Veganism: Personal Purity vs. Politics.

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Channel: à-bas-le-ciel · 2017 · Howto & Style

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One aspect of veganism is, indeed, a boycott: a refusal to buy certain products, for ethical reasons.  However, it's self-defeating if/when people get stuck at this first step (which is far from the last step) to start extending the list of things-to-be-boycotted ever further (palm oil, rubber, cellular phones… you can ban it all to make yourself feel more "pure", but is this really going to bring about changes in real-world outcomes?).


(This video is a reply to Joey Carbstrong, believe it or not.)

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