I’m No Longer Vegan?

Sentient Steve
2 min readJun 5, 2024

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If being “vegan” means opposing capitalism, then I am not vegan.

If being “vegan” means endorsing anarchism, then I am not vegan.

If being “vegan” means endorsing identity politics, then I am not vegan.

If being “vegan” means supporting the PLO, then I am not vegan.

If being “vegan” means opposing Zionism, then I am not vegan.

If being “vegan” means opposing GMOs, then I am not vegan.

If being “vegan” means opposing cultivated meat, then I am not vegan.

If being “vegan” means opposing nuclear energy, then I am not vegan.

If being “vegan” means endorsing “alternative” medicine, then I am not vegan.

If being “vegan” means opposing vaccinations, then I am not vegan.

If being “vegan” means opposing human prioritization, then I am not vegan.

If being “vegan” means opposing human procreation, then I am not vegan.

If being “vegan” means opposing self-defence, then I am not vegan.

If being “vegan” means endorsing pacifism, then I am not vegan.

If being “vegan” means opposing masculinity, then I am not vegan.

If being “vegan” means supporting “religious equivalence”, then I am not vegan.

If being “vegan” means endorsing fruitarianism, then I am not vegan.

If being “vegan” means endorsing body positivity, then I am not vegan.

If being “vegan” means endorsing irreversible transitions for minors, then I am not vegan.

If being “vegan” means endorsing emotional instability, then I am not vegan.

If being “vegan” means endorsing oppressor/oppressed narratives, then I am not vegan.

If being “vegan” means endorsing baseless conspiracy theories, then I am not vegan.

If being “vegan” means endorsing religious spiritualism, then I am not vegan.

(Re-)introducing “Ethically Animal-Product-Free”:

“Ethically Animal-Product-Free is a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude — as far as is possible and practicable — all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of animals, humans, and the environment. In dietary terms, it denotes the practice of dispensing with all products derived wholly or partly from animals.”

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