"veganism" isn't what it purports to be
"ex-PFC Wintergreen" > wrote in message
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> Dutch wrote:
>> "Rupert" > wrote
>> He does make some remarks about how to make the further
>> generalisation, which you should address. Anyway, let's start with the
>> case against factory-farming and worry about the rest later. Is there
>> anything wrong with *that* case, the case for boycotting the products
>> of factory farming? I said from day one that this was the main case
>> that I wanted to make.
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>> So much these days comes from large scale mechanized production. Provided
>> that the welfare of animals is taken into account I see nothing wrong in
>> that, and I realize that is not the case now. Preferring to buy locally
>> produced small farm goods is certainly worthwhile.
>
> I am convinced that the "buy local" trend is mostly about feel-goodism,
> just as "organic" is. Any talk of measurable benefit is entirely
> superfluous - what the real issue is, is feeling good about oneself.
There is no doubt that locally produced food contains a lower transportation
(petroleum) component, which supports the argument that a calorie from
locally caught salmon is more sustainable, causing less impact on the planet
and thus animals, than a calorie of bananas flown in from Chile.
> It is worth
>> noting that the same principle works for vegans when they buy grain,
>> fruit and vegetable products, local and fresh vs imported and/or
>> processed. Simply avoiding animal products is neither sufficient nor
>> necessary in addressing the legitimate (IMO) issues, only the elephant in
>> the room quasi-political issue of "animal liberation".
>>
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