Notably, the great majority of them don’t have the slightest clue about farming in general or factory farming in particular. Don’t mistake social signaling for actual positions.
As the expression about knowing “how the sausage is made” attests, generally the more people learn about it, the less they like it.
Of course, veganism is very far from being an immediate consequence of disliking factory farming. (Similarly, refusing to pay taxes is very far from being an immediate consequence of disliking government policy.)
As the expression about knowing “how the sausage is made” attests, generally the more people learn about it, the less they like it.
That’s not obvious to me.
I agree that the more people are exposed to anti-factory-farming propaganda, the more they are influenced by it, but that’s not quite the same thing, is it?
A lot of people who disagree with veganism agree that factory farming is terrible. Like, more than 50% of the population I’d say.
Notably, the great majority of them don’t have the slightest clue about farming in general or factory farming in particular. Don’t mistake social signaling for actual positions.
As the expression about knowing “how the sausage is made” attests, generally the more people learn about it, the less they like it.
Of course, veganism is very far from being an immediate consequence of disliking factory farming. (Similarly, refusing to pay taxes is very far from being an immediate consequence of disliking government policy.)
That’s not obvious to me.
I agree that the more people are exposed to anti-factory-farming propaganda, the more they are influenced by it, but that’s not quite the same thing, is it?