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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think people confuse the Political Based Vegan lifestyle and the Dietary Plant-based Vegan. They are not the same. Most people hate the political wing because they just cannot shut up. I do not want to be subjected to your religion, and you are not helping the animals you claim to. Dietary people just choose healthier options for themselves and don't evangelize to others.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

This checks the Vegan Bullshit Bingo:
Calling veganism a religion sounds like an attempt at discrediting it as unreasonable and irrational, just to not seriously deal with it. As veganism is based on facts, logic and common sense, it is the exact opposite of a religion. Consuming animal products though, mostly means blindly following irrational traditions and ignoring the facts or refusing them by reasoning: "That's how we've always done it". That sounds more like a religion to me...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No one said veganism is a religion, but it IS a political standpoint and philosophical and moral practice.

Just read the first two paragraphs of wikipedia, it makes it clear.

Following a plant based diet is one thing, being a Vegan is different.