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I am vegan. These threads always genuinely upset me because I see so many supposed comrades making the exact same arguments justifying carnism that we constantly lampoon liberals for making to justify capitalism and even genocide.
At this point, I am no longer surprised by the kind of arguments liberals make that are so openly and obviously self-serving but at the same time totally lacking self-awareness. But it is still shocking to me when communists who have seen through so many other lies do the exact same shit. I know we can’t expect “purity” and everyone is going to disagree with anyone else on something, but to me, this is akin to finding a group of people who are righteously anti-racist, anti-capitalist, stand up for the rights of BIPOC, and organize to feed homeless people but then turn out to be massive TERFs who would be happy if I were murdered. I just can’t. It absolutely wrecks any sense of solidarity I had.
I’m slightly sympathetic, because carnism brainworms are deeply ingrained in us all from birth. I used to eat meat, I used to have some chuddy opinions on veganism. I’ve been there. most vegans have been there, but the way “leftists” just regurgitate this shit tries my patience.
I think that deep down it comes from a place of knowing vegans are right, and trying to avoid agreeing because that means you’re an active participant in a horrible crime, and have been your entire life.
