People love to call veganism ‘privileged,’ while conveniently ignoring the fact that the only reason animal products are even close to being accessible for the average consumer is because they’re factory farmed, slaughtered and packed by grossly underpaid labourers working in dangerous conditions, and then massively subsidised by all of our taxes.

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    5 months ago

    Could you be more explicit? Like what are the foods and clothing etc suggested by militant vegans that are luxury goods?

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      5 months ago

      I don’t eat this stuff, but I assume they mean vegan cheese, tofu, tempeh, store bought seitan sausages/deli meats, fancy ice cream, almond milk, and whatever weird stuff I see in some rich comrade fridges

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        5 months ago

        Tofu and tempeh are cheap, the rest are junk foods largely marketed towards lactose intolerant people and carnists with a guilty conscience.

        Standard plant based food is like bean or lentil stew. Not hotdogs except molecular gastronomy.