• AlecSadler@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’m confused by this and totally open for evidence that proves otherwise, but literally everyone I know who is vegetarian or vegan is a bit more or…insanely more on the conservative side.

    I don’t know any liberal vegetarian or vegans.

    • nieceandtows@programming.dev
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      1 year ago

      Depends on where you’re from. There are countries like India where being vegetarian is a conservative, religious policy, where as in the US, being vegetarian (mostly vegan) is a liberal choice.

    • degrix@lemmy.hqueue.dev
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      1 year ago

      I think overall I associate more people on the left being vegan than the right; however, anecdotally I know more vegans that are conservative/right leaning. I don’t know why that is other than maybe it being a fairly well off area with hippie roots.

    • BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I think you know some crunchy people. Or some republicans with a little bit of extra brain damage. There is a very strong left bias in vegan circles and vegetarians to a lesser extent

    • BonfireOvDreams@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Vegan here. I don’t know any conservative vegans, except for a single YouTuber. From an anti-oppression perspective, being on the right doesn’t really make sense for veganism. The right will perpetually define the taking of conscious life as personal choice as if a choice itself is morally relevant. Anyway, perhaps you live in an area with lots of repubs and neolibs?