kebab@endlesstalk.org to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoWoman attacked driver that hit, killed chicken that was crossing the road, per policelocal12.comexternal-linkmessage-square112linkfedilinkarrow-up1557arrow-down111
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minus-squarevala@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-211 hours agoDistancing yourself from the violence doesn’t make you less complicit in the violence. Eating animals inherently requires a willingness to harm animals. You can either ignore it or you can’t.
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 hours agoI’m not talking about being complicit. I’m talking about exposure. Just like you’re not exposed to the child slavery that makes your cell phone possible, and that’s good for your psyche. But if you don’t like that, be vegetarian.
Distancing yourself from the violence doesn’t make you less complicit in the violence.
Eating animals inherently requires a willingness to harm animals. You can either ignore it or you can’t.
I’m not talking about being complicit. I’m talking about exposure.
Just like you’re not exposed to the child slavery that makes your cell phone possible, and that’s good for your psyche.
But if you don’t like that, be vegetarian.