If you’re not vegan, this is on you too.
Something something ethical consumption under capitalism.
By all means, be vegan. But all the asparagus water in the world won’t wash clean the sins of the American agriculture industry.
Just stop making excuses.
You need to be able to prescribe a solution that’s bigger than “Just stop making consumer choices!” Otherwise, its no different than screaming at people to properly sort their recycleables.
at least you won’t sound pretentious with the whole “i have nothing to do with these children, its capitalism’s fault!”
There’s a difference between acknowledging a problem and LARPing a solution. Again, by all means, if vegan lifestyle works for you then you’re a better person for doing it. But you’re still participating in the society. Those grocery dollars are ultimately going to the same agricultural firms and propping up the same institutions as everyone else’s.
This isn’t an excuse, its a function of a consolidated market.
And while I try like hell to shop local and avoid Big Ag wherever I can, I still recognize that I’m just a drop in the bucket. My actions are an attempt to be ethical with very limited input and even less information.
I’ll do what I can to subvert it. But I sure as hell am not going to feel personally guilty because of centuries of institutionalized labor abuse.
