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[–] [email protected] 9 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

You wouldn’t say „I personally don’t like killing people but I do respect your religious tradition of human sacrifice“

In most cultures killing people is significantly worse than killing animals, so this comparison doesn't really make sense.

The point I'm trying to make is that if vegans and non vegans worked together we could lower the amount of meat we eat and reduce the suffering of animals, even if it's not the perfect goal of zero animal product consumption. And that's something we should all want to work towards.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

In most cultures killing people is significantly worse than killing animals, so this comparison doesn't really make sense.

It makes sense from a vegan's perspective because the whole reason we're vegan is that in our opinion, animals do have (morally) or should have (legally) the same rights to live and not be abused and exploited as humans do.

And again, the point of my comment is not criticizing your point but criticizing the way you try to bring it across by misrepresenting a few hardcore militant vegans as being the norm. Most vegans meanwhile applaud people who want to cut their consumption of animal products and offer them help.