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Tag Archives: personal
On ‘personal choice’ and trying to be a ‘popular’ vegan
I’m sure we’ve all heard – or maybe even used at some time – the tired old assertion about ‘my personal choice’? My first hearing was when it was actually snarled at me through gritted teeth by a former … Continue reading
Posted in Awakening to veganism, consumer demand, Global disasters
Tagged animal rights, climate disaster, diet, disaster, ecological disaster, end of life as we know it, extremism, famine, fire, flood, Flooding, food shortage, human superiority, justice, moral choices, personal, personal choice, planetary collapse, plant-based, speciesism, truth, victims, violence, wildfires
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‘Personal choice’ – remembering a lesson
This year, I’ve decided to revise and re-publish some of my favourite blogs from previous years. This is the first of these, prompted because the claims of ‘personal choice’ still make monotonous and regular appearances in comments threads everywhere. Originally … Continue reading
Posted in Addressing resistance to change, Advocacy, Awakening to veganism
Tagged advocacy, body parts, Chickens and eggs, commodification, Cruelty, dairy, domination, ethics, harm, injustice, justice, personal, personal choice, reproductive systems, resources, sentience, speciesism, vegan, veganism, victims, violence
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What’s the point? A personal reflection.
‘What’s the point of going vegan? One person can’t make any difference.’ Familiar words that attempt to justify continuing to cause devastating harm to those around us who are defenceless against our brute force and technology. It’s also an attempt … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Awakening to veganism
Tagged commodities, consumer demand, harm, individual, justice, personal, resources, responsibility, slaughter, truth, values, veganism, victims, violence
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