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Becoming a radicalized vegetarian over here
We're all going to become vegetarian because meat is a luxury.
Mother cows will cry out for their babies who were taken from them, never to see them again. All because a bunch of assholes refuse to drink oat milk. Fucking awful.
if you want to make an impact on the suffering of animals, veganism is it. vegetarians still support the dairy and egg industries, which may be the most cruel.
While i agree that veganism is superior both morally and environmentally to vegetarianism. Lets not forget that its an ideologically uphill battle when fighting the "muh bacon" crowd which are constantly egged on by the meat industry complex.
We should not be advocating for absolutes, even being able to convince someone to reduce their meat consumption from every day to once a week, solely on the basis that its just not healthy for you, is an absolutely massive win and should not be disregarded.
I don't mind fighting uphill battles, no justice movement has ever begun with guaranteed success.
I see, I guess I need to look more into it. Every time I try I rage quit because it's so infuriating.
You don't need to know about the meat industry horrors or the health impacts of meat or benefits of less meat. Just make small changes like finding dairy alternatives you like, or a meatless recipe you like. From there you can continue to make as few or many additional changes as you like.
I really like this approach it's less overwhelming.
This is the best way to go in my opinion. I started going just plant based with maybe some dairy or eggs occasionally in the home, and still eating meat at restaurants. As I got more comfortable with the recipes I just kept making more changes that felt right. Now I have been fully vegan for over 5 years.
I always tell people don't try for it all at once. Start small. I honestly think the definition of veganism should be that if you are doing as much as is feasible for you wherever you are at in your life to reduce your impact on animals, then you can call yourself vegan. Fuck the purity bullshit, fuck the gatekeeping. I want to move society towards the goal post of harm reduction for beings that can't advocate for themselves. I don't give a shit how vegan you are, just start.
Start with something. Being vegan is still hard to do in many places. Being vegetarian is thankfully much better than it was 30 years ago.
Back in the day I once traveled the entirety of a certain midwestern state where my food options were essentially coffee and salad. I mean, not really, but also kinda. It’s better now.
you can do it!!
I hope so, thank you