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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The argument some people give is that plants also feel pain.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Which reveals how little they understand about what they're talking about

But you can just simply ask them if they want to say by that that cutting an onion is in principle the same as cutting the throat of a cow. They'll row back then I assume

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

idk, personally I really don't care that much about eating corpses, maybe I'm too detatched or a horrible person, but for some reason I'm fine with it

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Not trying to start a fight, just curious. If you (vegans) already know we (meat eaters) don't care, why would you keep pursuing that line of argument?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (15 children)

At least for my part:

For the same reason I try to fight against injustices for people?

Why do I, as a male, condemn sexist behavior and fight against it? Why do I, as a teacher, stand in for the rights of my students when they get wronged? Why do I, as a human, hate to see other people fighting?

It's a mixture between empathy and a feeling of justice.

I just dislike unjust behavior - and for me, animal cruelty is unjust.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think you meant you condemn sexist behavior...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Big Oof.

Thanks for the note, I was kinda hastily writing this and not thinking it through.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Consider that we all used to be in your position.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What took you from not caring to caring?

[–] Honytawk 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Information, the same information those groups put on their signs when they protest

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

everytime i see ppl saying "ah" instead of "ass," I read it in Jeff Goldblum's voice

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Humans, all humans, have a built-in ability to not care about other people. This can easily extend to animals as well. That's all it is, they don't want to care so they don't. They want to eat/use animal products and are far enough removed from the gruesome aspects of it that they can just choose to not care.

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