Well, it’s not actually that different. There’s no consistent moral principle that explains why the animals we treat preferentially ought to be treated preferentially, it just comes dowm to cultural norms and which animals you think look cute. It’s worth examining whether our behaviors are grounded on what we actually think makes sense.
Comment on [Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism?
xmunk@sh.itjust.works 1 month agoWith the Kirsti Noem controversy going on I’ve seen quite a few smug shit takes about veganism including (paraphrasing) “why are all you non-vegans outraged by this, it’s no different than murdering a cow for their meat”.
Objection@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.de 1 month ago
How is that smug?
braxy29@lemmy.world 1 month ago
i mean, a great many people don’t appreciate being told they are murderers. it provokes defensiveness rather than an openness to pro-vegan arguments.
xmunk@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
It completely disregards other people’s feelings.