• ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com
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    2 days ago

    Number one reason I don’t want to be called a vegan. Especially online ones are particularly cringe and rude. It’s ridiculous. They’re like the American Protestants of diets

    • NaevaTheRat [she/her]@vegantheoryclub.org
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      28 minutes ago

      It’s not a diet anymore than being against domestic violence is a fashion choice.

      A diet based on plants follows from the ethical conclusion that other living beings are not things we can extract resources from and destroy for our pleasure and convenience.