• oshitwaddup@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz
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    11 months ago

    I’m sad for the fish. Imaging being forced into a massive pile of others just like you while being crushed by the weight of them and suffocating to death. It’s fucked up

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          Global catastrophy will never be as emotionally convincing as individual suffering. Why empathise with more when you can sympathise with less.

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            11 months ago

            The fishing is sadder to me because it’s intentionally causing unnecessary harm. I can see why accidental harm might be sadder though, and it is very sad either way. Systemic injustice and global catastrophe both need to be addressed though obviously

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              11 months ago

              Consuming for survival is not unneccesary harm. All complex life takes life to continue living.

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                11 months ago

                The vast majority of humans can thrive/be healthy on a vegan diet, therefore it’s not consuming for survival. That’s an excuse or ignorance (again, for the vast majority of humans, especially those who are reading this. There are always exceptions tho)

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                  The vast majority of humans can thrive/be healthy on a vegan diet

                  I don’t think so

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                    11 months ago

                    the scientific consensus is that a well planned vegan diet can be healthy for all stages of human life. Plant staple foods are some of the cheapest foods around (rice, beans, grains)

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                  Vegans just casually creating a class system to value one life above others.

                  We have a name for the class of animals that eat grass, stay in packs for safety, and lack the individual skills necessary for individal survival. And even they are smart enough to be opportunistic omnivores.

                  The only species of animal stupid enough to consume against their needs and instincts are humans.

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                    11 months ago

                    What? That’s what you took from vegans saying “stop killing others unnecessarily”?

                    Carnists are literally putting out an idea that values someones sensory pleasure over the lives of others and then acting accordingly and killing by the billions each year.

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        11 months ago

        I don’t get why meat eaters have to make cunt responses like this whenever someone expresses concern over the welfare of animals. And I’m a meat eater

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          They didn’t say anything unusual. Smoked kippers are delicious. We have some of the most amazing meat and fish on this planet and that’s something to protect. Our food matters.