• 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.