Comically evil, yet somehow representative of all vegans in the media. They are 100% propped up by the dairy/meat industry.

  • DashEightMate [any]
    hexagon
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    4 years ago

    They advocate for full abolition of domestication and have always refused to denounce ecoterrorism; you have to respect that even if you aren’t a particular fan of them.

    I had no idea about that, that's great.

    I still strongly disagree with their PBC "buying up fast food stocks" approach. I think it's caused some shift within the past few years, but for most companies "vegan option" means "throw a beyond burger on the menu". In many cases, that burger still has animal products such as mayo or milk in the bun. The restaurant's core base is still animal products, and when peta or an individual supports that restaurant the vast majority of their contribution goes towards animal ag.

    I also disagree with their PR approach just because a lot of their stunts at best muddy their core message. As a carnist, "attacking vidya" doesn't give any core message other than "this is so stupid". Even as a vegan, digital animal liberation is tangential at best to irl animal liberation and there are many ways that effort could be better spent. "Unapologetic vegan" works but also, pick your battles.

    Overall, I feel they have a great goal but their methods are at best apologetic and at worst at odds with their end goal.

    • RobotnikFeminism [they/them]
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      4 years ago

      Agree totally on the fast food stocks.

      "Digital animal liberation", while a million times less important to real animal liberation, still matters to some extent because of just how absurdly anthropocentric our culture is. We have to keep pushing the argument wherever people go because animal exploitation is everywhere in society. We need to remind people that even though Pokemon is just a collection of pixels, animal baiting is real and nobody does anything to stop it. I get that some people just "want to grill" and watch the proverbial football game without being reminded of politics, but the job of activists is to remind people that the animals (or the victim of whatever issue is being protested) being killed don't have the privilege ignore the issue.

      • pocket_tofu [she/her,fae/faer]
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        4 years ago

        Nathan Winograd is the Adrian Zenz of animal rights orgs

        http://www.whypetaeuthanizes.com/the-curious-case-of-nathan-winograd.html

          • pocket_tofu [she/her,fae/faer]
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            4 years ago

            Duane Morris litigators share insights from decades of experience representing businesses and institutions that feature or utilize animals or animal products.

            Lol okay, I should trust the lawyers who represent animal ag.

            Nathan Winograd is the director of the No Kill Advocacy Center, who you keep citing, and who published that vid.

            Here's PeTA's response to the Foreign Service agent's accusations

            http://www.whypetaeuthanizes.com/the-curious-case-of-heather-harper-troje.html

            Oh and look, it's Nathan Winograd

            https://www.nathanwinograd.com/peta-is-a-terrifying-and-desensitizing-cult-another-former-peta-employee-speaks-out

            How often have you heard of veganism itself as a "cult"? How about vegan orgs? How about leftist orgs? I'm so sick of this accusation. I'm not a huge fan of PeTA, but goddamn, seriously? Spending your time painting vegans and vegan orgs as cults is gross.

            Oh what's this, it's Nathan Fucking Winograd.

            https://www.nathanwinograd.com/peta-is-a-terrifying-and-desensitizing-cult-another-former-peta-employee-speaks-out

            I bet you'll never guess, but it's Nathan Winograd again lol.

            https://twitter.com/OpPeTA/status/341661528547811329?s=19

            Also, the same Anonymous that writes Encyclopedia Dramatica, very nice.

            It seems vegans put up a decent argument at first. They're butthurt over their love for animals and how we're supposed to eat them, and as long as they're not trying to force anyone else into their cult, all is well in the world, right?

            Go ahead and click, they think vegans are as cult like as scientologists. You love to see it.

            Same Anonymous that repeatedly hacks and threatens China, Pro-China Hong Kongers, and North Korea, too.

            Looks like they love also spreading lies from meat lobbying firms. Surprise, surprise.

            https://twitter.com/OpPeTA/status/339029016226959361?s=19

              • pocket_tofu [she/her,fae/faer]
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                4 years ago

                He's in bed with the Center for Consumer Freedom

                https://www.consumerfreedom.com/articles/183-the-book-hsus-and-peta-dont-want-you-to-read

                https://www.nathanwinograd.com/frenemies

                it is not the Center for Consumer Freedom which is thwarting our effort to achieve a No Kill nation or build a better world for companion animals; rather, it is the leaders of organizations who are supposed to protect animals but instead betray them.

                They're fucking meat lobbyists! They promote animal ag! They're responsible for more animal deaths than any damn shelter!

                https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Organizational_Research_and_Education

                Funny how you keep spreading propaganda from fucking meat lobbyists and animal ag lawyers