• blobjim [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I mean that's sort of what these ridiculous stunts like the "milk dump" this person QT'd is. Wasting milk that's already on shelves as a stunt. Entirely an op not worth defending (kinda like the Khmer Rouge).

      • Shoegazer [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        They look like zoomers. I don't think it's a deliberate op, but I do think they fell for an op that basically says anarchy = NO RULEZ ALL CHAOS :joker-dancing: instead of reading some history of successful communist agitation

        • GVAGUY3 [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Ehh, this is kinda how a lot of animal rights and vegan activism is. I don't really have any alternatives to suggest, but this time of "activism" is super prominent in this field. It just feels like it doesn't work and just makes people mad (and there is a whole bunch of psyops and misinformation about veganism and animal rights activists).

          • AssortedBiscuits [they/them]
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            2 years ago

            I just assume many animal rights orgs have faced infiltration by agents working on behalf of the meat industry. There's no real reason why corporations can't also do clandestine cloak-and-dagger bullshit like government agencies.

          • Shoegazer [he/him]
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            2 years ago

            Yeah the PETA undercover exposes are more effective because they not only inconvenience the treats, but they also benefit others by freeing the animals and/or shedding light on the abuse and making people feel bad. But these kinds of stunts only inconvenience the treats without benefiting anyone which is easy to ridicule. My personal opinion would be taking making a big scene of taking animal products and walking out without paying and handing it out to customers for free while expressing the message. Maybe the customers will care about the message, maybe they won't, but it's likely that others will have a harder time trying to paint you in a bad light.

            • Gogoplata [he/him]
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              2 years ago

              For real, if somebody gives me free stuff to spread their message I always take the time to hear them out. Hasn’t backfired yet because chuds never do it anyways.

      • GVAGUY3 [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        The store is just going buy more milk giving those factory farms more money and torture cows to get it. Also minimum wage workers will just have to clean it up, probably making them resent the activism.

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      2 years ago

      I can't buy an can of corn for less than $2, but I can get a pound of ground chuck for $4.

      The Khmer Rouge shit is the nightmarishly operated factory farms which couldn't exist without endless government cash.

      These farms might not be able to exist even with government money, given the skyrocketing cost of potable water. But you'll still have assholes like this screaming "Don't make me eat the bugs!" and blaming Big Spinach in another five years.

        • Gogoplata [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Actually a thing. The science behind spinach iron absorption is flawed and pop-eye plus ad campaigns covered this up. Yes it has tons of iron. No you’re not absorbing a meaningful amount.

          Other plants are better for that. It is tasty though.