Confederation and meat consumption

[Jade]

I'm not excusing the wholesale abuse of animals by Humanity, I'm just saying that "Vegans" must be very careful how "they" approach their mission with "us  meat-eaters" and always be careful not to slip into guilt-trip manipulations. And I'm sorry Jade, but in my opinion, posing the images you did comes very close to this.

I posted the image of a live pig who is about to be slaughtered. No blood, no gore - though a picture with much more graphic imagery is very easily obtainable. This is how over 100 million pigs die every year. Ignoring it doesn't make it go away, and I refuse to ignore it for my own peace of mind. I'm accused of exhibiting a lack of acceptance, yet I would say the vast majority of people who eat animals actually refuse to accept the conditions that it requires to get their food to their plates, if they have a problem with me posting images of standard practices. I honestly do not believe I did anything wrong or intentionally guilt inducing by posting a picture of something that happens ~220x every minute. ~220 pigs were shackled like this and a knife driven into their throats while you read this post. If the truth is guilt inducing, one must find their own way to deal with that. It should be. It's horrible. This is why I'm showing it.

This thread is literally about the ethics of meat consumption, within the philosophy that we all choose to study, and everyone who opens this thread knows that. To discuss ethics we need to understand, very clearly, what types of ramifications our actions have. If the pig being shackled upsets you, that's normal! It isn't my intent, directly, to upset. My intent is to inform. I have accepted that informing people about this is a volatile endeavor, but I still feel it is necessary, due to all of the misunderstandings that exist about how our food gets to our plates, and for those who suffer without a voice.