,VEGANISM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,:AT ,I F9D SORELY LACK+ 9 MO/ ( ! DISCUSSIONS ( VEGANISM ,I 5C\NT] IS ANY S5SE ( ECONOMIC CONTEXT4 ,USUALLY1 ! QUE/ION ( ANIMAL OPPRESSION IS APPROA*$ ONLY 9 T]MS ( COMPASSION & PREJUDICE3 ANIMALS >E EXPLOIT$ & DE/ROY$1 VEGAN ACTIVI/S W\LD HAVE US BELIEVE1 SIMPLY BECAUSE WE SEE !M AS SUBHUMAN & >E WILL+ TO ABUSE !M 9 ORD] TO SATISFY \R GRE$4 

,I SUSPECT ?AT ! PROBLEM RUNS MU* DEEP] ?AN M]E CRUELTY & AV>ICE4 ,UND] CAPITALISM1 IT'S NOT JU/ ANIMALS ?AT >E EXPLOIT$ -- IT'S EV]YONE & EV]Y?+ FROM F>ML&S & =E/S TO F>MH&S & GROC]Y CL]KS4 ,! OPPRESSION ( ANIMALS IS JU/ A LITTLE MORE OBVI\S TO US BECAUSE IT 9VOLVES ! MURD] ( LIV+ ?+S2 BUT IT'S NOT JU/ ANIMALS ?AT HAVE BE5 5SLAV$ & TRANS=M$ BY \R SOCIETY1 IT'S EV]Y?+1 \RSELVES 9CLUD$4 ,)\T AN UND]/&+ ( H[ & :Y \R SOCIAL_/ECONOMIC SY/EM DRIVES US TO SEEK TO DOM9ATE & EXPLOIT EV]Y?+1 WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ALT] ! WAY ANIMALS >E TREAT$ 9 ANY SIGNIFICANT OR LONG-LA/+ WAY4 ,CAPITALISM =CES US TO EVALUATE \R 5VIRONM5T & EA* O!R ACCORD+ TO M>KET VALUE4 ,UND] ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM1 EV]Y MAN IS 5C\RAG$ TO ASK ! QUE/ION ( H[ USEFUL ! ANIMALS & PEOPLE >\ND HIM MI<T BE AS ECONOMIC RES\RCES 9 HIS COMPETITION ) O!RS4 ,EV]Y?+ BECOMES FAIR GAME = EXPLOITATION--BECAUSE IF Y\ DON'T EXPLOIT SOME?+ 9 ! RU% TO GA9 ! UPP] H& 9 ! FREE M>KET'S 0EX*ANGE ( GOODS & S]VICES10 SOMEONE ELSE WILL EXPLOIT IT1 & QUITE POSSIBLY USE IT TO EXPLOIT Y\4 ,?OSE :O HAVE REALIZ$ ?IS >E NOT AFRAID TO EXPLOIT ANIMALS OR HUMANS1 TO TREAT !M AS OBJECTS1 BECAUSE !Y BELIEVE ?AT ! ALT]NATIVE IS TO BE TREAT$ AS OBJECTS & EXPLOIT$ BY O!RS !MSELVES4 ,9 ?IS WAY1 CAPITALISM DIVIDES US AGA9/ EA* O!R & SPURS ON \R DE/RUCTION ( ! 5VIRONM5T4 

,:5 ,I WALK ?R\< ! AISLES AT ! SUP]M>KET1 LOOK+ AT ALL ! PRODUCTS = SALE >\ND ME1 P]HAPS ,I CAN TELL :I* ONES >E MANUFACTUR$ FROM ! EXPLOITATION ( ANIMALS1 BUT ,I CAN'T TELL :I* ONES -- IF ANY -- >E MANUFACTUR$ )\T EXPLOIT+ ANYONE OR ANY?+4 ,?AT IS ONE ( ! BIGGE/ DRAWBACKS AB\T \R MOD]N MASS-PRODUCTION_/DI/RIBUTION_/CONSUMPTION ECONOMY3 BY ! TIME ! PRODUCT HAS REA*$ Y\1 IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL :O MADE IT1 H[ IT WAS MADE1 :AT IT WAS MADE FROM1 OR :]E IT HAS BE54 ,TOILET PAP]1 CANN$ KIDNEY BEANS1 & A?LETIC %OES ALL SIT ON ! %ELVES NEXT TO EA* O!R1 AS IF !Y APPE>$ \T ( ! AIR1 & IT W\LD BE A LONG H>D /RUGGLE TO TRACK D[N ANY REAL1 S\ND 9=MATION AB\T ! ORIG9S ( ANY ( !M4 ,BUT !RE >E SOME ?+S ,I DO KN[1 ?\<1 EV5 IF ,I CAN'T RESE>* ! LIFE /ORY ( EA* 9DIVIDUAL PACKET ( RAM5 NOODLES3 !RE >E MIGRANT WORK]S 9 ?IS C\NTRY :O >E UND]PAID & MI/REAT$1 !RE >E CORPORATIONS 7LIKE ,PEPSI7 KN[N = SUPPORT+ TOTALIT>IAN GOV]NM5TS ?AT M]CILESSLY DE/ROY HUMAN LIFE1 !RE >E %OE MANUFACTUR]S 7LIKE ,NIKE7 ?AT UND]PAY & MI/REAT =EIGN WORK]S1 !RE >E COMPANIES 7LIKE ,EXXON7 :OSE POLICIES RESULT 9 P]MAN5T DAMAGE TO ! 5VIRONM5T4 ,SO ! IDEA ?AT Y\ CAN BE SURE ?AT Y\R DOLL>S >E NOT F9ANC+ ANY?+ 9HUMANE OR DE/RUCTIVE JU/ BY EXAM9+ ! +R$I5TS ( A PRODUCT & ASC]TA9+ ?AT IT 9CLUDES NO ANIMAL PRODUCTS /RIKES ME AS ABSURD4 ,!RE >E A ?\S& O!R K9DS ( OPPRESSION1 JU/ AS \TRAGE\S AS ANIMAL OPPRESSION1 ?AT KEEP ! :EELS ( \R ECONOMY TURN+1 & !RE IS NO REASON TO BE LESS CONC]N$ AB\T ANY ( !M ?AN AB\T ANIMAL OPPRESSION4 

,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT ! LONG T]M SOLUTION TO ?IS PROBLEM IS NOT JU/ TO BUY VEGAN FOOD & ANIMAL-FRI5DLY PRODUCTS4 ,IF WE WANT TO *ANGE ! CONDITIONS ?AT HAVE RESULT$ 9 ! WIDESPREAD DE/RUCTION & EXPLOITATION ?AT *>ACT]IZE \R WORLD1 WE MU/ WORK T[>DS A COMPLETE OV]HAUL+ ( \R ECONOMY -- WE MU/ SOMEH[ ESCAPE FROM ! VICI\S CYCLE ( CAPITALISM4 ,! ONLY WAY TO FI<T CAPITALISM IS TO UND]M9E ITS ASSUMPTIONS3 ?AT HAPP9ESS IS HAV+ ?+S 70! ONE :O DIES ) ! MO/ TOYS W9S071 ?AT !RE IS NO REALI/IC WAY TO WORK ) EA* O!R RA!R ?AN COMPET+ AGA9/ EA* O!R1 ?AT ANY O!R ECONOMIC SY/EM MEANS SOME K9D ( SLAV]Y 7LIKE ! =M] COMMUNI/ ,U4,S4,S4,R474 ,IF !SE ASSUMPTIONS >E UNTRUE1 :I* ISN'T H>D TO IMAG9E1 !N IT %\LD BE POSSIBLE = US TO CREATE A DIFF]5T K9D ( ECONOMY & A DIFF]5T K9D ( WORLD4 ,IF PEOPLE />T TO CONCEIVE ( HAPP9ESS AS ! FRE$OM TO DO ?+S RA!R ?AN HAVE ?+S1 IF !Y DECIDE ?AT !Y 5JOY BE+ G5]\S MORE ?AN BE+ SELFI%1 IF !Y CAN IMAG9E ?AT IT MI<T BE POSSIBLE TO CREATE A SOCIETY 9 :I* WE WORK TOGE!R = ! GOOD ( EV]YBODY RA!R ?AN AGA9/ EA* O!R & ! 5VIRONM5T = 7:AT ADV]TISEM5TS CLAIM IS7 \R [N GOOD1 !N CAPITALISM WILL ULTIMATELY FALL4 

,9 ! MEANTIME1 RA!R ?AN PRACTIC+ VEGANISM1 ,I PRACTICE 0FREEGANISM40 ,I KN[ ?AT AS LONG AS ,I P>TICIPATE 9 ! MA9/REAM ECONOMY1 :E!R ,I AM BUY+ VEGAN OR NON-VEGAN PRODUCTS1 ,I AM SUPPORT+ ! CORPORATIONS :I* REPRES5T WORLD CAPITALISM4 ,SO RA!R ?AN JU/ BUY+ ANIMAL-FRI5DLY PRODUCTS1 ,I TRY TO PUR*ASE AS FEW PRODUCTS AS POSSIBLE4 ,I'VE WRITT5 AB\T ?IS 9 E>LI] ISSUES ( ,9SIDE ,FRONT3 IT IS POSSIBLE1 ?R\< ?RIFTY LIV+1 CREATIVE 0URBAN HUNT+ & GA!R+10 & PROJECTS LIKE ,FOOD ,NOT ,BOMBS1 TO SURVIVE )\T CONTRIBUT+ MORE ?AN A M9IMAL AM\NT ( MONEY OR LABOR TO ! MA9/REAM ECONOMY4 ,ANY?+ ,I CAN GET = FREE AT ! EXP5SE ( ! EXPLOIT+1 OPPRESS+ CAPITALI/ SY/EM IS A /RIKE AGA9/ ?AT SY/EM1 :ILE PUR*AS+ VEGAN FOOD FROM ,TACO ,BELL 7:I* IS [N$ BY ,PEPSI ,CO47 IS /ILL PUTT+ MONEY 9TO ! H&S ( AN OPPRESSIVE1 EXPLOIT+ CORPORATION4 ,I LIVE (F ( :ATEV] RES\RCES ,I CAN SCR\NGE OR /EAL FROM \R SOCIETY1 TRY+ TO AVOID ANIMAL PRODUCTS :5 ,I CAN1 BUT CONC5TRAT+ ABOVE ALL ON KEEP+ MY MONEY & LABOR \T ( ( !IR H&S4 ,A WILL+NESS TO PUMP MONEY 9TO ! MA9/REAM ECONOMY1 :I* IS RESPONSIBLE = ! OPPRESSION ( ANIMALS & HUMANS & ! DE/RUCTION ( ! 5VIRONM5T1 ?R\< CONSUM] SP5D+ 7ON FA%IONABLE A?LETIC CLO!S1 = EXAMPLE71 IS NOT COMPATIBLE ) ! PR(ESS$ GOAL ( MO/ PEOPLE :O FOLL[ A VEGAN DIET1 :I* IS TO 5D ! EXPLOITATION ( ANIMALS4 ,?AT'S :Y IT /RIKES ME AS RIDICUL\S ?AT SO MANY VEGAN ACTIVI/ B&S LIKE ,E>? ,CRISIS >E WILL+ TO P]PETUATE FA%ION CONSCI\SNESS 9 H>DCORE BY SELL+ SO MU* M]*&ISE -- & BY SPEAK+ ONLY AB\T HUMAN CRUELTY RA!R ?AN CRITICIZ+ CONSUM]ISM 9 G5]AL1 !Y IGNORE ! REAL CAUSES ( ANIMAL OPPRESSION4 

,!RE >E SOME GREAT ?+S AB\T VEGANISM1 BY ! WAY4 ,FIR/ ( ALL1 IF Y\ CAN'T BE> TO PUT ANY?+ 9TO Y\R BODY ?AT WAS ACTUALLY MADE FROM ! CORPSE ( ANO!R LIV+ BE+1 VEGANISM IS A WAY TO AVOID ?AT 7AL?\< IT ,D,O,E,S ,N,O,T MAGICALLY CONF] ! 09NOC5CE0 ( ANIMAL EXPLOITATION ?AT H>DL9E MORONS CLAIM = !MSELVES1 AS MY DISCUSSION ( CAPITALISM & O!R =MS ( OPPRESSION %\LD MAKE CLE>74 ,ALSO1 IT GIVES Y\ A DIFF]5T RELATION%IP TO ! FOOD Y\ EAT ?AN MO/ ( US HAVE3 IT MAKES Y\ CONSID] :]E IT CAME FROM & :AT'S 9 IT1 RA!R ?AN JU/ TAK+ IT = GRANT$1 & IT ALSO WILL PROBABLY MAKE Y\ A BETT] COOK6 ,& F9ALLY1 IT BR+S UP ! ISSUE = EV]YBODY4 ,:5 Y\ WON'T EAT FOOD UNLESS Y\ KN[ :AT IS 9 IT1 IT =CES ! PEOPLE >\ND Y\ TO ?9K = !MSELVES AB\T :AT IS 9 ! FOOD & H[ IT GOT !RE4 ,9 ?AT WAY1 VEGANISM DOES MORE TO *ANGE ! WORLD ?AN WRIT+ L5G?Y POLITICAL RESPONSES TO LETT]S EV] C\LD3 IT BR+S UP IMPORTANT QUE/IONS 9 EV]YDAY LIFE & =CES PEOPLE ?9K AB\T QUE/IONS ?AT !Y W\LDN'T O!RWISE 5C\NT]4 

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