,FREEGANISM IS NOT AN>*Y1 ITS JU/ EASY 

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,WE >E WRIT+ ?IS Z9E TO CREATE A DISCUSSION AB\T FREEGANISM & :E!R OR NOT IT HAS ANY PLACE 9 ! /RUGGLE T[>DS TOTAL LIB]ATION4 ,WE 7! AU?ORS7 ID5TIFY AS AN>*I/S1 & RECOGNIZE ?AT HUMAN-SUPREMACY IS ONE ( ! MO/ WIDESPREAD & DE/RUCTIVE AU?ORIT>IAN CON/RUCTS TO EXI/ 9 ! %IT HOLE ?AT IS 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY4 

,VEGANISM = US IS NOT AB\T DIET>Y OR CONSUM] *OICES BUT IS P>T ( AN 9T]SECTIONAL APPROA* TO LIV+ 9 A NON HI]>*ICAL WAY ?AT SEEKS TO ACTIVELY CONFRONT & *ALL5GE ! /RUCTURES & WAYS ( LIFE UND] ! V>I\S SY/EMS ( AU?ORITY4 

,?IS Z9E IS DIRECT$ AT PEOPLE :O ASSOCIATE !MSELVES ) AN>*ISM & SEEK TO *ALL5GE HI]>*Y 9 !IR DAY TO DAY LIVES4 

,IF Y\ S]IS\LY ?9K ?AT Y\ CAN VOTE ) Y\R MONEY & ?AT CONSUM] *OICES WILL %APE ! FUTURE ( HUMAN RELATION%IPS OR ! WELLBE+ ( ! E>? & ALL ( ITS 9HABITANTS1 !N PLEASE PUT ?IS Z9E D[N & CONT9UE LIV+ 9 Y\R BUBBLE FULL ( HOPE4 ,WE AIM TO CREATE A MORE RADICAL CRITIQUE ( HUMAN SUPREMACY !N A SIMPLE ECONOMIC-C5TRIC CAT* PHRASE4 

,S9CE ! ANTI GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T HAS DISCOV]$ !RE IS FOOD TO BE F\ND 9 DUMP/]S1 PEOPLE MADE UP ?IS FUNNY WORD FREEGANISM1 & CREAT$ AN ANTI CAPITALI/ CRITIQUE TO GO ) IT1 SOME MI<T EV5 CLAIM IT IS A LIFE/YLE4 ,?IS TR5D IS BLOCK+ ! PA? T[>DS TOTAL LIB]ATION S9CE IT IS BLURR+ ! L9ES BETWE5 SPECIESISM & ANTICAPAITALISM.<#a.>1 CREAT+ CONFUS+ SITUATIONS4 ,SU* AS WALK+ 9TO AN AN>*I/ SPACE TO F9D PEOPLE ) ,A,L,F PAT*ES SK9N+ A RABBIT 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! ROOM & PREP>+ A POT ( /9K+ ROADKILL BONE BRO?1 PREA*+ ?AT ?IS IS A MORE NATURAL WAY ( LIV+4 ,:I* IS EXACTLY ! SAME K9D ( RHETORIC ?AT HOMOPHOBES & SEXI/S USE TO DEF5D !IR /UPID %IT4 

,VEGANISM 

TO EXCLUDE & AVOID AS MU* AS POSSIBLE ! USE1 CRUELTY TO & CONSUMPTION ( ANIMALS & PRODUCTS D]IV$ FROM ANIMALS1 = FOOD CLO?+ & 5T]TA9M5T4 ,TO VIEW ALL ANIMALS 7HUMAN & NONHUMAN ALIKE7 AS SEP>ATE 9DIVIDUALS EA* ) ! DESIRE & WILL = FRE$OM4 ,VEGANISM = US IS A LOGICAL EXT5SION ( \R AN>*I/ ?\<T TO RECOGNIZE ! SITUATIONS FAC$ BY ALL BE+S UND] ATTACK BY OPPRESSION4 

,FREEGANISM 

,SOME W\LD SAY COMMON ACTIVITIES PRACTIC$ WORLD-OV] = C5TURIES LIKE HOPP+ TRA9S1 HIT*HIK+1 %OPLIFT+1 TABLE DIV+ AS ME?ODS TO NOT SP5D MONEY TO LIVE >E P>T ( A 'FREEGAN LIFE/YLE' = REASONS SU* AS C>BON FOOTPR9TS1 5VIRONM5TAL REASONS & TO 'MAKE A /&' AGA9/ CAPITALISM4 ,! PRACTICE ( PAY+ LIP S]VICE TO VEGANISM IS ADOPT$ BY SOME FREEGANS BY ONLY EAT+ ANIMAL 'PRODUCTS' ?AT O!RWISE W\LD BE WA/$1 AS AN ANTICAPITALI/ ATTEMPT TO COMBAT MEAT & DAIRY 9DU/RIES4 

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,A ME?OD ( WORK+ T[>DS DISMANTL+ HI]>*IES & SOCIAL RELATIONS ?AT >E BUILT ON AU?ORIT>IAN /RUCTURES1 TO CREATE MOM5TS ( FRE$OM :]E WE >E NOT SUFFOCAT$ BY OPPRESSIVE BULL%IT 7IE4 ,PATRI>*Y1 RELIGION1 /ATES1 RACISM ETC.<#b.>7 BY CON/ANTLY ATTACK+ & *ALL5G+ !SE VILE CON/RUCTS :]EV] !Y MAY >ISE ) :ATEV] TOOLS AVAILABLE1 )9 EA* 9DIVIDUALS P]SONAL ABILITY4 

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,FREEGAN >GUM5TS SU* AS2 US+ ! CORPSES & SECRETIONS ( ANIMALS ?AT >E NOT DIRECTLY PAID = IS BETT] BECAUSE IT DOES NOT DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE MONET>ILY TO !SE 9DU/RIES OR ?AT IS MORE 'RESPECTFUL' TO 'HONOR' ! DEAD BODY BY EAT+ IT1 DOES NO?+ TO DEVELOP A RADICAL CRITIQUE \TSIDE ( ! N>R[ L5S PROVID$ BY CAPITALISM ITSELF4 

,?IS LA/ >GUM5T IS 9H]5TLY SPECIESI/ 9 ! S5SE ?AT NO FREEGAN W\LD ATTEMPT TO EAT Y\R DEAD DOG TO PREV5T !IR CORPSE FROM 'GO+ TO WA/E'1 BECAUSE WE >E SOCIALIZ$ BY ! CAPITALI/-9DU/RIAL M$IA TO VIEW 'PET ANIMALS' SU* AS DOGS AS 9DIVIDUALS 7TO AN EXT5T7 & NOT C[S1 *ICK5S1 PIGS1 FI%ES1 %EEP & SO ON 7UNLESS !Y >E VIEW$ AS ONES P]SONAL PROP]TY74 ,EV5 TO VIEW !SE ANIMALS & !IR SECRETIONS AS 'WA/E' IS DEEPLY 5TR5*$ 9 A CAPITALI/IC & AN?ROPOC5TRIC M9DSET1 S9CE IT /ILL SEES ANIMALS AS '?+S' TO BE US$ BY HUMANS & NOT TO BE REABSORB$ 9TO ECOSY/EMS AS !Y W\LD NATURALLY4 

,BY EAT+ OR WE>+ ! CORPSES & SECRETIONS ( ANIMALS1 WE NORMALIZE ! IDEA ?AT !IR SOLE EXI/5CE IS TO S]VE 'HUMANITY' AS M]E PRODUCTS & RES\RCES TO BE H>VE/$ & CONSUM$ RA!R ?AN LIV+ 9DIVIDUAL P]SONS4 ,?IS PLAYS DIRECTLY 9TO ! H&S ( ! HI]>*ICAL1 HUMAN SUPREMACI/ IDEALS :I* >E ! F\NDATIONS.<#c.> ( ! OPPRESSIVE CAPITALI/-9DU/RIAL SY/EM ?AT AN>*I/S OPPOSE4 

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,MANY FREEGANS W\LD SAY ?AT !IR LIFE/YLE IS ROOT$ 9 SOME IDEALI/IC ACTIVISM & ?AT !Y TRY TO 5GAGE ) !IR POLITICAL SURR\ND+S BY AIM+ TO LIVE 'SU/A9ABLY' ) A L[ C>BOON FOOTPR9T4 ,!Y SEE !IR SP5D+ OR RA!R1 NON-SP5D+ HABITS AS SOME?+ ?AT 9T]RACTS ) SUPPLY & DEM&1 ?US CREAT+ ! ILLUSION ?AT BY *ANG+ !IR ME?ODS ( CONSUMPTION !Y HAVE A VOICE ) :I* !Y CAN %APE SOCIETY4 ,! RELATION%IP BETWE5 FREEGANS & ! GLOBAL CAPITALI/ SY/EM IS AK9 TO A SORT ( P]SONAL GRE5WA%+4 ,BY TAK+ ! 'WA/E PRODUCT' FROM DUMP/]S & ROADSIDES FREEGANS ATTEMPT TO RID !MSELVES ( ! GUILT ( DIRECTLY CONTRIBUT+ TO ! EXPLOITATION ( ANIMALS & ! E>?4 

,FREEGANISM IS (T5 CIT$ AS A ''SU/A9ABLE ANSW]'' TO ! WA/EFULNESS ( SOCIETY1 ,BUT !RE CAN BE NO SU* ?+ AS FREEGANISM )\T 9DU/RIALIZ$ AGRICULTURE & A MANUFACTUR$ DEP5DANCY ON PETRO-*EMICALS4 ,9 ORD] TO MEAN ANY?+ IT REQUIRES ! OV]PRODUCTION ( EV]Y?+4 ,IT IS M]ELY A SYMPTOM ( EXPLOITATIVE CAPITALI/IC RELATIONS RA!R ?AN AN ANSW] TO !M4 ,A PHILOSOPHY AS EMPTY & LIMIT$ AS ! SOCIETY IT'S BUILT UPON4 

,H[ CAN ANYONE CALL FREEGANISM A SU/A9ABLE WAY ( LIV+8 ,IT IS A SUPPOS$ SOLUTION BAS$ ON A PROBLEM & CAN NOT GO BEYOND ! 9ITIAL PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS PASSIVE 9 ITS NATURE & DOES NOT DIRECTLY CONFRONT ! UNFAIR DI/RIBUTION ( FOOD1 BUT SIMPLY EXPLOITS ! PRIVELEGE ( LIV+ 9 C\NTRIES :]E FOOD.<#d.> IS SO READILY WA/$4 

,?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT WE SEE DUMP/]-DIV+ AS A WA/E ( TIME 9 ITSELF1 WE JU/ DO NOT SUPPORT ! IDEA ?AT IT IS A POLITICAL /RATEGY TO AFFECT *ANGE4 ,WE DUMP/] DOVE & %OPLIFT = SURVIVAL1 & TO FREE US FROM ! BURD5 ( WORK SO ?AT WE HAVE MORE TIME TO SP5D HITT+ COPS & BREAK+ ?+S & O!R SUBV]SIVE PROJECTS RELEVANT TO AN>*ISM4 

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,WE SEE VEGANISM NOT M]ELY AS A DIET>Y *OICE1 BUT AS P>T ( A WID] AN>*I/ ANALYSIS & CRITIQUE ( AN?ROPOC5TRIC MORALITY1 AS WELL AS A ME?OD ( QUE/ION+ & SUBV]T+ ! DAY TO DAY P[] /RUCTURES :I* 9 TURN LEADS US TO ! CON/ANT AN>*I/ ATTACK AGA9/ AU?ORITY & T[>DS TOTAL LIB]ATION4 

,FREEGANISM ON ! O!R H& IS A COMPLETELY PASSIVE & P>ASITIC APPROA* T[>DS ATTACK1 & CANT EV5 BE CALL$ A RADICAL L9E ( ?\<T & CONTRADICTS ITSELF ) AN>*ISM TIME AFT] TIME4 ,IT IS NOT 9T]SECTIONAL & PROMOTES HUMAN SUPREMACI/ 7& ?US CAPITALI/7 WAYS ( ?9K+4 ,NOT BUY+ A PRODUCT DOES NOT /OP ITS PRODUCTION4 

,9 ?IS WAY FREEGANS R$UCE VEGANISM TO A BOYCOTT /RATEGY RA!R ?AN A ANTISPECIESI/_/AN>*I/ ANALYSIS ( ! WAYS ?AT HUMANS RELATE TO !IR SURR\ND+S BY JU/IFY+ EAT+ ANIMALS & !IR SECRETIONS BY /AT+ ITS OK IF ITS NOT B\<T & O!RWISE W\LD BE 'WA/$'4 

,IF Y\ REALLY WANT TO EAT CORPSES1 AT ! 5D ( ! DAY ?ATS Y\R *OICE1 BUT :AT Y\ BUY OR EAT \T ( A B9 DOESNT MAKE ANY DIFF]5CE1 JU/ /OP ACT+ LIKE IT IS P>T ( SOME DEEP POLITICAL ANALYSIS4 ,EAT+ MEAT IS EASY1 \R :OLE SOCIETY IS BUILT ON IT & !RES A MACDONALDS ON EV]Y CORN]1 & !Y >E ALL SURR\ND$ BY B9S4 ,SO /OP ID5TIFY+ ?IS PASSIVE NEGATION ) AN>*ISM & VEGANISM4 

,FREEGANS MAY BE *ALL5G$ TO F9D AN UN-BLEA*$ DUMP/] OR SOME ROADKILL ?AT ISNT FULL ( MAGGOTS1 BUT ?IS DOES NO?+ TO *ALL5GE SOCIAL RELATIONS1 HI]>*Y & ! DOM9ATION ( HUMANS OV] EV]Y?+4 

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,SOME PEOPLE SEE ACTIVITIES SU* AS1 SCAV5G+ ?R\< B9S & F9D+ ROAD KILL AS SOME?+ ?AT EQUATES TO BE+ SOME SORT ( 'MOD]N HUNT]-GA!R]' & CLAIM ?AT IT IS A NATURAL WAY TO LIVE1 BY 'RETURN+ TO \R 9N] WILDNESS' OR US+ FABRICAT$_/APPROPRIAT$ 'ANCI5T HUNT+ RITES' TO CLAIM ?AT !Y >E FULFILL+ SOME SORT ( 'PROMISE' OR PAY+ 'RESPECT' TO ! HUNT$ P]SON ) ! HALF-ASS$ APPLICATION ( ! IDEOLOGICAL B&-AID ( FREEGANISM4 .<#e.> 

,IT IS /RANGE ?AT SO MANY ATTEMPT TO DEBUNK VEGANISM BY ASK+ TIR$ & R$UNDANT QUE/IONS SU* AS ''W\LD Y\ KILL AN ANIMAL IF Y\ W]E LIV+ 9 ! WILD_/PO/ CIVILIZATION_/DES]T ISL&8'' OR SAY+ ?+S LIKE '',I DONT ?9K !RES ANY?+ WRONG ) KILL+ A WILD ANIMAL BECAUSE ITS MORE FAIR & HONE/ ?AN BUY+ .<C>CASSES.> 9 A %OP''4 ,MANY MORE ALSO ROMANTICIZE TRIBAL_/WILD_/9DIG5\S CULTURES & APPROPRIATE !IR CULTURAL VIEWS OR RELATIONS T[>DS ANIMALS & SOMEH[ TRY TO APPLY ?IS TO LIV+ 9 A CIVILIZ$ & DOME/ICAT$ 5VIRONM5T4 

,FIR/ ( ALL WE >E NOT LIV+ ON A DES]T ISL&1 & NO MATT] H[ MU* WE MAY WI% = IT TO HAVE HAPP5$ ALREADY1 CIVILIZATION HAS NOT YET ''COLLAPS$''4 ,!SE >GUM5TS JU/ %[ H[ AN?ROPOC5TRIC & HUMAN-SUPREMACI/ !SE POPUL> ANALYSIS >E S9CE !Y DET]M9E :AT IS 'FAIR & HONE/' BAS$ ON V>I\S ANCI5T MISCONCEPTIONS & DOME/ICAT$ 9T]PRETATIONS ( 'WILDNESS'4 ,CRU/Y FREEGANS & PRIMITIVI/S US+ APPROPRIAT$ IDEAS ( 'RESPECT' & 'SPIRITUAL CONNECT$NESS' T[>DS ANIMALS :IL/ LIV+ 9SIDE_/ON ! FR+ES ( ?IS TE*NO-9DU/RIAL PRISON SOCIETY IS A TOTAL F>CE AS IT IS 9 NO WAY RELEV5T TO \R SITUATION & !RE=E 9CAPABLE ( DEVELOP+ FUR!R AS A RADICAL CRITIQUE & TOOL TO BE US$ AGA9/ SOCIETY4 

,9 :AT WAY DOES MORE HUMANS LIV+ 9 'WILD' PLACES & KILL+ ! 9HABITANTS DO ANY?+ TO BR+ ?IS CIVILIZATION TO A HALT8 ,P]HAPS 9/EAD ( KILL+ DE]1 FI%ES & SMALL ANIMALS & US+ IDIOTIC NOTIONS SU* AS 'TRADITION'1 'HONE/Y'1 'SPIRITUALITY' & 'FAIRNESS' !Y C\LD BETT] SP5D !IR TIME T>GET+ BIG YELL[ MA*9ES1 FACTORIES1 COPS & BEAUROCRATS1 9/RUM5TS ( /ATE OPPRESSION1 9DU/RIES & SO ON S9CE ?IS ACTUALLY HAS SOME POT5TIAL AT ALL AT R$UC+ HUMANS IMPACT ON ! LIV+ 5VIRONM5T & CREAT+ A SU/A9ABLE WORLD4 .<#f.> 

,WE CANNOT IGNORE ! FACT ! FACT HUMANS VIEW !IR NE$S AS A SPECIES AS ! MO/ RELEVANT & !IR ADDICTION TO OIL1 MEAT & ANIMAL SECRETIONS.<#g.> HAS LEAD TO ! EXT9CTION ( NE> TO #b SPECIES A DAY1 ! TOTAL ]ADICATION ( MO/ ANCI5T WOOD$ >EAS 9 ! WORLD & POLLUTION ( A VA/ >RAY ( DIV]SE ECOSY/EMS4 

,KN[+ !SE FACTS1 H[ CAN ONE IGNORE ?IS CONTEXT & GO ON REF]R+ TO WILDNESS & 'HUMAN NATURE' AFT] \R SPECIES ALONE IS RESPONSIBLE = ! DE/RUCTION ( MO/ ?AT WE W\LD RECOGNIZE AS 'WILD'8 ,WE F9D IT V]Y DISSAPO9T+ ?AT PEOPLE :O SEEM TO HAVE SOME SORT ( 9T]E/+ POLITICAL ANALYSIS 7LIKE OLD1 PETEY7 COMPLETELY IGNORE ! CULTURAL & HI/ORICAL CONTEXT 9 WI* WE CURR5TLY LIFE1 & V]Y CLE>LY HAS NO IDEA :AT VEGANISM IS ACTUALLY AB\T & DEM9I%ES IT FROM A ANALASYS ( HUMAN SUPREMASY TO A CONSUM] ACTIVITY4 ,! FACT ?AT PET] GELD]LOOS ACTUALLY SEEMS TO BELIEVE HE UND]/& VEGANISM WELL 5\< TO CRITIQUE IT1 IS AB\T A FUNNY AS ! ACTUAL >TICLES HE WROTE AB\T IT4 

,WE W\LD LIKE TO /RESS ?AT WE DEF9ITELY VIEW HUMANS AS ANIMALS1 AS MU* AS EV]Y O!R SPECIES1 BUT ! CLE> & V]Y SIGNIFICANT DIFF]5CES :I* WE FEEL MU/ BE ADDRESS$ LIE 9 ! FACT ?AT WE HAVE ! ABILITY TO DOM9ATE SO MANY O!R SPECIES1 & ?IS IS SO (T5 OV]LOOK$ = ! EAS9ESS ( PLAY+ 'HUNT]-GA!R]' 9 ! WOODS :]E ALL APEX PR$ATORS HAVE BE5 HUNT$ TO EXT9CTION OR LIVE 9 5CLOS$ 5VIRONM5TS_/BIG CAGES4 

,ALSO WE F9D IT WEIRD ?AT FREEGANS :O >E SO CLE>LY DEP5D5T ON 9DU/RIAL CIVILIZATION USE !SE >GUM5TS 9 !IR DAY TO DAY LIVES :5 !Y = ! MO/ P>T HAVE NO?+ TO DO ) !IR WAY ( LIFE AS A DOME/ICAT$ HUMAN4 

'',AN ANCI5T HUNT+ RITE IS ! PROMISE TO ! ANIMAL ?AT IS KILL$ TO 5SURE ?AT IT WILL NEV] BE DOME/ICAT$ OR TAK5 )\T REASON4 ,?AT IS A PROMISE TO LOOK OV] ITS FUTURE G5]ATIONS & 5SUR+ ?AT !Y WILL GR[ UP & LIVE 9 ! SAME WILDNESS ?AT ALL LIFE %\LD LIVE 94'' - ,KEV9 ,TUCK] TALK+ %IT4 

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,WE W\LD HOPE BY N[ ?AT WE HAVE MADE IT CLE> ?AT \R APPROA* TO VEGANISM IS ONE ( CON/ANT ATTACK AGA9/ ! MANY HEAD$ HYDRA ( ?IS OPPRESSIVE CAPITALI/ CIVILIZATION4 ,IT IS ONE ?AT LEADS TO 9DIVIDUAL LIB]ATION1 & A MORE 9T]SECTIONAL AN>*I/ ANALYSIS ( \R EV]Y DAY EXI/5CE4 ,:5 WE USE ! T]M 9T]SECTIONAL WE AIM TO PO9T \T ! WAY ?AT MO/ OPRESSIVE SY/EMS >E 9TW9$1 & H[ ?IS COLLABORATION ( P[] /RUCTURES MAN9TA9S ! TOTALIT>IAN NATURE ( CIVILIZATION4 

,= EXAMPLE ! G5D]$ ABUSE ( ANIMALS & H[ !IR BODIES >E VIEW$2 IT IS V]Y COMMON = ! FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SY/EM TO BE OBJECTIFI$ & SE5 AS SOME?+ TO BE CONSUM$ :ILE ! MALE REPRODUCTIVE SY/EMS & FUNCTIONS ( ANIMALS >E NOT SO COMMONLY VIEW$ AS A DELICACY1 OR NORMALIZ$ TO ! EXT5T ( EGGS1 MILK & SO ON4 

,GIV5 ?IS 9T]SECTIONALITY ( OPPRESIVE SY/EMS & ! MULTI=M ( /RUGGLES AGA9/ !M1 IS NOT POSSIBLE TO RE=M OR *ANGE ANY ONE ASPECT ( ?IS SOCIETY )\T AFFECT+ ANO!R4 

SO WE ADVOCATE ! TOTAL DE/RUCTION ( SOCIETY1 & ?US ! TOTAL LIB]ATION ( EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL FROM ITS SUFFOCAT+ YOKE4 

,VEGANISM 7OR FEM9ISM1 ANTI-RACISM1 ANTI-FACISM & ECO-T]RORISM ETC7 9 ?IS RESPECT1 IS NOT AN 5D GOAL1 AS WE DO NOT BELIEVE 5D-GOALS1 9/EAD WE PROPOSE ! CON/ANT REFLECTION & DECON/RUCTION ( \R P]SONAL POSITION1 BEHAVIOR & ACTIONS 9 ! =EV] *ANG+ RELATION%IPS BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS1 ! WORLD >\ND US & ! DOM9AT+ SY/EMS IMPOS$ ONTO US4 

,WE HOPE ?AT ?IS Z9E WILL CREATE A MORE RADICAL DISC\RSE ?AN :ATEV] FREEGANISM OR ! ANTI GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T HAS TO (F]4 ,WE >E NOT TRY+ TO P]SONALY ATTACK OR %AME 9DUVIDUALS .<#h.> BUT WE TRY+ TO CREATE A MORE DIRECT PROCESS ( REFLECTION AB\T EV]Y DAY OPRESSION & H[ WE RELATE TO O!RS 9 ?IS WORLD4 ,) ! AIM TO CREATE A DEBATE ?AT WILL LEAD TO A MORE 9T]SECTIONAL & 9 DEP? UND]/&+ ( AN>*ISM & AU?ORITY :I* 9SPIRES ! EV]Y DAY ATTACK AGA9/ ! EXI/5T4 

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& = LAU<S1 ,VEGANISM3 :Y NOT8 ,BY ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS 

,= A BUN* ( GREAT COMMUNIQUES & 9-DEP? ANALYSIS' REG>D+ AN>*I/ 9SURRECTION & /RUGGLES RELAT+ TO ANIMAL LIB]ATION & /UFF *ECK \T ! FOLL[+ SITES 

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.<#a.> ,?IS BLURR+ ( L9ES BETWE5 ANTICAPITALISM & SPECIESISM IS PROBLEMATIC1 AS IT IS ! BL5D+ ( ANTICAPITALI/ & ,A,N,T,I-SPECIESI/ CRITIQUES ?AT WE BELIEVE WILL CREATE A MORE WELL R\ND$ AN>*I/ ANALYSIS4 ,S9CE ! ANTICAPITALI/ MOVEM5T 9 ITSELF IS NOT FREE FROM HI]>*Y & 9 MANY WAYS IS UNREFLECTIVE ON ! ME?ODS & TACTICS ?AT IT USES1ANTI-SPECIESISM1 FEM9ISM1 & SO ON >E (T5 PU%$ ASIDE BY /AUN* ANTICAPITALI/S 9 ORD] TO SAY ?AT !SE PROBLEMS >E PRODUCTS ( CAPITALISM ITSELF & WILL BE SOLV$ AUTOMATICALLY :5 CAPITALISM IS REMOV$_/RE=M$ 7DELETE AS APPLICABLE7 WE W\LD LIKE TO />T ?IS DISCUSSION BY DEF9+ VEGANISM1 FREEGANISM & AN>*ISM AS WE 9T]PRET !M4 

.<#b.> ,!SE CON/RUCTS >E NOT PUT 9 ANY SPECIFIC ORD] ( IMPORTANCE1 NOR IS IT 9 ANY WAY A :OLLY COMPREH5SIVE LI/ ( ! OPPRESSIVE SY/EMS FAC$ BY 9DIVIDUALS4 

.<#c.> 0,LET US MAKE HUMAN BE+S 9 \R IMAGE1 TO BE LIKE US4 ,!Y WILL REIGN OV] ! FI% 9 ! SEA1 ! BIRDS 9 ! SKY1 ! LIVE/OCK1 ALL ! WILD ANIMALS ON ! E>?1 & ! SMALL ANIMALS ?AT SCURRY ALONG ! GR\ND40 ,?IS QUOTE ALREADY %[S US ?AT ! IDEA ( HUMAN-SUPREMACY & A FEEL+ ( 9TITLEM5T OV] ! LIVES ( O!R ANIMALS 7AS WELL AS PATRI>*Y1 RACISM1 & SO ON7 WAS & /ILL IS FUNDAM5TAL TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! GLOBAL TE*NO-9DU/RIAL SY/EM :I* IS ROOT$ 9 *RI/IAN MORALITY1 =C$ ONTO ! IDIOT MASSES BY SUP]SITION & AU?ORIT>IAN TYRANNY4 

.<#d.> ,& BY FOOD WE OBVI\SLY MEAN FRUIT1 VEGETABLES & /UFF4 

.<#e.> ,WE >E REF]R+ TO SOME CONFUS$ EX-VEGANS1 ?OSE :O FETI%IZE UNDOME/ICAT$ HUMANS & DI/ORT$ HI/ORICAL MIS9T]PRETATIONS SU* AS ,KEV9 ,TUCK]1 ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS & SOME \TRI<T PRICKS SU* AS ,D]RICK ,J5S5 & ,LI]RE ,KEI? 7TRANSPHOBIC1 ANTI-AN>*I/ TRAITORS7 )\T ADDRESS+ ! CONTEXT ( CIVILIZATION & TAK+ 9TO ACC\NT ! DIFF]5CES BETWE5 HUMAN ANIMALS & NONHUMAN ANIMALS1 AS LONG AS IT FITS !IR AG5DA & S5SE ( 9TITLEM5T TO EAT SALMON4 

.<#f.> ,?IS IS NOT TO SAY WE BELIEVE 9 SU* UTOPIC & HOPEFUL RHETORIC AS ''BUILD+ A BETT] WORLD'' OR ''SAV+'' ! E>?4 ,WE >E JU/ US+ ?IS SAME EXAMPLE TO ADRESS ! PASSIV5ESS ( ?IS APPROA*4 

.<#g.> ,LIVE/OCK & !IR BYPRODUCTS ACC\NT = AT LEA/ #c#b1 MILLION TONS ( C>BON DIOXIDE 7,C,O#b7 P] YE>1 OR #e#a.0 ( ALL WORLDWIDE GRE5H\SE GAS EMISSIONS4 ,WE DO NOT WI% TO USE ?IS >GUM5T TO FUR!R ! AG5DA ?AT SOMEH[ 'EV]YONE GO+ VEGAN' WILL SAVE ! PLANET_/SOCIETY1 M]ELY TO PO9T \T ! OBVI\S IMPACT ( 9DU/RIALIZ$ ANIMAL AGRICULTURE HAS ON ! LIV+ 5VIRONM5T4 

.<#h.> ,EXCLUD+ Y\1 ,D]RICK ,J5S51 ,LI]RE ,KEI? Y\ TRANSPHOBIC PIECES ( %IT1 GO *OKE ON SOME FUCK+ SALMON4 ,WE ALSO HOPE ?AT HAV+ ACKN[L$G$ ?IS1 MORE AN>*I/S1 RADICAL NEWS WEBSITES1 AU?ORS & SO ON1 WILL /OP PLUGG+ !SE AS%OLES1 & !IR VILE AU?ORIT>IAN & SEXI/ ORGANIZATION ,D,G,R4 ,AS QUE]-ID5TIFI$ FOLX1 WE FEEL ?AT AN>*I/S :O >E SUPPORT+ !SE OBSC5E L9ES ( ?\<T SU* AS LI]RE KEI?S OP9IONS ?AT ! 0PH5OM5ON ( TRANS0 WAS CREAT$ FROM PORN CULTURE & 0?AT M5 9SI/+ !Y >E WOM5 IS 9SULT+ & ABSURD40 >E H9D]+ ! COLLECTIVE & 9DIVIDUAL ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY COMBAT ! /ATE & CIVILIZATION1 T[>DS TOTAL LIB]ATION4  ,MANY EXAMPLES ( !IR DISGU/+ RHETORIC IS TO BE F\ND ON MANY BLOGS1 VIDEOS1 >TICLES & SO ON4 ,9=M Y\RSELF & CREATE Y\R [N RADICAL CRITIQUES ( !SE ORGANIZATIONS & M9DSETS 

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