cross-posted from: https://lemmy.vg/post/3654190
To answer the question of whether the animal rights movement and the veganism movement are the same, their philosophical and sociological differences will be discussed by someone who has been an animal rights vegan for decades. This will include a brief history of the two philosophies/movements and how they intersect today. Understanding whether they have now merged into a single movement or are somehow still separate is useful to understand the dynamics of the current animal rights movement – including tribalism and infighting – and assess how it will evolve in the future.
I mean, obviously not. There are animal rights activists who aren’t vegan and there are vegans who are doing it for other reasons than animal welfare.
It’s easy to say that anyone who cares about animal rights should be vegan but I then, I tend to think everyone should both respect animal rights (because I’m a liberal) and move towards veganism (because I’m an environmentalist). I think it’d be foolish to turn away someone who only believes in one or the other, though. Purity is poison.
