Vegetarianism/Veganism & Morality: A Thread

I am a vegetarian and I find both vegetarianism and veganism noble ideas which are inevitable for our survival since they are founded on morality and sustainability. Keep it in mind that there will be gore.

I apologize in advance for any errors which I might have made while typing this. English is not my first language.

To begin with, I would like to say that I am not an obnoxious vegetarian. Most vegetarians and vegans, specially vegans, are ridiculous people who literally think all people who eat meat are monsters. I am not one of them. I am not against you if you eat meat.

Not eating meat is just as moral as eating meat. It is simply a matter of perspective and both ways of thinking are defendable. I am making this simply to give you my perspective on these diets and how I think they are related to my political views.

Most of us humans were smart enough to exploit nature. We no longer play by nature's rules. We have managed to domesticate both plants and animals, boosting our production and being able to greatly feed ourselves. We have certainly dominated nature in some ways.

Therefore, we are superior to other animals. We have been using this superiority in our favor for a very long time. The difference is that I think we should use this superiority to be morally superior as well since we are omnivores.

The meat industry is very, very cruel and anyone can see that. Let us take cows as an example. Cows only produce milk when they are pregnant just like us humans. However, waiting for them to get naturally pregnant would hurt productivity since it would take too long.

Cows are then artificially impregnated, sometimes by machines. You could even say they are raped. Also, her calf is taken away from her the moment she gives birth in order for us to have calf meat and the milk which would be for the calf.

The video below shows a calf being taken away from the mother:

The video below shows what will most likely happen to calf:

I could show you what happens to other animals, but I think that cows are enough to get my point across. It is true that not all of them are killed like this, but the result is the same: the calf is taken away and then killed. The animals are still ensalved and killed.

Those videos show the price animals have to pay in order for us to have our dairy products. If you consume such products, you too are responsible for those acts. You may not have done it, but you support it by buying dairy products. Your hands are still stained with blood.

Do you think those actions are moral? Would you do them yourself? Would you take away a calf from a cow and then kill it? Honestly, there is no right answer. I myself consume dairy prodcuts and I am completely aware of everything which happens behind the scenes.

In fact, being a butcher was my very first job. I have killed calves and pigs just like that. We can look at beautiful flowers, smell them and think that nature is beautiful. However, that is simply a naive take. Nature is very, very cruel and unforgiving.

The video below shows what happens in the wilderness of Africa:

It makes total sense to simply think that us humans are a part of nature and that it is natural for us to be as cruel as nature itself. The difference between us and other animals is that we are simply smart enough to make the killing systematic.

I simply have found a balance between giving up my liberty and caring for animal's rights. I never liked eating meat. In fact, I hate the taste of any meat. It sinks into my stomach and makes me sick. I hate feeling full or bloated. I eat very little.

However, I find dairy products to be absolutely delicious. I drink milk and eat cheese every single day. I am not going to give them up out of pity for those inferior animals. I do believe that being a vegan would be ideal, though.

Nevertheless, there is no denying that vegetarianism and veganism are beneficial to the environment. The meat industry simply requires too much from nature in order to keep up with our voracious deamands. The system will eventually collapse if things keep going as they are now.

Remember that we have dominated some of nature. There should not be over seven billion of us on this planet. We simply have too many animals to feed in order for us to eat. The system will collapse at some point.

We could still eat meat with no problems if we were playing by nature's rules, but there is simply too many of us right now. We no longer live in isolated tribes. Most of us live in big cities and there are many mouths to feed.

Therefore, vegetarianism is a moderate take between eating meat and being vegan. You will not give up on all your eating liberties and you will still help the environment a lot. That is why I became a vegetarian. Again, I still believe that veganism is the pinnacle of morality.

Moreover, many great intellectuals were vegetarians because they saw the benefits of vegetarianism. Nikola Tesla was one of them. He gradually adapted his diet into a vegetarian one, going from eating red meat to only eating fish and then becoming a vegetarian.

It is also interesting to point out that environmentalism is a big aspect of National Socialism: my political stance. Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian during a part of his life and he loved animals. Nazi Germany was also the pioneer of animal rights.

However, it should be interesting to point out that you do not have to necessarily be a vegetarian or a vegan in order for you to be a national socialist, though. You can be an environmentalist and a meat eater simultaneously.

I also love animals. I have six cats and I take care of stray cats. I actually give food and water daily to the stray ones. Some even let me pet them. I have also managed to find homes for many of them. Four of my six cats were taken from the streets. I absolutely adore cats.

In summary, you can either accept nature's cruelty and embrace it or develop a different morality, becoming a vegetarian or a vegan. All three diets are defendable. I simply chose to be a vegetarian because it is the closest to my view of the world.

Thank you for reading.