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A comment I made regarding Isn'traeli veganwashing
What I find really odd about Isn'trael's veganwashing is that they are effectively doing moral licensing with something that is MORALLY NEUTRAL.Of course, moral licensing is extremely flawed even if done with something that is, on the other hand, MORALLY VIRTUOUS, but it's especially odd to do it with something that is morally neutral.
For example, saying something like, "Don't be mad at that guy for abusing children because he donates to charity!", is moral licensing that exploits a morally virtuous action (donating to charity), and it is obviously a display of very poor reasoning.
But saying something like, "Israel is the vegan capital of the world, so let's ignore their horrendous abuses and celebrate them!", is doing the same with VEGANISM, which is a MORALLY NEUTRAL stance. Refusing to exploit (non-human) animals does not make you a saint or even the slightest bit more charitable.
So, in the case of Isn'traeli veganwashing, this would be more akin to saying, "Don't be mad at that guy for abusing children because he refuses to call racial minorities slurs!"
It's even more absurd when you look at it that way, but regardless, the point still stands. Even if we were to grant true that A) Isn'trael is this "vegan haven" people paint it as and B) veganism is morally virtuous rather than morally neutral, that would not excuse literal fucking genocide. It's simply absurd to argue otherwise and would be ultimately morally bankrupt to uphold.
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Damn right! It's a complete fucking lie!
to add to your example, it's saying "israel is the not calling people slurs capital of the world" then having the highest slur usage per capita
The brown and blackface done by Israelis all over social media is so fucking abhorrent. People still do it here in the US, but it's still considered extremely distasteful so you won't see a lot of it online (employers will fire you if they see it).
But it's like Israelis actually enjoy it and encourage it, so they'll post it with zero shame. I think they even do it on TV since it's normalized. Makes my blood boil, which is part of the reason they do it.