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deepseacityunderground · 6 months ago

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i think that veganism as a political movement has a lot of interesting things to say about how food agriculture has been shaped by consumerism and the way its alienated the average westerner from food production especially around meat. its a cruel cruel industry for everyone involved and it sucks.

unfortunately it also overwelmingly falls victim (like a lot of other socially progressive political movements lol) to a complete inability or perhaps a refusal to engage with rural indigenous communities especially in the global south. which is ironic because (like a lot of other socially progressive political movements) much of their theoretical framework for reforming society Depends on rural indigenous communities especially in the global south ^.^

#this isnt just about how a lot of rural indigenous communities cannot survive on a vegan diet altho that is part of it #but its also more importantly about how a lot of the global north cannot survive on a vegan diet without exploitation!#and a lot of my issues with veganism as a political movement stems from the fact that ive never heard of a vegan solution to #food production that isnt reliant on restructuring imperialist foodways but just Making them Vegan Now #meanwhile you look at historic examples of widespread adoption of veganism and vegetarianism #and theyre almost all in subtropical fertile regions with a huge diversity of native grains and fruit and veg #i guess the uk is a good example of it because the uk already imports so much fruit and vegetables #the uk as an island in a temperate/subarctic position cannot grow the amount of food required to feed their population on a vegan diet #this goes for a lot of europe and north america in fact. so if the whole world was just gonna switch to a vegan lifestyle #the global north would largely be fed by the global south (as it is now)#perpetuating systems of oppression of both land and people in the global south. not much would change on that end #this is largely because a lot of vegans are these super alienated super priviliged white settlers from the suburbs #and they project their alienation onto others #anyway i think about the politics of veganism a lot for someone who will never be vegan (due to geographical and ethical concerns)#probably because until recently my family and others in my area have relied on hunting for food

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