• Teppichbrand@feddit.org
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    2 days ago

    That’s not how I would describe it. Change always starts with a personal realization. And what animal agriculture does to our soil, rivers and atmosphere is not right, do you agree?
    We could reforest close to 80% of agricultural land, thats an area the size of Africa, and return it to nature. Forests cool our climate, breathe in co2. Do you want this? It is already happening and you can be part of it if you decide to buy chickpeas and lentils instead of animal tissue. It’s one step closer to a solution. A small step, but the right thing to do.

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      2 days ago

      I do agree.

      But a few thousand people going vegan isn’t going to shut down the meat industry. And we don’t have time for a gradual shift in human consumption trends.

      We need drastic changes ten years ago or humanity is fucked.

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        Numbers are hard to measure but we have at least 80 million vegans on the planet, plus 1,5 billion vegetarians. This is not “a few thousand”. A decade ago, veganism was considered a cult, now we have Veganuary and my health insurance recommends a “Planetary Health Diet” (to not scare people by saying the v-word). This movement is much bigger than you make it sound.

        And again, I agree: There is destruction and exploitation wherever you look closely, it’s overwhelming. I’m all for drastic changes, and fast! This includes you, Sir Kevin, to acknowledge that the diet you learned from your parents needs to be addressed. You don’t have to be perfect, I’m not, but please don’t ignore your responsibility in this. It’s the easiest difference you can make.