Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them

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[–] 54 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (19 children)

Remember non vegans, your lust for meat and the resulting impact on the climate will eventually force you to stop eating meat. You played yourselves.

FYI: This ☝️. This is why people don't like vegans. It has nothing to do with your dietary choices or choosing to not use or consume products derived from animals - seriously, no one gives a shit; you do you. It has everything to do with the militantly self-righteous, condescending, preachy, holier-than-thou attitude, the constant proselytizing, and the demonizing/name-calling/general shitty behavior that comes with the former.

Sincerely,

A vegetarian who doesn't make it my whole personality


Edit: Every single direct reply to this has further illustrated the point I was making. Maybe instead of being preachy and condescending, you just lead by good example. If people see and want what you have they'll follow. Otherwise, you're just shooting your own cause in the foot with your abominable behavior.

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  • [–] -5 points 1 year ago

    People hold strong, defensive opinions about all kinds of things, funny how you don’t react this way to those too.

    It’s pure carnism defense mechanisms in action. If you ever wonder how MAGA supporters can be so detached from reality, remember you’re doing the same thing.

    The truly self-righteous position is thinking you have a right to their bodies.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    Isn't similarly militant and self-righteous when someone feels this way about trans rights or abolishing slavery?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    comparing slaves and trans people to animals is gross.

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    it's how people justify slavery

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    But my point is that animals should not be treated "like animals" either. They should be included in the social contract and afforded a basic minimum of respect and autonomy, not enslaved and exploited.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    treating animals like animals is absolutely appropriate

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Quite ironic to read this during the war in Ukraine. /j

    What's the connection between the two?

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    FYI: This ☝️. This is why people don't like the lgbtq+ movement. It has nothing to do with who you're attracted to or what gender you feel you are and has everything to do with the militantly self-righteous, condescending, preachy, holier-than-thou attitude you run around with.

    Sincerely,

    A gay guy who doesn't make it my whole personality

    As a queer person I've read plenty of comments like these. It's a common fallacious argument against liberatory movements that people who perpetuate the status quo use to defend their indifference to injustice by deflecting blame onto the people who call out their complicity. If you see veganism not as a lifestyle but as a movement for the libration of animals everything clicks.

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  • [–] -5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Good thing I don't care what carnists (including vegetarians) think of me 🤷🏻‍♀️

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