,FREEGANISM IS NOT EASY1 IT'S ,AN>*Y 
A REACTION TO 0,FREEGANISM IS NOT AN>*Y1 IT'S JU/ EASY04 

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,?IS IS AN ANSW] TO ! TEXT 0,FREEGANISM IS NOT AN>*Y1 ITS JU/ EASY04 

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,IT MI<T BE BETT] TO READ ! O!R TEXT FIR/1 S9CE MO/ ( ! PO9TS MADE 9 ?IS TEXT >E ANSW] TO OBJECTIONS TO FREEGANISM DONE 9 ! O!R TEXT4 ,:AT ,I WRITE H]E IS JU/ ONE FREEGAN WIEW1 O!R FREEGANS MAY HAVE O!R IDEAS1 BUT MY TAKE ON FREEGANISM IS QUITE F> AWAY FROM :AT IS DESCRIB$ 9 ! O!R TEXT4 

,I ?9K ! ORIG9 ( ! DIFF]5CE 9 PO9T ( WIEW H]E IS A DIFF]5CE 9 ! PHILOSOPHICAL APPROA*4 0,FREEGANISM IS NOT AN>*Y1 IT'S JU/ EASY0 HAS A RA!R DOGMATIC APPROA*1 :5 ,I HAVE A RA!R CONSEQU5TIALI/ ONE4 

,IT IS NO MORE BLURR+ A L9E TO EAT DAIRY PRODUCTS F\ND 9 A DUMP/] ?AN F9D+ VEGANS CONSUM+ LUX]Y PRODUCTS IMPORT$ =M ! O!R SIDE ( ! E>? 7DON'T WANT TO NAME TOO MANY COMPAGNIES1 BUT C(FEE1 *OCOLATE1 FANCY VEGAN RE/AURANTS ETC7 

,SO LET'S TAKE ! SAME /RUCTURE = ! TEXT1 & PROPOSE DIFF]5T >GUM5TS 3 

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,FIR/ ( ALL1 FREEGANISM IS NOT AB\T NOT SP5D+ MONEY4 TABLE DIV+1 CONSUM+ ANNIMAL 'PRODUCTS' ?AT W]E BAU<T = Y\ BY SOMEONE ELSE 7*>ITY1 FAMILY1 ETC7 >E NOT FREEGAN ACTIONS4 ,FREEGANISM IS AB\T CREAT+ NO DEM& 9 ! ECONOMICAL SY/EM4 IT DOESN'T MATT] IF ?IS DEM& IS CREAT$ DIRECTLY OR 9DIRECTLY ?R\< O!R ACTORS4 

,! FACT ( CONSUM+ ANNIMAL 'PRODUCTS'1 F\ND ?R\< DUMP/] DIV+ = 9/ANCE1 HAS NO?+ TO DO ) 0HONOR+0 OR 0RESPECT+0 ! ANNIMAL4 IT HAS TO DO ) NOT WA/+4 ,I AGREE ?AT ?IS IMPLIES US+ ANNIMALS AS A 'PRODUCT' TO A C]TA9 EXT5T1 BUT IT'S NEI!R AN?ROPOC5TRIC NOR 5TR5*$ 9 CAPITALI/IC IDEAS4 ,A FREEGAN WON'T GO 9 ANY RE/AURANT1 EV5 A VEGAN ONE4 MORE ON ?AT 9 ! 0CONSUM] *OICE0 *APT]4 

,BASICALLY1 US+ ANNIMAL 'PRODUCTS' ?AT W]E ?R[N AWAY IS A COMPROMISE ?AT A FREEGAN *OOSE TO MAKE :5 CONFRONT$ TO ! ALT]NATIVE ( LET+ IT BE PROCESS$ BY ! WA/E MANAGM5T COMPAGNY 7:I* HAS NO?+ 9 COMMON ) BEE+ 0REABSORB$ BY ! ECOSY/EM AS !Y W\LD NATURALLY074 ,EV]Y PRODUCTION HAS AN ECOLOGICAL IMPACT1 & ! HUGE AM\NT ( PRODUCTION ?AT IS WA/$ IS ONE ( ! BIGGE/ FACTORS ( MASS EXT9CTION ( SPEACIES4 ,) A CONSEQU5TIALI/ PO9T ( WIEW1 FREEGANISM HAS LESS NEGATIVE IMPACT ON ANNIMAL CONDITION & ECOLOGY ?AN VEGANISM1 BECAUSE ! WA/E 7& WE >E NOT ONLY TALK+ ANNIMAL 'PRODUCTS' H]E1 MO/ ( :AT FREEGANS USE IS ACTUALLY VEGAN7 IS H]E1 & !RE IS NOT A :OLE LOT ?AT WE CAN DO AB\T IT4 

,ONE PO9T /ILL /&S1 IT'S ?AT BY ACCEPT+ TO EAT_/CONSUME ANNIMALS 9 WA!V] =M1 A FREEGAN CONTRIBUTES TO ! NORMALIZATION 7OR RA!R ! /ATUS QUO ?AT IT'S NORMAL7 ( CONSUM+ ANNIMALS4 ?IS NEGATIVE EFFECT HAS TO BE C\NT$1 & AS MU* AS POSSIBLE ! FREEGAN ACTIONS HAVE TO BE ACCOMPAGNI$ ) EXPLA9ATIONS4 

,FREEGANISM IS A PRAGMATIC TRANSITION T[>DS A VEGAN SOCIETY4 ,IT COMES FROM AN ACKN[LEGM5T ?AT \R SOCIETIES >E %ITTY1 ?AT ALL PROBLEMS >E L9K$1 & ?AT REFUS+ OV]PRODUCTION1 ESPECIALLY :5 ?IS PRODUCTION IS OR LEADS TO ANNIMAL EXPLOITATION4 

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,H]E AGA91 ,I MU/ SAY ?AT !RE IS A DIFF]5CE BETWE5 DUMP/] DIV+ & %OP LIFT+4 ,%OP LIFT+ IS NOT FREEGAN 7ONCE AGA91 ,I'M TALK+ AB\T MY WIEW ( FREEGANISM1 !RE >E AS MANY TAKES ON FREEGANISM ?AN !RE >E FREEGANS71 BECAUSE IT /ILL HAS AN IMPACT ON ! PRODUCTION4 

,! MA9 OBJECTION TO FREEGANISM 9 ?IS P>AGRAPH IS ?AT IT'S DEP5D5T ON ! PREEXI/+ CAPITALISM & WA/E TO BE POSSIBLE4 ) SOME >GUM5TS LIKE 0P]SONAL GRE5WA%+0 0PASSIVE 9 IT'S NATURE0 0DOES NOT CONFRONT ! UNFAIR DI/RIBUTION ( FOOD04 

,FREEGANISM IS & CAN ONLY BE A TRANSITION4 ,?AT IS SOME?+ ?AT ALL FREEGAN ?AT ,I MET AGREE ON4 ,:5 WE F9D A FULL DUMP/]1 WE >E NOT HAPPY4 ,I'VE NEV] MET A FREEGAN ?AT DIDN'T WANT A SOCIETY RID ( CAPITALISM1 RID ( ! OV]PRODUCTION1 & RID ( OPRESSION4 ,WE >E AW>E ?AT IT'S A B& AID1 & ?AT IT'S A REACTION TO OV]PRODUCTION1 NOT A SOLUTION TO IT4 ,?AT DOESN'T MEAN ?AT WE /OP !RE4 

,! NON SP5D+ DOES 9T]ACT ) SUPPLY & DEM&4 ,NOT ACCEPT+ A SY/EM DOES NOT MEAN NOT TRY+ TO UND]/& IT4 ,! MA9 MOTIVATION ( ANY CAPITALI/ 5TITY IS PR(IT4 CUT+ PR(IT TO SUP]M>KETS DO IMPACTS !M4 LESS ?AN BURN+ IT1 ,I'LL GIVE Y\ ?AT1 BUT /ILL MORE ?AN CONSUM+ 9 IT4 

,ON ! FLIP SIDE ( ?AT1 !RE >E A LOT ( CAPITALI/ 5TITIES ?AT USES VEGANISM AS A TR5D TO MAKE PR(IT4 NOT ALL ( !M1 & ?AT DOESN'T SAY ANY?+ ON VEGANISM ITSELF1 BUT BUY+ VEGAN 9 A SUP]M>KET1 OR WORSE BUY+ A ,MAC,VEGAN 7OR WA!V] VEGAN PRODUCTS FROM ANY MULT9ATIONAL7 CAN ALSO BE SE5 AS CONSUM] *OICE1 & LET'S FACE IT1 IT IS = A LOT ( VEGANS 7IT'S ACTUALLY EXACTLY :AT ! VEGAN >GUM5T 0,IF Y\ BUY MEAT1 Y\ EMP[] ! ANNIMALS EXPLOIT]_/KILL]0 OR 0:5 ,I BUY VEGAN1 ,I 9CREASE ! 9C5TIVES = ',COMPAGNY,X' TO 9V]T 9 VEGAN PRODUCTS0 MEANS74 ,REFUS+ TO CONSUME IS ! ONLY TOOL AGA9/ CAPITALISM ?AT AN 9DIVIDUAL CAN USE4 ,& IT DOESN'T PREV5T TO MAKE GR\P ACTIONS4 ,& IT IS EFFICI5T4 ,CONSUME LESS "7@> LESS PR(IT = COMPAGNIES & LESS NE$ TO WORK = ! 9DUVIDUAL4 

,I'M 9 NO WAY ATTACK+ VEGAN IDEOLOGY H]E4 ,AS ,I SAID1 TO ME FREEGANISM IS JU/ ONE APPROA* ( VEGANISM1 ?AT FOCUSES MORE ON CONSEQU5CES ?AN ON DOGMA 7NO BAD CONOTATIONS ON DOGMA1 IT'S JU/ A DESCRIPTIVE PHILOSOPHICAL T]M H]E74 ,I'M NOT SAY+ ?AT ONE IS BETT] ?AN ! O!R1 BUT ?AT !Y >E TWO SIDES ( ! SAME OBJECTIVES4 

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FIR/ ( ALL1 NOT BUY+ A PRODUCT DOES SL[ IT'S PRODUCTION D[N4 ! GR[? ( ! VEGAN & VEGET>IAN MOVEM5TS IS A ?REAT TO ! ANIMAL EXPLOITATION 9DU/RY = 9/ANCE4 ,IT MAY NOT BE ! 9T5TION1 AT LEA/ NOT VOR ALL VEGANS1 BUT IT /ILL HAPP5S4 ,?AT'S NOT A R$UCTION TO ! BOYCOTT /RATEGY1 BUT A DESCRIPTION ?AT1 WANT$ OR NOT1 IT IS ALSO ONE4 ,& -?\<T EXP]IEMNT- IF #i#i.0 ( ! :OLE WORLD BECOMES VEGAN1 ?US NOT BUY+ ANY?+ FROM ANNIMAL EXPLOITATION1 NO ONE IS GO+ TO PRODUCE !SE CRAP4 ,:Y W\LD !Y8 ,CAPITALISM FE$S ON PR(IT1 CUT+ PR(ITS WORKS4 

,FREEGANS T5D TO GET A LOT ( FOOD & DON'T WANT TO WA/E IT4 ,NETWORKS ( FREEGANS R$I/RIBUTE FOOD AS WELL AS !Y CAN1 & ,I'V SE5 A LOT ( PEOPLE RELY ON ?IS DI/RIBUTION4 ,!RE IS NO FREEGAN LUX]Y 9DU/RY :5 !RE IS A VEGAN ONE4 

,EAT+ FREEGAN IS NOT EASY4 ,MO/ DUMP/]S >E LOCK$1 PEOPLE T5D TO ACCEPT DUMP/] DIV]S EV5 LESS ?AN VEGANS1 MO/ FREEGANS >E ACTUALLY VEGANS ?AT MAKE COMPROMISES BECAU/ !Y E/IMATE ?AT DO+ SO IS ACTUALLY MORE EFFICI5T4 ,MO/ ( FREEGANS ,I KN[ ACTUALLY R$I/RIBUTE MEAT TO PEOPLE :O W\LD HAVE O!RWISE BUY IT1 BECAUSE !Y DON'T WANT TO LET IT 9 ! DUMP/] BUT /ILL DRAW A L9E4 

,FREEGANISM IS NOT PASSIVE4 ,ONE CAN NOT DISC>D ! POLITICAL ANALYSIS BEH9D IT )\T >GUM5TS1 EV5 LESS )\T PRES5T+ :AT ! IDEOLOGY C\LD BE4 

,! R$I/RIBUTION NETWORKS1 ! REFUSAL TO P>TICIPATE 9 ECONOMY1 & ! REFUSAL TO ACCEPT /&>T FOOD 0DI/RIBUTION0 *ALL5GES SOCIAL RELATIONS & HI]>*Y4 IT'S TRUE ?AT TO *ALL5GE HUMAN DOM9ATION OV] EV]Y?+1 FREEGANISM MSUT BE ACCOMPANI$ ) AN EXPLICATION ( ! IDEA4 

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,I'VE NOT MU* TO SAY H]E1 EXCEPT ?AT A FREEGAN ?AT SAYS 

0SCAV5G+ ?R\< B9S & F9D+ ROAD KILL AS SOME?+ ?AT EQUATES TO BE+ SOME SORT ( 'MOD]N HUNT]-GA!R]' & .<444.> 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 744470 

IS A DUMBASS1 NOT A FREEGAN4 

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NO?+ AGA9/ FREEGANISM H]E 7EXCEPT IT'S NOT 0RADICAL0 BUT ,I'LL LET ?AT = N[74 

,IF ?IS ANSW] TO ! TEXT CAN P>TICIPATE TO ! :I%$ DEBATE 9 CONCLUSION ( 0,FREEGANISM IS NOT AN>*Y1 IT'S JU/ EASY0 !N WE ACOMPLI%$ SOME?+4 

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,:5 ,I TALK$ AB\T VEGANISM 9 ?IS TEXT1 IT WAS NEV] TO ATTACK VEGAN >GUM5TS OR TO PRES5T ANTI-VEGAN >GUEMNTS 7NO ANTI-VEGAN >GUM5TS /&S EXCEPT 0,I KN[ ALL AB\T IT BUT ,I DON'T C>E07 BUT TO ILLU/RATE ?AT ! >GUM5TS AGA9/ FREEGANISM FAIL 7MO/ ( ! TIME1 ,I PRECIS$ O!RWISE :5 IT WAS NOT ! CASE7 AT ! SAME PO9T AT ! >GUM5TS AGA9/ VEGANISM4 

,?AT SOME VEGANS >E CONFUS$ AB\T :AT IT MEANS & IMPLIES TO BE VEGAN DOESN'T MEAN ?AT ! VEGAN IDEOLOGY IS BAD4 ,SAME = FREEGANISM4 ,SOME VEGANS GO TO ,MC,MYASS1 & SOME FREEGAN >E FREEGAN ONLY BECAUSE IT SP>ES MONEY4 ,BO? ?OSE >E T]RIBLY WRONG1 BUT LET'S NOT USE !M TO >GUE AGA9/ ONE ( ! IDEOLOGY4 

,A LOT ( ! PO9TS AGA9/ FREEGANISM 9 ! ORIG9AL TEXT W]E SAID BUT NOT >GUM5T$1 ?AT'S :Y T WAS NOT ALWAYS EASY TO ANSW]4 ,:5 !RE WAS NO >GUM5T1 ,I EI!R IGNOR$ 7FREEGANISM NOT 9T]SECTIONAL 9 COMP>AISON ) VEGANISM8 OK444 MI<T BE BUT ,I HAVE NO IDEA H[ OR :Y1 & S]I\SLY D\BT IT7 OR TRI$ TO GIVE >GUM5TS 9/EAD ( C\NT] >GUM5TS4 

,ANYWAYS1 GO ,VEGAN1 FI<T ,WA/E1 & :5 IT'S ONE OR ! O!R1 *OSE ) ! BE/ ( Y\R KN[L$GE & ABILITIES4 

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