r/veganarchism

Is there a way to introduce vegan anarchism without "bias" or "sectarianism"?

So I started the New Anarchist FAQ and wrote the vegan anarchy section it has, which is one of the big things that sets it apart from the old FAQ which fails to cover veganism and other modern currents. When people talk about the new FAQ, non-vegans intervene to criticise the FAQ for its vegan arguments and accuse them of being biased or sectarian.

Example 1:

https://old.reddit.com/r/Anarchism/comments/1uhxzb7/have_any_thoughts_on_the_new_anarchist_faq/outuq22/

>The section on veganism is the funniest and most indicative of the authors' ideological blinkers – you can tell they just wanted to write "anarchism necessitates veganism"

Example 2:

https://old.reddit.com/r/Anarchism/comments/1uhxzb7/have_any_thoughts_on_the_new_anarchist_faq/ouv7ffu/

>Why does the veganism section begin with such a declaration that "herefore, it is logical for anarchists to adopt diets that do not rely on the exploitation and suffering of other beings." I know you then say that some anarchists still eat meat, but then you rationalize this with they're just not connecting the correct ideas together, they're apathetic or gluttons. You have the section, but your writing is biased; including statements of the opposition doesn't mean the section gives appropriate weight to these conflicting ideas.

Is there a way to present vegan anarchy without "bias" or "sectarianism"? Is something "not written well" if it doesn't present a progressive idea and then add "balance" or "weight" by also presenting a regressive (i.e. carnist) counterpoint?

I ask because we're considering adding an anti-vegan counterpoint to blunt the accusations of sectarianism:

https://raddle.me/f/Anarchy/216177/have-any-thoughts-on-the-new-anarchist-faq/comment/443511

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u/dialectical_idealism — 3 days ago
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Hundreds of dead dogs found at Miranda's Rescue in Northern California

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4gqz5lx1eo

I need to spread awareness of what's happening here in Humboldt, this one's a gruesome one and hits close to home for me. Over the past year, 900 dogs were sent to Miranda's Rescue, and over 700 dogs were unaccounted for. Investigators found a mass grave on the property with so far 117 fully intact bodies of dogs, over 20 skulls, hundreds of bones and over 600 dog collars. Most of these dogs were microchipped, and most had gunshot wounds...

Many shelters across NorCal, including San Francisco would pay and send dogs here because it was labeled a "no-kill" shelter, when in reality they were being murdered and labeled "adopted"

This breaks my heart, I haven't been able to stop thinking about this, currently Shannon Miranda has NOT been charged with anything yet and the property is still allowed to operate with ongoing investigations.

He is being investigated by the FBI for fraud, it's cross departmental, the California DA is on it, the sheriff's office, and even Cal Poly Humboldt's anthropology department is helping to investigate.

it's likely he won't see any charges for animal cruelty because taking the life of a dog isn't illegal. It's absolutely sickening, and I have no words for how sad it makes me to see how cruel humans are to innocent creatures, and how important vegan activism is! There are currently protests against Miranda's being held by the Eureka courthouse to stop his organization

Edit; it should be noted the organization has been around for THIRTY YEARS

u/DJ_Stapler — 8 days ago