter how they mistakenly believe that they are absolutely superior.

    • @hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1310 months ago

      Yeah. I do agree with vegans in that humans should transition to a diet that’s more sustainable and removes the animal suffering from the equation - and I do put in some effort to reduce my use of animal based products but: god damnit some people of that community are some seriously insufferable people to converse with

      • @slaacaa@lemmy.world
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        Exactly. There are ethical, environmental and health reasons to decrease humanity’s meat consumption. But screaming slurs with religous zealousy burning in your eyes will not win over the majority of the population. If you push people, they push back. Especially on morals, which is the least efficient argument to have a plant based diet - yet it’s the one some vegans like to push the most, as it makes them feel better about themselves.

        I know exactly what vegans know, about eg. dairy industry and the rape of cows. Seen many sickening documentaries, and I believe that in a 100 years we will look back on exploiting/killing animals for dairy/meat as we do now on slavery.

        Still, I eat meat.

        Much less meat than I did years ago, but I have no intention to fully stop, as the alternatives are not yet practical, affordable, or tasty enough for me. If a lot of people decreased their meat consumption, our planet would be much better - how about we take that first step together, instead of insulting each other?

    • @Kroxx@lemm.ee
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      Vegans have been refining these arguments for a decade now and can present clear sharp moral stances with a counter to everything you have to say

      Lol they fuck they can, they couldn’t even properly present and defend their own sources.

      https://lemm.ee/comment/14432604