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Re:African Swine Fever Is Spreading and Eliminating It Will ... by TheSpiceIsLife on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @11:08PM (#20111228)
I disagree with your premise that veganism is all about thwarting disease by cutting out harmful dietary choices.

I agree that avoidance in an effort to thwart disease may be a valid option.

This has nothing to do with veganism.

Veganism is all about rejecting the commodity status of animals and generally abstaining form activities that commodify animals.

What I consider the root or definition of veganism is my operational definition.

That doesn't mean you aren't wrong.

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Re:African Swine Fever Is Spreading and Eliminating It Will ... by ianai on Thursday June 06, 2019 @08:30AM (#20113865)
“Veganism is all about rejecting the commodity status of animals and generally abstaining form activities that commodify animals.”

and why? Because people are a disease in the truest sense to those animals.

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Re:African Swine Fever Is Spreading and Eliminating It Will ... by saagarjha on Thursday June 06, 2019 @01:28AM (#20111846)
> Veganism is all about rejecting the commodity status of animals and generally abstaining form activities that commodify animals.

I strongly disagree. Someone who does not eat animals because they dislike the taste, while not subscribing to "the vegan philosophy", is still vegan.

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Re:African Swine Fever Is Spreading and Eliminating It Will ... by firethief on Thursday June 06, 2019 @01:41AM (#20111903)
Even if they wear a lot of fur?
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Re:African Swine Fever Is Spreading and Eliminating It Will ... by kingofpandora on Thursday June 06, 2019 @04:44AM (#20112696)
One can wear as much fur, hunt as many animals and club as many baby seals as one wants. A vegan is someone who doesn't eat animals and animal products.
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Re:African Swine Fever Is Spreading and Eliminating It Will ... by TheSpiceIsLife on Friday June 07, 2019 @12:58AM (#20121765)
Fair.

Though I’d make a distinction between ‘vegan’ and ‘veganism’.

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Re:African Swine Fever Is Spreading and Eliminating It Will ... by saagarjha on Thursday June 06, 2019 @01:46AM (#20111925)
Sure, I'd still call them dietary vegans.
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Re:African Swine Fever Is Spreading and Eliminating It Will ... by firethief on Thursday June 06, 2019 @01:48AM (#20111933)
But not "vegans"?
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Re:African Swine Fever Is Spreading and Eliminating It Will ... by saagarjha on Thursday June 06, 2019 @02:35AM (#20112117)
Dietary vegan, a type of vegan?
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