Vegans being banned and comments being deleted from [email protected] for being fake vegans.

From my perspective, the comments were in no way insulting and just part of completely normal interaction. If this decision reflects the general opinion of the mod team, then from my perspective, the biggest vegan community on Lemmy wants to be an elitist cycle of hardcore vegans only, not allowing any slightly different opinion. Which would be very unfortunate.

PS: In contrast to the name of this community, I don’t want to insult anyone here being a ‘bastard’. I just want to post this somewhere on neutral ground. I would really appreciate an open discussion without bashing anyone.

PPS: Some instances or clients seem to compress the screenshots in a way they’re unreadable. Find the full resolution here: https://imgur.com/a/8XdexTm

Linking the affected users and mods: @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected]

  • threeduck
    56·
    2 months ago

    And Ive reduced my carbon emissions immensely. Now it’s your turn.

    • Draconic NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      62·
      2 months ago

      So you believe that shit BP made up about us watching our carbon footprints so they can blame us for climate change? If so then shut the fuck up, because you don’t actually care about stopping or reducing climate change, if you’re going to advocate for the solutions that were literally made up by the oil companies so we wouldn’t protest them and/or get their business BANNED, which is how these problems are actually solved.

      https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/23/big-oil-coined-carbon-footprints-to-blame-us-for-their-greed-keep-them-on-the-hook

      • threeduck
        25·
        2 months ago

        Yes I’m aware of that. You can go vegan AND protest oil companies, look at Greta Thunberg. Just because a bad corporation tells you to cut down on your emissions, doesn’t automatically make that message bad.

        I like the passion though, doesn’t it feels frustrating being so anti-oil company, but defending the meat industry? They’re both horrible industries destroying the planet, propagandizing the populace, and destroying our health.

      • threeduck
        55·
        2 months ago

        Because people continue to emit carbon. If people went vegan, carbon emissions would reduce.

        • NSRXN@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          66·
          2 months ago

          but you just said that you went vegan, and they didn’t reduce. the evidence does not support your theory.

          • threeduck
            42·
            2 months ago

            They did reduce. Fewer animals have been bred to feed me as my demand isn’t there. Fewer emissions.

              • threeduck
                43·
                2 months ago

                And if I and all other vegans started eating meat, they’d need to produce even more.

                You do realise me eating meats means the world has to produce more meat right?

                If Billy has 5 marbles, and Johnny asks for a marble, Billy now has 4 marbles. Billy will have to get another marble to have 5 again.

                If Johnny doesn’t ask for marble, Billy will still have 5 marbles.

                Am I going to fast for you?

                • NSRXN@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                  45·
                  2 months ago

                  if I and all other vegans started eating meat, they’d need to produce even more

                  there is no reason to believe more could have been produced than already was.

                  edit: I have been politely asked not to engage in the off topic discussion in this community.

                  • threeduck
                    21·
                    2 months ago

                    Why is there no reason to believe that

                • NSRXN@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                  45·
                  2 months ago

                  You do realise me eating meats means the world has to produce more meat right?

                  that’s not causal

                  • threeduck
                    4·
                    2 months ago

                    Billy is making marbles. Billy now has five marbles. Johnny buys all five marbles. Billy now has to make more.

                    One day, Johnny stops buying marbles. Question, does Billy endlessly continue making marbles forever? Or does Billy stop once he realises demand is causally linked to supply?

                    Let me know if this is still too complex.