I'm gonna remember this thread for the next time everyone starts going on about how:
"The average person is doing the best they can! Climate change is all the government's and corporation's fault, we literally can't do anything!"
Meanwhile, a post on a vegan community got several people to go out of their way to talk about how cool they are for eating meat. And they got upvoted for it too!
Reminder that:
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meat production is one of the largest producers of CO2 (beef is the biggest, and pork after that)
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most greens are cheaper than meat, pretty much everywhere
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the average person in a western country is typically overweight
"But there's nothing we can do! Don't you see? It's the governments and corporations who have to take action and force me to stop eating meat/insert-other-thing-I-can-do-but-choose-not-to-here! Also, vote for Biden/a-centrist-from-your-country!"
30What does being overweight have to do with whether or not people eat meat? Eating excessive calories makes people overweight, and you can sure as hell do that with potato chips.
7The average person in America is overweight. Stands to reason an average omnivorous anatomically modern human who is overweight and eats excessively probably eats more than the average amount of meat. Fast food is built around protein staples like beef pork and chicken. Most people eat meat every single day.
As the commenter above you mentioned, meat has extremely negative impacts on the environment and is among the most wasteful things people consume. In particular beef, which is well known to increase risks of cancer and heart disease, is extremely resource and energy intensive to produce. Factory farming and mass beef production have vast consequences for the environment and for our health. Not to mention the many morally objectionable practices that happen in these places.
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Mmm baby back ribs
27Do you promote animal abuse?
-4Yes we are currently doing an aggressive leaflet campaign to promote crushing baby pigs testicles before we eat them. Occasionally I punch one, too.
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Want to know someone eats meat? Don't worry, they'll tell you.
-21The post is cringe, the reply was a mock and now you added another layer of cringe.
16That goes for anything that people have a passion for.
11Yeah all those preachy meat eaters ooh they're all up in your face with their minding their own fucking business about what other people eat.
2Want to know someone who's vegan? Don't worry, they'll tell you.
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This is why no one likes vegans, except for other vegans probably.
12While it is nice that all the trolls come out of the wood to get banned in this thread, I will lock it now as this has really run it's course.
8So, is this like a fetish for you guys or what.
5yeah i was reading this meme and the end was just cooked pig and I'm like that wasnt a very funny punchline
2We should have a talking animals heartstring pulling contest, where the person who anthropomosizes the animal the most gets a trophy and $2000
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Lmao
1The reason for the mother being put in that cage, which in reality wouldnt have ends that look to be a piercing hazard, is because she otherwise would kill the piglets by laying down on them or otherwise harm them
1Pork tastes so good
-1Look how cool you are! Cruelty is so cool bro. Lol you got those vegans hahaha!
6Thanks ima go eat some more pork curry now
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If you need to guilt people into following your belief, you either lack the strength of conviction it takes to convince someone to listen to you, or your belief is complete shit.
-10If seeing the reality of your meal makes you feel guilty, maybe the messenger is not the problem.
17On the one hand, factory farming seems inhumane. Treating animals like a product will inevitably end up as abuse because lower standards for health and wellness makes a cheaper product. Consumers vote with their wallets, and if there is not a noticable drop in quality, they will buy the cheaper product, as the price is the main thing they can see and measure when making a purchasing decision.
On the otherhand, most things in this world that get eaten die screaming while being consumed asshole first after running as fast as they can for a few seconds.
At the end of the day, I still eat meat, but I wish there was a better way to inform the consumer of the quality of life of the animals in the products they purchase. Maybe an independent review board that sets wellness standards that each meat supplier has to post on their packaging.
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