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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

We couldn't make anything happen, because they bought the legislators and such necessary laws would never pass

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unless you think they could pass mandatory consumption laws, not eating meat would absolutely work. We're at just 2% vegans, and we've got Beyond and a lot of vegan options in soo many places, compared to just 10 years ago. Imagine just 10% vegans.

[โ€“] Meowoem -1 points 1 year ago

When I was in school people didn't even know what a vegetarian was, like my parents had to argue with the school to get them to belive it. Now McDonald's has a whole vegan menu (UK only, look it up online) things have changed so fast.

It's getting so much easier that I really think we're only going to see it continue to grow in numbers.

[โ€“] Meowoem 0 points 1 year ago

Exactly, if we went to defeat them we first need to destoy their source of power, if we stop buying bottled drinks then they'll be so tied up trying to pay rent on their factories they won't be able to afford the legislators. This is why they're scared of us collectively taking personal responsibility