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Originally Posted by Sowa
I do believe the death of animals was at one point in time might have been necessary for survival. It definitely isn't now. Technology has pretty much taken care of it. However, there have been some in those times who did believe in Veganism. The Vegan Society of the UK was founded in the 1930s. Tolstoy was vegetarian maybe vegan who wrote about these ideas often.
As for how I feel towards those people in the past. I kind of view them as those who partook in slavery. Alice Walker (author of The Color Purple) has written excellent work on comparing the current struggle of Animal Rights and the struggle against slavery a 100+ yrs ago.
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Fair enough. I can accept that.
Also, I honestly had no idea Veganism had roots that early. I find it interesting that it took roots at that particular time in history, between two World Wars.
I've found this topic far more intriguing than I thought I might, actually. Not sure how likely I am to change my mind, but it definitely gets you thinking.