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The 'vegan' shuffle
On 1 Mrz., 17:11, George Plimpton > wrote:
> On 3/1/2012 12:16 AM, Rupert wrote:
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> > On Wednesday, February 29, 2012 7:36:50 PM UTC+1, George Plimpton wrote:
> >> I read this a while ago, and I had the devil of a time finding the site
> >> again to share here.
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> >>http://letthemeatmeat.com/post/11419...al-argument-fo....
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> >> This is an excellent and thorough elaboration of why "veganism" fails as
> >> a sound ethical approach to the human use of animals. *I really like the
> >> author's turn of phrase, "the vegan shuffle." *By that, he means the
> >> flip-flop back and forth between animal "rights" and the reduction of
> >> animal suffering when "vegans" are confronted with the inescapable and
> >> undeniable fact that "veganism" is not a reliable means for achieving
> >> either one.
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> > Why is veganism not a good means for reducing animal suffering?
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> Because refraining from consuming animal bits doesn't say anything about
> the number of animals harmed by what you do consume.
Why not?
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