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[Ethics] Why do people condemn Zoophilia on the basis of other animal's inability to consent but those same people kill animals without asking for their consent? Why such inconsistency? (lemmy.world)

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[–] Soulcreator@programming.dev 6 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Some of the countries with the large percentages of vegetarians, vegans or predominantly plant forward diets such as India or South East Asia are not wealthy by Western standards. Eating a 'healthy' plant forward diet does not have to be an expensive affair.

The perception that a plant based diet is a wealthy western modern invention is white washing its unglamorous origins as a traditional eastern diet, especially in Buddhist, Jain, Hindu, etc cultures.

To dismiss a plant forward diet because not everyone can afford to eat impossible burgers 7x a week is disingenuous, as people were eating diets with little to no meat for centuries before faux 'beuf' plant minces were invented.

[–] Artemis_Mystique@lemmy.ml 4 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Vegetarianism in India is more nuanced then that; I personally see it in 4 different facets.

one is that it is the Upper Caste's(who traditionally have more access to wealth) enforcing their values(religious requirement to be a vegetarian) on people who they see as below them.

Many poor people in India disproportionately eat more meat than their richer counter parts.

Animal protein is just cheaper and more dense than plant based protein, and plant based protein is also seasonal as compared to animal based protein.

It also doesn't help that vegetarianism has become a political issue in India, and is part of the ongoing culture wars happening in the country.