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An online space for the vegans of Lemmy.

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We take for granted that if you engage in this community, you understand that veganism is about the animals. You either are vegan for the animals, or you are not (this is not to say that discussions about climate/environment/health are not allowed, of course)
No omni/carnist apologists. This is not a place where to ask to be hand-holded into veganims. Omnis coddling/backpatting is not tolerated, nor are /r/DebateAVegan-like threads
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are there a lot of vegans on lemmy? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by espersentinel@lemmy.ml to c/vegan@lemmy.ml

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Just joined yesterday and it seems like these communities are pretty empty. Is there a bigger one somewhere?

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[–] Barbarian@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I guess by that definition I'd be an aspiring vegan :))

The issue isn't access to raw ingredients, when we have the time my gf and I do cook vegan food (we made a vegan butter "chicken" just a few days ago). The issue is when we go to a restaurant or order takeaway due to work obligations and being super busy, there are no vegan options and normally 1 vegetarian option laden with cheese.

[–] espersentinel@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

So the issue that vegans like myself would have with that is that we don't agree that convenience is more important than an animals life. Veganism is very binary due to the definition. If you're a star wars fan, think yoda: "do or do not, there is no try". The fact that its an ethical framework means that as strong men, women, and nonbinary adults we hold ourselves to what we think is moral and right. A vegan, at a work dinner where there are no vegan options, just doesn't eat that meal and is hungry. Super inconvenienced and annoyed, but hungry. I personally believe that a lot of the things that seem hard about veganism go away with 2 things: understanding the why, and experience. As far as understanding the why, I would recommend this: https://www.dominionmovement.com/watch

Edit: this movie is graphic. If you aren't in a good mental place, wait till later. It is important for people to see what they pay for that's not a block of cheese that they buy from the store

[–] Barbarian@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I am definitely a hard-liner when it comes to meat. I do find it harder to be such a hard-liner with other animal products, even though I'm aware of the conditions in dairy factory farms. I do agree with you, I'm just saying it's difficult.

[–] espersentinel@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Respectfully, I'm new to lemmy so I dont know how strict the mods are here, but I think that you want to continue this discussion. We should move this conversation to direct messaging or to another community of your choice, due to the rules of this sub. Happy to continue talking though