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hundreds of people trespass into a meatpacking plant and sabotage it to shut down production, for the climate and to prevent their heinous labor practices and abuse of animals.
Cheers to this. Where do I sign up?
Now, how many of those people in that action risking serious prison time do you think eat meat themselves? The idea is comical.
Not comical at all. Plenty of people are chomping at the bit for serious action beyond mundane consumerism. But they're disorganized, they're paranoid, and they're terrified of the state response.
You don't need to subsist exclusively on leafy greens to express horror at the treatment of livestock. If diet was all that took to dissent, Ag Gag laws wouldn't need to exist.
But you’re asking for some collective action people can take against eating meat without individually not eating meat.
I'm personally of the opinion that farming doesn't need to be inherently abusive or abhorrent. I would love for some kind of organization to channel productive opposition to the existing system. That goes well beyond the "do you eat meat?" binary.
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Cheers to this. Where do I sign up?
Not comical at all. Plenty of people are chomping at the bit for serious action beyond mundane consumerism. But they're disorganized, they're paranoid, and they're terrified of the state response.
You don't need to subsist exclusively on leafy greens to express horror at the treatment of livestock. If diet was all that took to dissent, Ag Gag laws wouldn't need to exist.
I'm personally of the opinion that farming doesn't need to be inherently abusive or abhorrent. I would love for some kind of organization to channel productive opposition to the existing system. That goes well beyond the "do you eat meat?" binary.