keez wrote (edited )
Reply to comment by jyajay in Never give an inch to the doublespeak of entryists by ziq
Fair point. I like Mexies take on it (not necessarily her original idea). If you cant afford to avoid it that week then you eat it to survive. I wont argue against people for that if that were the case.
Personally I'm "vegan" because its easy to make a choice. I'm privileged enough to choose and I'm aware of it.
If I were to end up on the streets (or like Snufkin) I would fish and eat meat if necessary, but I wont do it recreationally or for pleasure.
jyajay wrote
same
darkecology wrote (edited )
Whether it's "privileged" or not depends a lot on where you are. The vast majority of the global south subsist, by necessity, on a largely vegetarian diet already. Meat consumption in China, for example, only 'took off' after the revolution, when a new aspiring bourgeois class consumed it as a status symbol. It's really only in certain artificially-created food deserts in a small number of areas in the United States where it's arguably more difficult to get by without animal products. Meat has almost always been the preserve of the wealthy.
keez wrote (edited )
I know. I meant me personally. I should've made it clear as well as distinguished both
I can easily switch diets, meanwhile someone who lives in a rural area might have fewer options and the easiest choice is to not change diet. Thats all
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