Systemic Veganism: Veganism as a super-phenomenon
Veganism is an interesting phenomenon, in that it is almost exclusively urban and Middle-class. The stated intent of the individuals who engage in this behaviour is almost unilaterally noted as to preserve the decency of living animals, and/or to preserve the earthly environment by reducing farmed emissions. The irony is that those people who are most in contact with these same animals, and this much discussed environment, Rural Folk and Farmers, as a rule, are not vegans.
DIOGENIS: Veganism is an interesting phenomenon, In that it is an almost exclusively urban and Middle-class+ (This refers to those in the middle class or higher) phenomenon. Whilst the stated intent of the individuals who engage in this behaviour is almost unilaterally noted as to preserve the decency of living animals, and/or to preserve the earthly environment by reducing farmed emissions.
The irony derives that those people who are most in contact with these same animals, and this much discussed environment, Rural Folk and Farmers, Are as a rule, not vegans.
This belies a complex system of comfort of someone from our contemporary society which extends into how more elaborate systems of how modern society operates across a whole range of issues.
Those who live middle class lives and inhabit urbanised lifestyles are the demographics most likely to engage in identity seeking, behaviors – finding political and social movements to associate with. Importantly these identities are based on extended and developed theoretical ideals, but very rarely with the physical and tangible objects and structures those ideals intend to effect.
To a Vegan, Not Eating Animal products are a natural theoretical extension of their already pre-existent beliefs which they likely concluded on their own. If they are fearful of the Environment and Climate, they are likely to be favourable towards veganism as a personal decision of valour and duty to others. If they are considerate of animal rights, this is also a natural extension of their theoretical considerations and identity. It is worth noting however that in each of these cases, these individuals have selected an ideal and belief system which explicitly effects groups and lifeforms which are highly distant from them, and which they will never have to deal with on a regular basis.
Those most effected by environmental changes will not be these urban individuals, they will be agricultural workers, farmers and more impoverished groups highly distant from them and the nation. Animals, including livestock are thing they will never typically see, never mind feed, care for and raise on a daily basis. Cities are not conducive to such animals.
Despite this those living closest to the environment and closest to animals are nearly never vegan. This seems inverted but it is obvious why this is the case. Whilst a rural person will experience the whole intensity and effects of both the Environment and the animals they may care for, their perceptions of these objects, their practical economics and concepts are orders of magnitudes more elaborate, moderated and complex than that of the external ponder-ant urbanite.
To a rural farmer, animals, domestic and wild, are pleasant and comforting, but they are also expensive, dirty, dangerous, labour intensive, aggressive, unpredictable, frail, and destructive. To the rural farmer or fisherman, Climate change can cause harmful and unpredictable weather patterns, it can also open opportunities as warmer climates enable the growth of warmer weather crops like grapes, olives and rice where they otherwise would not grow, allowing for pockets of opportunity for harvesting or fishing when previously there were none.
To the Urbanite, removed from theses complex realities, the Animal and the Environment are Idealised Concepts explained and filtrated to them by the by media or University. Such individual despite their idealistic adoration and affection for all animals, one does not have to, clean the faeces, or fear a broken arm from one, that’s obviously someone else’s job.
By virtue of being an urbanite, one is ambeintly more closely adjacent to the institutions of power which naturally concentrate in such areas. Consequently they are statistically more likely to enforce policy and decisions on these topics which they themselves believe is neccessary, but will never need to practically, personally or economically deal with. Implicitly, that’s someone else’s job (Again).
Systemic veganism is the phenomenon which is not only contingent to veganism itself. It extends to all sorts of issues and concepts, the consequences and personal effects of which individuals and groups are systemically insulated from. The theoretical Idealisations abound. SOURCE…
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