• Lord_ofThe_FLIES [he/him]
    hexagon
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    4 years ago

    Most consumption is unethical because of capitalism. Some is always unethical, even under an ideal FALGSC case. Saying ‘no ethical consumption under capitalism’ in those cases completely misses the point and implies that it's unethical because of capitalism.

    • TreadOnMe [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Fair enough, but again, the usage of the phrase 'No ethical consumption under capitalism' is not actually a phrase of theory but a phrase for praxis, specifically organization. That is where it comes from, that is what it is used for.

      • Lord_ofThe_FLIES [he/him]
        hexagon
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        4 years ago

        Sure, but applying it to veganism just shows that you don't understand what veganism is about.

          • Lord_ofThe_FLIES [he/him]
            hexagon
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            4 years ago

            in the current context it can only be expressed as consumption culture

            You're sure you know what veganism is about? Not lib pbc shit, actual animal liberation? Veganism isn't about eating impossible burgers at KFC, it's about doing everything possible to abolish animal exploitation. Just as you can't fight for workers while going out of your way to oppress them, you can't fight for animals and eat them if you could just as easily not. Eating plant-based is the bare minimum, not the goal.

            Do you not eat while you organize labor power?

            • TreadOnMe [none/use name]
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              4 years ago

              I've never thought veganism was about KFC. But, under the capitalist context, it is about altering consumption, not organizing labor power.

              Will it be important in a future controlled by labor? Absolutely! Is it important to try as an individual to limit animal harm? Yes! Is it worth it to me to push that consumption culture at the expense of current labor organization? Not to me.