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Originally Posted by Baile
That's like claiming Pete Best was one of the Beatles... from one very narrow and fact-deficient POV, there is indeed some truth in there. The reality though is the meat and dairy industry could disappear, and human beings could easily turn to plant-only agriculture and successfully feed the population. Now, could we do this today? No, it would take years to make that shift. Plus the meat and dairy industry, together with the government, have too much invested in the current set-up, both from a profit and economy perspective. Plant-only agriculture will indeed fail as things currently stand, due to corporate and political self-interests.You and I think alike, just opposite. I say we'll all be vegans in 100 years due to the evolution of consciousness.
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The vegan diet is dependent on systems of agriculture, and although that is one way of life, not all cultures have largescale agricultural practice, usually because their natural environment doesn't enable it, and/or large tamable animals of toil such as oxen and horses don't live in such environments. Then to impose a vegan diet upon such cultural groups, who manage land and resources in completely different ways, is also cultural domination, which almost always results in adverse health outcomes for those of the dominated culture. This is not to say the ethics of veganism are not sound - it's just to say some ethical considerations are being overlooked.