I got in a discussion with one who said I shouldn’t support PETA because they believe that all domesticated animals, including pets, should be released into the wild. When I asked where PETA had stated such a thing, he said “they never did, but people claiming to be acting on behalf of PETA have kidnapped and released pets.” I asked him, given why this was illegal, 1) why those responsible would so readily rat out their organization, and 2) why PETA, which has many enemies among capital who would benefit greatly from crushing it, has never been hit with RICO charges over this.
His response? “Well, PETA’s never denied it!”
Not once have I thought about PETA since becoming a communist.
I have said and believed slanderous things I am now regretting all at once. I am much too high for this
It’s funny how much PETA lives rent free in every carnist’s head, it’s basically inversely proportional to how much you actually hear about them in real life.
Peta is a symbol of the unresolved contradiction between a carnist’s self image as an ethical person and their knowledge of the horrors of industrial agribusiness. That contradiction is what haunts them to defensiveness
I also definitely forgot about them the moment I stopped using reddit like a decade ago.
Sorry if I’m intruding, I’m a person who
TW vegetarian eating
Eats eggs (only from farms where chickens are allowed to run freely on grass and among trees. Expensive but I feel much better about it)
but is otherwise vegan. Anyways, is PETA an organisation that vegan communists see as useful/good to join?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR9BwiukoII
Also, like, what happens to the male chicks? Are they allowed to live to old age?
Edit: to answer your question, PETA is fine. They’re an NGO. Ya, they don’t threaten capitalism, but unlike nearly every NGO they don’t work to strengthen it. I’ve done activism with them and they’re VERY generous with offering help and funding, which isn’t the case with other non-profits. They legitimately care about animals, less so their careers. A small percentage of their bagillion campaigns are considered cringy, but at least they do shit to make animal abusers feel uncomfortable.
Non vegans feel sad that they’re being told to stop hurting sentient beings, so they repeat right-wing talking points.
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: