Maybe this should be elementary: no, there are no right-wing vegans. But at least Lifting Vegan Logic has said that he is neither left, or right. Usually I would say it means he is right-wing, so I am wrong?
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There are plenty of right wingers who eat a vegan diet, but I would say it’s impossible to be right wing and and support animal liberation. You can’t abolish the exploitation of non-human animals without getting rid of capitalism.
I know them. They’re a minority, but I know them. Some people focus on the spiritual and avoid the material. When non-vegan leftists argue that veganism is a right-wing issue, there are heaps of statistical evidence that we can use to refute it. Also this. And this.
Maybe I’m ignorant, but I don’t see how veganism is necessarily left-wing?
It is not necessarily left-wing, but vegans usually want to disassemble hierarchies (like left-wingers), which of the meat industry is one of the worst examples today.
there are no right-wing vegans
There are plenty of them.
I would argue being anti-human disqualifies you from veganism as it is inherently speciesist.
Yes, but right wing people usually have “cognitive dissonance” so they don’t have a coherent logic for their life. And I’m not talking about “knowing you should be vegan but too lazy/self-indulgent to do so”, I’m talking about examples like:
- “I’m vegan cuz it’s the right thing, and it’s also the right thing for people with inferior genes to live in poverty and work for me”
But there’s also examples of:
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“I’m vegan not only cuz I love my golden retriever but also because it’s healthier so I get to live longer and with more energy which is exactly what (((they))) don’t want”
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“I’m vegan cuz that gets me a personality and it’s an elitist fad so it increases my chances to fuck hot rich people”
