>4.8. Veganism is a cult
The reputation of vegans is based exactly on how they present themselves in public[1]. Humans evolved to have predatory behaviour and as a result many people enjoy homesteading, hunting or fishing. Vegan activists frequently bother society and disrespect human biology - with thousands of years of history - for their arbitrarily chosen[2] set of morals. There are actual animal rights terrorist groups[3] that have sent bombs and stalked children, which they justify with it being done "in the name of veganism". Therefore, a very good reason to stay away from veganism is simply because someone doesn't want to be associated with a cult-like ideology[4].
>FOOTNOTES
[1]
https://youtu.be/Vp8-rYqCAnM | Animal Rights Extremists: Trespassing to Rescue Chickens |
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[2]
https://i.imgur.com/6rboKkl.png
[3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Liberation_Front
[4]
https://pastebin.com/EZs0m6Zm
>5.1. Vegan Society definition is laughable
The definition that vegans pride themselves with[1] is a laughing stock because not only is it so loosely defined that it can be used to call everyone vegan, but it also shamelessly co-opts all the belief systems that have existed for much longer. According to this definition, Hindu, Buddhists, the Inuit[2] and carnivores[3] can all be called vegan, but are gatekeeped because they are not following the diet and hence considered impure (apparently caring about animals was invented by some British guy in 1944). Vegans are nothing more than people who abstain from animal products, in fact veganism was originally defined as a diet[4].
>FOOTNOTES
[1]
https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/definition-veganism
[2]
https://pastebin.com/s7z7H0CE
[3]
https://www.carnivoreisvegan.com/carnivore-diet-is-vegan/
[4]
https://issuu.com/vegan_society/docs/the_vegan_news_1944
>5.2. Misanthropy caused by the animal rights movement
The misanthropic idea of "speciecism" was popularized by a nutjob philosopher who argues in favour of bestiality[1] and belittles disabled people[2], but makes exceptions when it affects himself[3]. Ironically, he eats animal products[4] and calls consistent veganism fanatical. When it comes to the misanthropic aspect, animal rights activists themselves are the best example because they frequently insult minorities and crime victims[5] by equating them to livestock with analogies to rape, murder, slavery or holocaust. The best part is that vegans are speciecists themselves because they justify their killing as "necessary for human survival" and still won't equate a cow to an insect.
>FOOTNOTES
[1]
https://archive.is/G7P5
[2]
https://archive.is/HVNXW
[3]
https://archive.is/mFLrS
[4]
https://archive.is/QtJT0
[5]
https://archive.is/s6Ugw
>5.3 A vegan diet is not vegan
A vegan diet itself is not even vegan under its own premises because it's not "practicable" to follow. It demands an opportunity cost of time, research and money that could be utilized in a better way and even then is not guaranteed to be efficient because it emphasizes purity. The entire following around veganism represents a Nirvana Fallacy[1] and is the reason why the majority of people quit: Perfect is the enemy of good[2]. A vegan diet makes it harder, and for many people impossible, to follow productive consumer approaches such as buying local, seasonal or supporting regenerative agriculture.
>FOOTNOTES
[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_fallacy
[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_is_the_enemy_of_good