It's funny to me because it reads like a satire of non-vegans, but this is literally how most of them are.

What were they thinking?

I’ve heard many Jewish anti-Zionists express discomfort with the idea that opposing Zionism is inherently antisemitic because it implies that being Jewish requires supporting genocide. To them, that’s the truly antisemitic notion.

As a Black vegan, I feel the same discomfort when people claim that respecting animals is a "white" thing. That framing indirectly suggests that POC are more supportive of animal oppression than white people, which is, frankly, racist.

The truth is, every culture, white or otherwise, has been shaped by human supremacy. But if we're talking more specifically about plant-based dieting, the cultures that have adhered to it as tradition the most are not white, e.g., religious tendencies like Jainism and Rastafarianism.

And let’s not forget who industrialized and globalized animal agriculture for maximum profit: colonizers. If anything, Western imperialism is what has exacerbated animal exploitation.

Vegans: holds every race and ethnic group to the same ethical standard when it comes to rejecting animal exploitation

Non-vegans: literally throws out Sinophobic insults, slurs, and calls Chinese people a "barbaric other species" for engaging in the Yulin Dog Meat Festival

But guess which group is more often considered racist and disrespectful when it comes to other cultural practices that involve exploiting animals?

Yeah.

"There are environmentally sustainable ways of farming animals so why do vegans oppose those?"

Like... veganism is an ethical stance, not necessarily an environmentalist one (although environmentalism is based obviously.)

I also hate the false dichotomy of "leather vs. pleather" that often invites these kinds of takes.

This is something that I've been wondering about.

To me, a vegan Zionist is something I'd expect to hear of as an anomaly in the vegan community, something as rare as a Palestinian Zionist, a Jewish Neo-Nazi, a Marxist Zionist, or something like that, as these kinds of people do exist (somehow), but they're very obscure.

However, to see so many vegans not only validate the existence of Isn'trael but actually be full on Zios who show not the slightest bit of empathy or consideration for Palestinians is a headscratcher for me.

I have a gut feeling that Israel's veganwashing plays a big part in this, but vegans, of all people, are those who I would expect to look past such obvious, glaring bullshit, like they do with animal products that claim to be "humanely sourced."

Also, Gary Yourofsky formerly being a very strong voice in the movement likely plays a part in that as well... the man certainly has some takes.

[CW: Extreme Anti-Palestinian Sentiment] (This was in 2015, by the way.)

The sus comments about Muslims "replacing" the British are there, but otherwise...