Is pushing veganism offensive?

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  • @ed.winters
    @ed.winters  Pƙed 17 dny +34

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    • @VeganSemihCyprus33
      @VeganSemihCyprus33 Pƙed 17 dny +2

      Wisdom to be shared 👉The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 🙏

    • @LouisGedo
      @LouisGedo Pƙed 17 dny +2

      *Create a Better 🌎 and a Better You by..............Living Vegan* 💜

    • @thewhitedwarf3846
      @thewhitedwarf3846 Pƙed 17 dny +1

      lowing humans to the status of animals in evil

    • @VeganV5912
      @VeganV5912 Pƙed 17 dny +1

      Buddhist monks most of them are vegan ✅♄đŸ’Ș😬😉

    • @user-wv8ju3dw8s
      @user-wv8ju3dw8s Pƙed 17 dny +1

      @@LouisGedo You know it. ❀egan for Life.

  • @SweetPotatoTyler
    @SweetPotatoTyler Pƙed 17 dny +448

    “I’m mostly plant based” “I eat chicken once a day” bruh

    • @LinkEX
      @LinkEX Pƙed 17 dny +15

      Yeah, I was expecting an "every now and then" when he followed up with "I eat chicken", lol.
      Then again, i guess if by that he means like a chicken salad with small chunks and otherwise a plant-based meal plan, he's _technically_ correct.

    • @NeutralMjolkHotel
      @NeutralMjolkHotel Pƙed 17 dny +30

      Yeah, most diets are MOSTLY plant-based in some way. Means nothing.

    • @ShizouHeiwajima14
      @ShizouHeiwajima14 Pƙed 17 dny +19

      "and I also eat some dairy products, and also eggs"
      my dude xD

    • @ryandury
      @ryandury Pƙed 17 dny +21

      The takeaway from this isn't what he said, it's how Ed responded. As in, he wasn't reactionary to the contrary statement, which is what we can all learn from in terms of steering the conversation towards more agreement instead of calling out peoples hypocrisy.

    • @Sergio2006A
      @Sergio2006A Pƙed 17 dny +11

      He's mostly plant-based, except when he eats.

  • @DingleberrryDan
    @DingleberrryDan Pƙed 17 dny +70

    3:22 "Personally, I consider the animals living beings."
    What a concept.

    • @SSStofu008
      @SSStofu008 Pƙed 17 dny

      Concept indeed

    • @sag3_v
      @sag3_v Pƙed 16 dny +1

      living... not even sentient still

    • @chrisheath5233
      @chrisheath5233 Pƙed 13 dny

      as are plants, insects, fungi and bacteria. Viruses are in a bit of a grey zone for me.

    • @user-gu9yq5sj7c
      @user-gu9yq5sj7c Pƙed 13 dny +2

      @@sag3_v It's a little confusing, but sometimes when people say "living" they meant sentient depending on context. We can ask people to clarify.
      He said "personally" but it's not a personal opinion animals are living/sentient beings, it's scientific reality.
      When he said that, it sounded like how some people called some people subhuman.

    • @OfficialWorldChampion
      @OfficialWorldChampion Pƙed dnem +1

      rofl

  • @KillersWalkFree
    @KillersWalkFree Pƙed 17 dny +195

    We live in a world where asking people to stop being cruel towards animals is considered offensive. I never realized how horrible some people were until I started speaking out against animal cruelty. The mere act of me not eating meat at a table triggers so many. It blows my mind.

    • @GeddyRC
      @GeddyRC Pƙed 17 dny +26

      I’m with ya man. It blows my mind too and over time (I’ve been vegan 5-6 years) my opinions of others gets lower and lower. Not others in “my circle” I just mean humans in general. It made me realize how awful we are as a species because we aren’t rational beings, we just rationalize all the terrible things they do. Every other animal on the planet that does awful things (eating young, cannibalism, etc) don’t do it because they don’t feel like changing, that’s just how they work. Humans on the other hand have the ability to question everything, but we do whatever we damn well feel like it to get a dopamine hit for a few minutes. It’s wild.

    • @GarudaLegends
      @GarudaLegends Pƙed 16 dny

      Do you cry like a loser when a chicken eats a rodent, or do you only cry like a loser when a human eats a chicken?

    • @jsdoor323
      @jsdoor323 Pƙed 16 dny

      People have clung on to that “animal products are awesome!” idea a LOT. Because they’ve been spoon fed bullshit about how animals are just worthless objects that exist for protein, burgers, clothes and zoos. And if you argue against something that’s immoral but the majority is fine with it, you’ll be labeled as the annoying guy trying to ruin people’s fun. Ignorance is man’s best friend.

    • @user-wv8ju3dw8s
      @user-wv8ju3dw8s Pƙed 16 dny

      @@GeddyRC 👍👍👍👍

    • @bugsthompson
      @bugsthompson Pƙed 16 dny

      ​@@GarudaLegends
      You cry like a loser everytime a vegan video is posted 😂

  • @shokan7178
    @shokan7178 Pƙed 17 dny +190

    What do people think life would be like if gay rights activists, abolitionists, and suffragettes hadn't pushed their views?

  • @AFTERPUPPET
    @AFTERPUPPET Pƙed 17 dny +46

    “I’m mostly plant based”
    “I eat chicken once a day “
    “I’m mostly a non smoker “
    “I smoke cigarettes once a day “

  • @alexus6237
    @alexus6237 Pƙed 17 dny +193

    If he recognises all these points, why isn't he vegan?

    • @antoinettecastle4739
      @antoinettecastle4739 Pƙed 17 dny +30

      Because he likes the taste of chickens

    • @py16667
      @py16667 Pƙed 17 dny +47

      Selfish & lazy

    • @thewhitedwarf3846
      @thewhitedwarf3846 Pƙed 17 dny

      not a total retard, tho he is wrong about alot

    • @infinityblablabla
      @infinityblablabla Pƙed 17 dny +2

      Because he CAN (not be vegan).

    • @periel
      @periel Pƙed 17 dny +19

      @@antoinettecastle4739 I admit that I physically liked the taste of chicken and all meat. I grew up eating meat and being completely disconnected from the reality of how meat was produced. It was never spoken about by my parents. When I found out the truth, I stopped eating animal products. It was a choice between my physical self which felt pleasure in the taste of meat and my spiritual and emotional self that felt pain for the animals that suffered. As I hold spiritual(unselfishness) above the physical (selfishness), I came to the moral conclusion that even though I physically liked the taste of meat, that I could not in good conscience continue to eat it.

  • @starrygutter
    @starrygutter Pƙed 16 dny +18

    This guy saying "personally, I consider the animals as living beings" buddy that's not an opinion that's a fact

  • @lorraineraven3836
    @lorraineraven3836 Pƙed 17 dny +101

    Be one less person harming animals.
    đŸŒ±đŸ•ŠđŸ’š

    • @chrisheath5233
      @chrisheath5233 Pƙed 13 dny

      Plants don't like to be harmed either. That is why they have developed their own defense mechanisms to deter animals from eating them.

    • @lorraineraven3836
      @lorraineraven3836 Pƙed 13 dny

      @@chrisheath5233 Please explain, and give a list of all the plants that do this, with sources, so that I can make an informed descision as to whether I should be more concerned about the life of plants, rather than the lives of actual sentient animals caught up in a system that uses, abuses, and exploits them before sticking a knife into their still warm convulsing bodies.

    • @chrisheath5233
      @chrisheath5233 Pƙed 13 dny

      @@lorraineraven3836 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_defense

    • @lorraineraven3836
      @lorraineraven3836 Pƙed 13 dny

      @@chrisheath5233 Interesting, but I don't eat milkweed or lichen, and I'm not a herbivore. What point are you trying to make, in context with the video?

    • @chrisheath5233
      @chrisheath5233 Pƙed 13 dny

      @@lorraineraven3836 I was just responding to your comment about harming animals. Are you not a herbivore by choice, i.e., vegan?

  • @jasonalbury2487
    @jasonalbury2487 Pƙed 17 dny +27

    "we should view what happens from the position of those who have been harmed, it's a moral issue.... Issues of morality should be viewed from that of the victim rather than from the oppressor" - Ed Winters

  • @ChaseAvior
    @ChaseAvior Pƙed 17 dny +147

    Vegans have a reduced risk of cancer,
    type 2 diabetes, and heart disease.
    Vegan diets are appropriate
    for all stages of the life cycle,
    including pregnancy, lactation, infancy,
    childhood, adolescence, older adulthood,
    and for athletes.
    - Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

    • @thewhitedwarf3846
      @thewhitedwarf3846 Pƙed 17 dny

      careful, the antihumanist vegans will hate you classing pregnancy as part of the lifecycle

    • @drk3249
      @drk3249 Pƙed 17 dny +2

      Hi do you mind giving links to this information?

    • @ChaseAvior
      @ChaseAvior Pƙed 17 dny

      @@drk3249 Unfortunately, CZcams won't let me post the link, but you can copy and paste the quote into Google and it will take you to the study.

    • @arambarsamian6312
      @arambarsamian6312 Pƙed 17 dny +10

      @@drk3249Adventist Health Studies 1 and 2. With all other relevant factors controlled, vegans have a lower risk of all chronic diseases and a longer lifespan. And the reason why this is relevant is to point out that it is not possible to live well, without unnecessarily harming other sentient beings, as far as practicable. The superior health benefits are merely a side boon.

    • @Tyler5ht
      @Tyler5ht Pƙed 17 dny +3

      @@drk3249​​⁠​⁠​⁠ whole food plant based vegan is what you want. I can’t imagine you’d be too healthy being a junk food vegan

  • @turquoise_eye5026
    @turquoise_eye5026 Pƙed 17 dny +16

    *I love how there’s a rainbow on the table directly pointing towards edđŸ„° mother nature is showing her appreciation* 😊

    • @Gaming_Vegan_Ape
      @Gaming_Vegan_Ape Pƙed 16 dny

      It's a lens flare.
      "Mother nature" is a cruel bitch.

  • @periel
    @periel Pƙed 17 dny +44

    I’m learning so much from Ed about how to have a dialogue about veganism. I just received his book How to Argue with a Meat eater. I tend to get very emotional and angry when I talk to meat eaters. I’m striving to emulate Ed’s approach but I find it’s not easy for me. I have so much anger at peoples’ disregard for animals’ suffering.

    • @rondarkman.
      @rondarkman. Pƙed 17 dny +1

      Why do you get angry over what someone eats? That's bizzare

    • @walter....
      @walter.... Pƙed 17 dny +4

      @@rondarkman. If someone wanted to kill and eat you, and even claimed that they aren't doing anything wrong, I'd also get angry at them. Do you think I shouldn't?

    • @bugsthompson
      @bugsthompson Pƙed 17 dny +3

      ​​@@rondarkman.
      Are you really really this thick, Ronald?

    • @dellisgibbs5823
      @dellisgibbs5823 Pƙed 17 dny +1

      I'm the same, I feel very reactive and defensive

    • @rondarkman.
      @rondarkman. Pƙed 16 dny

      @walter....
      Feel the way you want to feel I'm also not a farmed product

  • @karla_amisi
    @karla_amisi Pƙed 17 dny +48

    It’s all about planting the seed with everyone around us, as effectively as we can. That’s all we can do. Thanks Ed! ❀

    • @rondarkman.
      @rondarkman. Pƙed 17 dny +1

      😂😂😂2024 over 8 billion non vegans and you get excited about " planting seeds" lol

    • @Reeeeves
      @Reeeeves Pƙed 17 dny +1

      @@rondarkman.Your point is?

    • @rondarkman.
      @rondarkman. Pƙed 16 dny

      @@Reeeeves
      Eacty that

    • @cicolas_nage
      @cicolas_nage Pƙed 16 dny +4

      @@rondarkman. so where did the 1 million new vegans in the UK alone come from? progress is being made, however slow

  • @ChaseAvior
    @ChaseAvior Pƙed 17 dny +125

    The Vegan Beyond Burger
    creates 90% less greenhouse gas emissions,
    uses 99% less water,
    93% less land,
    and requires 46% less energy
    than a beef burger.
    - University of Michigan

    • @thewhitedwarf3846
      @thewhitedwarf3846 Pƙed 17 dny

      grass raised beef uses no water, no 'greenhouse' needed, uses no energy and is great for the enviroment -reality of reality

    • @drk3249
      @drk3249 Pƙed 17 dny +4

      Hi do you mind giving links to this information?

    • @arambarsamian6312
      @arambarsamian6312 Pƙed 17 dny +19

      Also, eating processed vegan foods is not a necessity for being vegan. All one needs is real, whole, unprocessed plant foods: legumes, whole grains, vegetables, nuts, seeds, fruit, herbs and spices. There are hundreds of choices and an abundance of each.

    • @DarkDeepGreen
      @DarkDeepGreen Pƙed 17 dny +12

      @@thewhitedwarf3846 Grass fed cows are certainly not great for the environment, that's debunked.

    • @HuplesCat
      @HuplesCat Pƙed 17 dny +8

      @@thewhitedwarf3846you are saying untruths brother. You should research your own opinions.

  • @ashleysherlock5705
    @ashleysherlock5705 Pƙed 17 dny +14

    Really nice conversation this time! Some of the comments will inevitably judge this young man for not being vegan yet, forgetting that they themselves were once in the same position. He's far more open than most people.

  • @DecidedlyDonna
    @DecidedlyDonna Pƙed 17 dny +85

    There's never a moral justification for harming an animal. As always, thanks Ed for your great work! We gotta keep that vegan message out there! đŸŒ±đŸ’ŻđŸ’š

    • @alphaikaros417
      @alphaikaros417 Pƙed 17 dny +4

      Morality is subjective so you can make one up if you want to

    • @marcomoreno6748
      @marcomoreno6748 Pƙed 17 dny +7

      @@alphaikaros417 Something being subjective doesn't mean you can "make one up", it means morality will vary from subject to subject, and is not an inherent attribute that is measurable independent of a subject. Morality is an emergent phenomenon of evolved, social species, one being humans. You could "make up" a reason to harm an animal, but carefully observing that individuals actions I would wager will reveal inconsistency with their other emotive moralities.

    • @alphaikaros417
      @alphaikaros417 Pƙed 17 dny +2

      ​@@marcomoreno6748It could be that other inconsistencies are revealed but what if no inconsistencies can be revealed? Would you consider it morally justified then?

    • @UT48D
      @UT48D Pƙed 17 dny +1

      Take some B12 !

    • @longknoll8065
      @longknoll8065 Pƙed 17 dny +2

      ​@@UT48D Supplements/fortified foods/yeast extract (Marmite, Vegemite, etc).

  • @Pyl_Sla
    @Pyl_Sla Pƙed 17 dny +35

    Another banger by the boss

  • @martinkevin4827
    @martinkevin4827 Pƙed 17 dny +37

    Awesome outreach as always Ed , another seed planted , let's hope he takes the moral path towards veganism.

  • @deanramsey95
    @deanramsey95 Pƙed 16 dny +4

    One of the most open minded interviews I’ve seen Ed have. Cool young man, hope he makes the change in his own life and inspires others around him

  • @PA-hi9wj
    @PA-hi9wj Pƙed 17 dny +15

    If pushing veganism is offensive, so is pushing carnism.

    • @konyvnyelv.
      @konyvnyelv. Pƙed 10 dny

      Meateaters push carnism on animals

  • @leedublin320
    @leedublin320 Pƙed 15 dny +3

    "Be the change you want to see in the world" says it all for me.

  • @DarkDeepGreen
    @DarkDeepGreen Pƙed 17 dny +16

    Great conversation đŸŒ±

  • @ladyaudrey9976
    @ladyaudrey9976 Pƙed 16 dny +4

    A voice for the voiceless, thank you 💚💚💚💚

  • @lifeisawackything
    @lifeisawackything Pƙed 17 dny +11

    Thank you Ed for doing what you do!!

  • @willb2568
    @willb2568 Pƙed 17 dny +6

    I feel like Ed went a bit too easy on this guy.. i was expecting more of his classic re-inforced... ''so, why arent YOU vegan?'' question, which normally gets an interesting response and them in a corner to explain and question themselves a bit more, either way, great work Ed, love seeing these debates.

  • @payojaaa
    @payojaaa Pƙed 17 dny +8

    he was so humble and understanding! Ed is always respectful to others as well! Great convo! hope that guy can become vegan in the future! he should see some documentaries which shows unimaginable horrors of what animals go through to become someone's sandwich or a burger

  • @pawe9391
    @pawe9391 Pƙed 17 dny +5

    Please be vegan for animals, there is no need to harm them

  • @Puketapu
    @Puketapu Pƙed 15 dny +2

    Wonderful as always Ed. Calm. Careful. People need to work their own way through this. Bashing people does not work

  • @DangThatsVegan
    @DangThatsVegan Pƙed 17 dny +4

    Ed, I really appreciated how composed and level-headed you remained throughout the discussion. It's not easy to have conversations about such an emotionally-charged topic, but you did an excellent job of articulating your perspectives in a respectful and empathetic manner. Your commitment to raising awareness about the suffering of animals in the food industry and advocating for veganism as a way to reduce that suffering is truly admirable. By maintaining a calm and rational approach, you allowed the message to shine through without getting bogged down in heated debates. Discussions like this are so important for fostering understanding and encouraging people to think critically about the ethical implications of their dietary choices. Well done, Ed, for being a compassionate voice for those who cannot speak for themselves, thank you. 🌿

  • @elias_phantom5
    @elias_phantom5 Pƙed 16 dny +3

    thank you so much for your advocacy, Ed!❀

  • @markj7612
    @markj7612 Pƙed 17 dny +6

    Attempting to make meat eaters aware of the fact that they are funding the enslavement, torture and murder of animals is not "pushing" veganism. Whereas meat eaters do not simply "push" their unnecessary dietary choice upon defenseless animals - they force it. It is meat eaters who offensive, if cruelty is offensive to the civilized man.

  • @MoreLifePlease
    @MoreLifePlease Pƙed 15 dny +3

    When most people think of "cruelty to animals", they think of beating a dog or driving a horse to exhaustion on a sweltering day, not of having a beefburger or some chicken wings.

    • @Kasprr
      @Kasprr Pƙed 5 dny

      Yes, that’s called cognitive dissonance.

    • @UsoundsGermany
      @UsoundsGermany Pƙed dnem

      @@Kasprr even worse, if ppl kill innocent sentient plants en masse (and then they think they are something better even !), like "vegans" do.. they also kill millions of animals, so cruel this vegan agenda - I agreeđŸ˜Ș

  • @keeganitreal
    @keeganitreal Pƙed 17 dny +3

    So crazy how non vegans like to talk about the population as a whole instead facing their own actions. It’s amazing the lengths we will go to ignore the harm we personally cause.

    • @rondarkman.
      @rondarkman. Pƙed 17 dny

      My food dies for me, sometimes I kill my own food

  • @michaelt5017
    @michaelt5017 Pƙed 17 dny +13

    Live vegan for a better world đŸŒ± 🌏

    • @rondarkman.
      @rondarkman. Pƙed 17 dny

      Nah my taste is more important

    • @bugsthompson
      @bugsthompson Pƙed 17 dny

      ​@@rondarkman.
      Selfish.

    • @bose-ld8hb
      @bose-ld8hb Pƙed 15 dny

      ​@@bugsthompsonexactly some people are just selfish, it's deep in human nature for the majority. People actually acknowledge the suffering of animal but they simply just couldn't care enough. Some matter such as veganism are simply not relevant to them, myself included 😅

  • @donnae9566
    @donnae9566 Pƙed 17 dny +5

    Question: What's the point of the human race if we don't continue to evolve for the better?

  • @SurTrailDoesAll
    @SurTrailDoesAll Pƙed 17 dny +11

    As a society we have dropped the ball. Relocate the animals and make it illegal to kill all life forms human or other wise. Make it fair across the board. Do not say hey you look this way you get rights. And you look like that you don’t get rights. It’s a slippery slope.

    • @thewhitedwarf3846
      @thewhitedwarf3846 Pƙed 17 dny +2

      rights exist because men enforce them for themselves, their families, communities and countries. animals have no rights because they cannot enforce them

    • @SurTrailDoesAll
      @SurTrailDoesAll Pƙed 17 dny

      @@thewhitedwarf3846 they live on this earth with us. So they should be brought into the conversation. A newborn born cannot enforce them. Some disabled people cannot. Millions of humans are not aware of even their own surroundings but best believe there rights aren’t being taken away because they don’t have the cognitive like me or you. So they are considered so should other species. Being human doesn’t dictate nothing. Plus in a thousand years might not be any government or anyone enforcing anything. So hopefully those people are kinder to themselves and others. My cousin believes we are going backwards in time. So your rights might be stripped away, women and etc. We should be moving forward for equality of all species. There is always a way to consider everyone.

    • @hiking1388
      @hiking1388 Pƙed 17 dny

      @@thewhitedwarf3846 Their are plenty of groups of humans today too weak to enforce their own rights. Child slaves are trafficked in western Africa to help grow cacao for chocolate. They're only kids, they can't 'enforce' their rights. Because they can't enforce their own rights, are you saying they don't deserve rights?

    • @rupert909
      @rupert909 Pƙed 17 dny

      ​@@thewhitedwarf3846 wow... i have been vegan for 5+ years but this really made me think man... animals can't enforce their rights so do they really deserve them...? wow... guess i'm quitting veganism...
      on the other hand, children and disabled people also cannot enforce their own rights so i guess we'll be murdering and eating them too?

    • @SSStofu008
      @SSStofu008 Pƙed 17 dny

      @@thewhitedwarf3846so no rights for babies and mentally disabled people???

  • @marzettik
    @marzettik Pƙed 17 dny +1

    Cool video! Finally got a copy of your new book, fantastic read! ❀

  • @capucinebellucci3476
    @capucinebellucci3476 Pƙed 16 dny +5

    Vegan activist Hero ✊✊✊✊

  • @stevesas632
    @stevesas632 Pƙed 17 dny +38

    Hmmm, let's discuss it, but let's not personally do anything about it.
    He was more into environment issues rather than really connecting with the immense suffering of animals. If he doesn't see it, he can quite comfortably put to the back of his mind with just another topic.

    • @leviahimsa
      @leviahimsa Pƙed 17 dny +6

      The most comprehensive *meta-analysis* conducted to date with 119 countries, shows avoiding animal products is the *"SINGLE BIGGEST WAY"* to reduce our environmental impact. -J. Poore, Oxford University, journal Science âœŒïžđŸ’–đŸŒŽ

    • @harveyplantharvester1502
      @harveyplantharvester1502 Pƙed 17 dny +3

      I don't get how someone can care more about something so vague and nebulous as "the environment" than the suffering of a living sentient being. It's like, hello, priorities???

    • @rondarkman.
      @rondarkman. Pƙed 17 dny +2

      ​@@harveyplantharvester1502
      Veganism is just not a priority

    • @bugsthompson
      @bugsthompson Pƙed 17 dny +1

      ​@@rondarkman.
      To you.

    • @vincentizghra6144
      @vincentizghra6144 Pƙed 17 dny +1

      How do you know that? I am entirely plant-based for the last 15 years and the environmental issues are still my primary reason. Because, the environment is where fucking life lives. Animals, bacteria, viruses, algea, etc. The world is completely full of torture chambers, for animals and humans. They can all be easily destroyed and rebuilt, the environment can't. How do you expect to breathe in 30 years when there are no coral reefs left in the worlds oceans? How do you expect any animal to breathe in that?

  • @MrButtera
    @MrButtera Pƙed 15 dny +2

    Thank you for the insights Ed. Love this style of video!

  • @lifeisawackything
    @lifeisawackything Pƙed 17 dny +16

    Go Vegan!!

    • @rondarkman.
      @rondarkman. Pƙed 17 dny

      😂😂😂😂 lol no I won't far to many delicious animals to eat

    • @bugsthompson
      @bugsthompson Pƙed 17 dny

      ​@@rondarkman.
      You're so original, Ron. Ronnie likes bacon. Ron tells everyone he likes bacon đŸ„“ well done Ron. 👏 🏅

    • @Reeeeves
      @Reeeeves Pƙed 17 dny

      @@bugsthompsonHe just likes having some fatty meat in his mouth. Can't judge him for that.

    • @rondarkman.
      @rondarkman. Pƙed 16 dny

      @@bugsthompson
      Where did I mention bacon?

  • @EngineersQuest
    @EngineersQuest Pƙed 17 dny +4

    Pushing as opposed to advocating and educating? I've been a vegan for over 14 years now. Before that I was actually irritated when animal rights activists would yell and resort to name calling. They were NOT part of my change to veganism. I listened to and learned from those who talked peacefully with me and provided me with the truth. That's who I try to be as well no matter how angry I sometimes get over some of the comments and heartlessness I see and hear.

    • @Artoosa
      @Artoosa Pƙed 17 dny +1

      That sometimes doesn't work for people. There are many different types of activism.

  • @chandlerrincon4236
    @chandlerrincon4236 Pƙed 16 dny +2

    Not enough people in the comments talking about they FOUND commonality and AGREE that animal farming is wrong. I think we should all focus on that instead of how the conversation began. Great job Ed. Seems you planted a very strong rooted seed. Hoping they go Vegan!!

  • @stevengreen11
    @stevengreen11 Pƙed 12 dny +1

    This guy is pretty open minded and this is one of the better interviews you've had.

  • @MqKosmos
    @MqKosmos Pƙed 16 dny +2

    "My diet is pretty plant based but I have chicken [every single] day" đŸ˜”â€đŸ’«

  • @Stay1967k
    @Stay1967k Pƙed 17 dny +4

    Thank you Ed

  • @midasghijsels158
    @midasghijsels158 Pƙed 17 dny +4

    No you are brilliant Ed

  • @Mlowe89
    @Mlowe89 Pƙed 17 dny +5

    Thanks Ed

  • @biancat.1873
    @biancat.1873 Pƙed 17 dny +8

    đŸ’šđŸŸđŸŒ±đŸ’šđŸŸđŸŒ±đŸ’šđŸŸđŸŒ±đŸ’šđŸŸđŸŒ±

  • @Gaming_Vegan_Ape
    @Gaming_Vegan_Ape Pƙed 17 dny +5

    How I feel when I'm discussing veganism.
    "Just 'cause you don't understand what's going on
    Don't mean it don't make no sense
    And just 'cause you don't like it, don't mean it ain't no good
    And let me tell you something
    Before you go taking a walk in my world
    You better take a look at the real world
    'Cause this ain't no Mister Roger's neighborhood
    
 Can you say, "Feel like shit"?
    Yeah, maybe sometimes I do feel like shit
    I ain't happy 'bout it, but I'd rather feel like shit than be full of shit
    And if I offended you, oh, I'm sorry, but maybe you need to be offended
    But here's my apology, and one more thing
    Fuck you!" - You can't bring me down, suicidal tendencies

    • @Xapxap1212
      @Xapxap1212 Pƙed 16 dny +1

      All I wanted was a pepsi

    • @Gaming_Vegan_Ape
      @Gaming_Vegan_Ape Pƙed 16 dny

      ​@@Xapxap1212Institutionalized is one of my favorite songs.

  • @TheSandersLifeDad
    @TheSandersLifeDad Pƙed 17 dny +40

    Not as offensive as taking a life just because the persons hungry

    • @user-gu9yq5sj7c
      @user-gu9yq5sj7c Pƙed 13 dny

      Worse, much of eating animal products is for taste, not hunger.

  • @JR-rf9sq
    @JR-rf9sq Pƙed 17 dny +5

    There’s hope for this guy. He just needs to connect his thoughts with his actions. Go vegan!

  • @bestbehave
    @bestbehave Pƙed 17 dny +5

    I eat plant based (but I eat meat once a day) 😂😂

    • @bestbehave
      @bestbehave Pƙed 16 dny

      @@Sweeney-nn2hy nah dude plant based means no animal products.
      Omni is what you described and is a pretty standard diet

  • @suski.k5009
    @suski.k5009 Pƙed 13 dny

    Great job, Ed! đŸ’ȘđŸ»đŸ’ȘđŸ»đŸ’ȘđŸ»

  • @konyvnyelv.
    @konyvnyelv. Pƙed 16 dny +1

    Were you in Milan some days ago? I think I walked near you.

    • @oliverkusz6691
      @oliverkusz6691 Pƙed 10 dny +1

      He did go to Italy because his book had been published in Italian

  • @hallogutentag4126
    @hallogutentag4126 Pƙed 17 dny +9

    love u

  • @jjradV
    @jjradV Pƙed 17 dny +4

    If you are against abuse and violence towards animals you must be vegan !

  • @falsificationism
    @falsificationism Pƙed 17 dny

    Credit to this kid for sitting down. He seemed very open and responsive, but eager to distance his own behavior from what society's doing. The tip-off was mentioning the distinction between ethics and morals (not relevant in this context).
    These aren't incompatible. You can support changing the ethics of the system (which is necessary), and you can also live consistent with your morals (which is insufficient but desirable) and abstain from eating animals. This isn't abstract; it's not complicated. Don't overcomplicate it!

  • @36ELRIC
    @36ELRIC Pƙed 16 dny +3

    Great guy very level-headed, he sounds like a Vegan. He just needs to Align his beliefs with his actions

  • @KazukoStarz
    @KazukoStarz Pƙed 8 dny

    Side topic: the person in the red hood shirt's voice reminded me 'Annoying Orange' series of Mr cool cucumber đŸ„’ 😎 great video!

  • @Lb-ri5wr
    @Lb-ri5wr Pƙed 17 dny +14

    credit to any vegan who can still watch street debates with people like this who parrot the same regurgitated nonsense that meat eaters have been brainlessly spewing since the dawn of time. I just came to like the video, my mental health can't cope with meat eater debates anymore.

    • @Anon-box
      @Anon-box Pƙed 17 dny +1

      I feel the same way man. It is insane how much willful ignorance there is in this world. Very sad.

    • @allandm
      @allandm Pƙed 17 dny

      At least he didn't say 'but animals eat other animals' 😂

    • @rondarkman.
      @rondarkman. Pƙed 17 dny +1

      No need to debate its my food and there is zero you can do about it
      Instead of being so bitter just eat some tasty animals, it's not like you are achieving anything by not eating them

    • @jasmineamber6109
      @jasmineamber6109 Pƙed 17 dny +2

      @@rondarkman.are you okay? you keep supporting Ed’s channel by commenting on his videos, but obviously you don’t mean to because you are against veganism? why don’t you spend your time a bit better than supporting a man’s channel who you don’t even agree with? đŸ€Ł

    • @Anon-box
      @Anon-box Pƙed 17 dny +2

      @@rondarkman. you are embarrassing yourself.

  • @AllShirleyM
    @AllShirleyM Pƙed 15 dny

    Thanks!

  • @lifeisawackything
    @lifeisawackything Pƙed 17 dny +3

    hi!

  • @windrider4375
    @windrider4375 Pƙed 16 dny +1

    Our original ancestors millions of years ago, evolved with the aid of plants.. and technically evolved to where we are now with the help of that. So why is it so difficult to understand what is right and what is really needed for us to flourish. Empathetically and biologically..

  • @catherinehoy5548
    @catherinehoy5548 Pƙed 17 dny +1

    like water off a duck's back to him, this person seemed so self-satisfied whilst consuming chickens and dairy; all the arguments none of the understanding, a superior attitude, he was not humble, he was intractable.

    • @Akyaer
      @Akyaer Pƙed 17 dny +1

      Sounds like the typical college male :)

  • @estebanlabulle649
    @estebanlabulle649 Pƙed 16 dny +3

    Eating meat everyday isn't plant pased at all 😅😅

  • @AllBeingsAreLoveAmen
    @AllBeingsAreLoveAmen Pƙed 17 dny +1

    show more speeches and recipe videos and get some roundtables with multiple students/people. amen and more interviews on tv/news amen

  • @TallerVRS
    @TallerVRS Pƙed 16 dny +1

    One thing that people usually forget when talking about this: some people are not on the level to care about the wellbeing on the animals. Just imagine someone told you not to use hand-sanitizer for the mass genocide it commits on the bacteria. It sounds absurd to you, but this is how you sound to people who are not willing to go vegetarian/vegan.

    • @sil9179
      @sil9179 Pƙed 16 dny +3

      bacteria do not have nervous system and do not feel pain, animals do. most people who believe they don't care about the wellbeing of animals do actually care about the wellbeing specific animals like dogs/cats and human children. drawing a parallel between animals they do care about to agricultural animals could make them think

    • @ignacio2763
      @ignacio2763 Pƙed 15 dny +1

      very strange argument to make. Animals we eat are much more closely related to us humans than they are to bacteria

    • @TallerVRS
      @TallerVRS Pƙed 15 dny

      @@sil9179 Exactly "could" make them think, just like the fact that bacteria also strive to survive "could" make you think about the wrongness about using hand-sanitizer. But it didn't. So don't expect other people to make leaps in development when you yourself can't do it.

    • @cazzawazzadingdong5139
      @cazzawazzadingdong5139 Pƙed 14 dny

      What an odd false equivalency fallacy comment.đŸ€”

  • @buffveganyoda446
    @buffveganyoda446 Pƙed 16 dny

    The vibes are immaculate

  • @mcc5295
    @mcc5295 Pƙed 17 dny +4

    Grey video ed

  • @VeganofCourse
    @VeganofCourse Pƙed 9 dny

    This guy really knows his stuff. Maybe you can convince him to reduce suffering some day.

  • @judy9488
    @judy9488 Pƙed 17 dny +4

    He should be vegan. Likely he will be one day. Hopefully sooner rather than later.

  • @mattb4494
    @mattb4494 Pƙed 17 dny +1

    Most people just don't care about much beyond there own happiness and pleasure senstions. If you force them to consider other beings feelings it literally offends them. And these are my freinds who consider themselves very good people because they obey the law and would never hurt anyone deliberately.

  • @catboy721
    @catboy721 Pƙed 17 dny +2

    He may have been honest, but he equivocated on every point and seemed uninterested in change. So many of these interviewees just lack empathy and compassion for other beings.

  • @BsktImp
    @BsktImp Pƙed 17 dny +1

    Please can you advance a robust counterargument against the hypothetical that scientists discover a new deeper type or meaning for conciousness and sentience and that plants and fungi share these with humans and other animals - excluding of course the trivial blanket argument against hypotheticals?

    • @patrickcornu5818
      @patrickcornu5818 Pƙed 16 dny

      You will cause much less plants to suffer by eating them directly rather than feeding more plants to animals for you to eat the meat. You need to feed at least 6 calories from plants to get 1 calorie in meat. So the way to minimise overall suffering is to eat the plants directly.

    • @BsktImp
      @BsktImp Pƙed 11 dny +1

      I'll take that a no then.

  • @ChaseAvior
    @ChaseAvior Pƙed 17 dny +15

    Ban Slaughter

    • @rondarkman.
      @rondarkman. Pƙed 17 dny

      No increase it

    • @bugsthompson
      @bugsthompson Pƙed 17 dny

      ​@@rondarkman.
      Ron needs some attention. I am giving him it.

    • @Innesb
      @Innesb Pƙed 16 dny +1

      @@bugsthompsonThey’re a long-time troll. I recognise the avatar, but the name has changed. I do wonder what’s going through their head, though. What do they imagine they’re changing or affecting with their inane comments. It’s somewhat fascinating. I suspect they’re a narcissist, but that don’t have anyone in the real world to control, so this is the best thing they can think of, which is somewhat tragic. If not a narcissist, there is most likely something about themselves they hate so much that they have to find some kind of release, and this is it. I hope they can find peace; it’s sad to see someone with such little control over their own life.

    • @pacmanmcgavin7034
      @pacmanmcgavin7034 Pƙed 16 dny

      @@bugsthompson Why don't the vegans want a referendum, Bugsy?
      Because they'd lose and lose bad.
      Mankind will never be vegan. Say hi to your mom for me.

    • @bugsthompson
      @bugsthompson Pƙed 16 dny

      @@pacmanmcgavin7034
      I thought it was coupon night? You know there's a lull tuesday evenings. You can say hi to her yourself...

  • @Vegan4Life_
    @Vegan4Life_ Pƙed 6 dny

    thanks

  • @weaq84
    @weaq84 Pƙed 17 dny +1

    The idea that the only way we know a human suffers is because they can say "ouch, that really hurt" is quite funny.

    • @AmeliaLidstrom
      @AmeliaLidstrom Pƙed 15 dny +1

      "Ouch that hurt to the 98th percentile !" Now we can really quantify that suffering!! đŸ§Ș

  • @IsaacWale2004
    @IsaacWale2004 Pƙed 12 dny +1

    I wouldn't say it's offensive, but it can be annoying. There is a right way to do it. Ed manages to do it well, which is why I watch his videos. He doesn't come off as annoying or arrogant like some other vegan activists (who shall remain unnamed).

  • @onlyguitar1001
    @onlyguitar1001 Pƙed 12 dny

    We do need systemic change. The cost of water usage, land usage and deforestation on the environment need to be taxed and so the cost of animal products should be higher. We also need honest labelling and advertising to remind people of the damage to the animals, the environment and their health. Sadly I think that the only thing that will make the masses change is if they understand how animal agriculture will negatively effect humans.

  • @janlaag
    @janlaag Pƙed 16 dny

    Famous creators pushing for rights and a better world, if you really want to make the convo deep and real make people you interview anonymous, turn them into cartoon images so that privacy can let their opinions be completely sincere.
    The more truth you get the more work you can do to make it better.

  • @VeganSemihCyprus33
    @VeganSemihCyprus33 Pƙed 17 dny +6

    Wisdom to be shared 👉The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 🙏

  • @Dribbles88
    @Dribbles88 Pƙed 17 dny +1

    Damn, ed let him off easy. Where's the "why are you vegan yet?" question.

  • @bodilrummelhoff7372
    @bodilrummelhoff7372 Pƙed 17 dny +2

    ❀❀❀

  • @MilosRoom
    @MilosRoom Pƙed 15 dny

    Commenting for the rhythm

  • @MoreLifePlease
    @MoreLifePlease Pƙed 15 dny

    Pushing pretty much anything is often offensive. People just don't like being pushed. By anybody. About anything. Especially about things which, if accepted, might require them to alter deeply ingrained habits, customs and worldviews or, alternatively, to feel guilty about not altering them.
    Which is another thing most people don't care for and---except perhaps for persons with masochistic tendencies---usually try to avoid: feeling guilty, especially over things they've done or believed all their lives which were never previously causes of guilt.
    Just what everybody wants, right? New "sins" to feel guilty about committing.

  • @markmunny
    @markmunny Pƙed 14 dny

    "Personally I consider the animals living beings."

  • @BigChilling.
    @BigChilling. Pƙed 16 dny +1

    ❀❀❀❀

  • @itorlofi8102
    @itorlofi8102 Pƙed 17 dny +2

    đŸŒ±

  • @rodmitchell831
    @rodmitchell831 Pƙed 17 dny +4

    Is killing millions of animals everyday offensive

  • @sethhoyt2202
    @sethhoyt2202 Pƙed 17 dny +1

    GODLIKE

  • @AngelicaSecondLife
    @AngelicaSecondLife Pƙed 17 dny +20

    He needs to stop thinking that eating chicken once a day is ok, it’s NOT ok.

    • @wiz7650
      @wiz7650 Pƙed 17 dny +4

      It's not, but it's better than eating chicken 2 or 3 times a day. It's better than what most do and it's a step towards a more plant based world.

    • @AngelicaSecondLife
      @AngelicaSecondLife Pƙed 17 dny +1

      @@wiz7650 wouldn’t be ok to only take heroin once a day either, or eat a dog only once a day, that’s why he needs to stop thinking it’s acceptable, it isn’t, and while I agree that it’s a start, he needs to stop thinking it’s ok because it’s only once a day!
      Sort him out Ed! 😊

    • @thewhitedwarf3846
      @thewhitedwarf3846 Pƙed 17 dny +1

      why isnt it ok? chickens are good food

    • @soilikasanen
      @soilikasanen Pƙed 17 dny +6

      ​@@thewhitedwarf3846 They are sentient beings who want to live.

    • @antoinettecastle4739
      @antoinettecastle4739 Pƙed 17 dny +2

      ​@@thewhitedwarf3846because its cruel. Obviously

  • @NatalyBlackberry
    @NatalyBlackberry Pƙed 17 dny

    💚💚💚

  • @CaroAbebe
    @CaroAbebe Pƙed 17 dny +1

    This young man kind of understands, but he (still) shies away from the consequences.

  • @kaleighandrews7538
    @kaleighandrews7538 Pƙed 16 dny +1

    The other thing that bothers me about some of these interviews is when people say essentially oh well I agree with veganism because it’s better for the planet and the animals in the overall health of everybody, but I’m just not gonna change what the next generations are changing and then that will implement in the next generation that’s been the fucking problem all along every generation prior to the next things all the next generation will handle it. The next generation will handle it and that’s why I in the fucking position. We are now, stop putting it on the next generation when you can just as easily right now make the change and be part of the movement and that will fast track us getting to where we need to be a lot faster

  • @AllBeingsAreLoveAmen
    @AllBeingsAreLoveAmen Pƙed 17 dny +3

    another convert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @COACH-CARBOHYDRATE
    @COACH-CARBOHYDRATE Pƙed 17 dny +2

    I am offended by you shining light on my bad behaviours! Carbs FTW!! đŸ’ȘđŸ’Ș

  • @kaleighandrews7538
    @kaleighandrews7538 Pƙed 16 dny +2

    So they would take veganism as an offense because we’re asking you not to harm innocent living sentient beans, but it’s OK to offend vegans by eating living and sentient beings. Can you just listen to what you’re saying before you say it

  • @reesecarr2105
    @reesecarr2105 Pƙed 16 dny +1

    💚💚💚💚💚💯