How is that respect?
Hi lamb, I respect you. However, I’m okay with you being killed to become with food. You don’t want this, so I guess I don’t respect what you want. But other than that I respect you.
Doesn’t sound like real respect to me.
As a vegan, don’t you respect the plants you eat?
Like a dead lamb, plants don’t benefit from my respect.
I’m vegan now, previously vegetarian. But before this I was in exactly the same position as you describe. It’s the first time that I’m actually hearing of someone who admits there can be an inconsistency between your own behaviour and your values.
Depending on what it is, sticking to your values is hard and requires changing your behaviour and habits. Your environment matters a lot. For me it was easy to switch to a vegetarian diet because my partner loves experimenting with cooking and collecting recipes. For many it won’t be this simple.
I used to think it would be easy for people generally to admit that it’s pretty unlikely that they’re sticking to all of their values, but apparently it’s not. I think it’s impressive how you’re managing not to let personal pride determine your opinion on this!
Read this other comment and understand why people mention they are vegetarian or vegan: https://lemmy.world/comment/4652396
It’s only admirable to be vegan if I agree with veganism, and I don’t.
Veganism is mostly a diet… not a religion. What does it even mean to say that you disagree with it? If some people feel like they should be vegan and they put effort into it and are willing to give things up, why shouldn’t this be admirable?
I never really understand why people find it so entertaining to make fun of vegetarians and vegans.
Their choice results in less suffering, plain and simple. Maybe you aren’t willing to change your diet, that’s your decision. But if others are willing to put effort into changing their diets and become vegetarian because it’s in line with their values, that’s admirable and should be applauded.
Please don’t make fun of people who put time and energy into pursuing their values. Not if you don’t see yourself as a bully.
If someone is offended by this joke, maybe that’s a sign that they’re uncomfortable with the modern mass production of meat in general, and they’d be more comfortable within themselves if they ate less meat.
Yes. It’s not possible to respect these lambs or consider yourself a friend to animals while looking forward to eating them. Not without playing tricks on your mind. The definitions of friend and respect simply don’t allow for simultaneously accepting a cruel fate.
I am vegetarian (and striving to make more vegan choices day by day)
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Walked the same path. Vegan for just over a year now and no regrets. The benefits outweigh the downsides.
Taiwan is a full democracy, not a flawed one. At least according to the widely respected Economist Democracy Index.
Taiwan is more democratic than Canada and Germany. And a lot more than the US, but that’s not surprising.