the point of “leftists draw the line at veganism because it requires actual lifestyle change” always baffles me cause I guess it’s true but like I would hope your leftism involves actual lifestyle change already?
Like do yall not already boycott corporations? Do yall not make an active effort for the vulnerable people in your community to be supported? No protesting? No educating yourself on challenged information and issues?
Unless your leftism is just sitting all comfy and saying you’re a leftist, I really don’t see why not eating cheese should be this big deal yall make it to be
the whole "it's a systemic issue; i can't do anything about it" is a silly argument. it's true, but if our goal is to dismantle capitalism (and the animal industry alongside that) then we'll eventually all have to be vegan. why not start now to get used to it and at least make a tiny impact? like, we're already eating 3 times a day- we already have to choose if we want to engage in the animal industry or not. i was also pretty surprised how much i made people think by simply saying "no thanks, i'm vegan" and "i just don't think abusing animals is worth the taste."
