The usual argument is that militant tactics can alienate people from veganism. It pushes them further away. Are you likely to respect the viewpoints and ethics of a person who is yelling at you, vilifying you, or trying to guilt-trip you?
I definitely see the point of those critics of militant veganism. Going vegan is potentially a very positive message. A vegan diet can sometimes completely transform your health and change your life for the better. So why does promoting it need to rely on guilt-tripping and vilifying people? Do they actually intend to cause harm, or are they just doing what they believe is right at this point? But personally, I want to keep a certain level of understanding and intellectual integrity in my messages.
I know that most non-vegans are well-intentioned people. I also know from experience that people can be convinced to go vegan without being yelled at. So personally, I tend not to choose the most aggressive tactics. Maybe these people feel guilty about the fact that they eat meat.
So they feel attacked or criticized when a vegan even walks into the room. To be honest, animals are dying horrific, violent, painful deaths in factory farms, scientific laboratories, and elsewhere in society every day.
So is it really unreasonable to talk about it passionately sometimes? Is it unreasonable to be willing to show up to a protest about it? Is it unreasonable to organize such a protest, or take time handing out leaflets about it? Most people in our society go about their lives trying to completely ignore the fact that their food used to be a sentient animal. It makes sense that being an ethical vegan would include getting other people to look at the gross conditions of factory farms. Some people seem to think that using graphic photos and videos from factory farms makes you a militant vegan.
If you believe that killing animals is wrong, and you want less of that wrong thing to happen, it completely makes sense that you would try to stop it. So it makes sense that you would try to convince others to go vegan. There is nothing wrong with that. An abolitionist vegan is someone who believes in achieving a vegan world—that is, abolishing all forms of animal use by humans.
The strategy used by abolitionist vegans is to advocate for full veganism, as well as for legally changing the property status of animals. They actually oppose a lot of those solutions because they think it might make people less likely to go fully vegan. Whether or not you are an abolitionist yourself, abolitionist vegans do have a consistent ethical belief. They believe the property status of animals and the use of animals as resources is unethical, regardless of how well the animals are treated.
In dietary terms it denotes the practice of dispensing with all products derived wholly or partly from animals. I know people who are called Militant Vegans.
They are not aggressive, extreme, or violent, and the only time they cause a confrontation is when they talk the truth. I believe that meat eaters will accuse someone of being Militant just because they show the truth and talk it about it passionately. No one wants to be told what they are doing is bad, wrong, or immoral.
I would take it as a compliment if someone told me I was militant or hardcore. At least it means they are hearing what I have to say! If we really want to change the world and make a difference for the animals, then we just have to speak up and be proud to do it. The animals do not have a voice that meat eaters want to listen to, so we have to be a voice that they cannot avoid.
Using terms like Militant and Hardcore is just an effort to stop people speaking the truth and showing the reality of the world we live in and contribute to. If we come across in this way then it is not our fault. To be a Vegan is to promote animal free products and promote the benefits to animals, our health, and our planet.
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