there is no ethical consumption under capitalism so going vegan is pointless
there is no ethical consumption under capitalism so going vegan is pointless
two words: harm reduction
capitalism will never be ethical, but ethics is not a binary (ethical vs. non-ethical): it’s a spectrum. animal agriculture causes more harm. more trees clear cut on Indigenous land. more watersheds drained. more emissions, pollution, & waste. more habitat ripped away from species on the brink of extinction. more animal and human suffering. those hit first and hardest by the climate crisis perpetuated by westerner’s taste for meat are racialized people in the global south. GOING VEGAN IS HARM REDUCTION.
veganism exists far beyond white consumerism. radical movements led by vegans of Color are disrupting the capitalist/colonialist status quo globally and intersectional philosophies like Black Veganism are gaining momentum.
unjust hierarchies are everywhere, including how we see ourselves as humans in relation to other living beings. it’s time to fight to end this hierarchy and the objectification and commodification of non-human animals by going vegan. A BETTER WORLD IS NECESSARY but it requires consistent anti-oppression, including anti-speciesism!
more information / sources
Veganism as Anti-Colonial Praxis: A Collection of Indigenous Vegan Perspectives zine
Wikipedia: Anarchism and animal rights
The Anarchist Library: The Radical Left’s Top 10 Objections to Veganism
The Anarchist Library: BITING BACK: A Radical Response to Non-Vegan Anarchists
Reveal: They thought they were going to rehab. They ended up in chicken plants
The Excelsior 4: Activists charged for exposing criminal animal cruelty in Abbotsford, BC
How Veganism Is Rooted in Black Activism, and Why It Isn’t Just For White People