• @jeffw
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      411 months ago

      Oh wow, I thought your original comment was a joke lol. Regardless of what Charlie Kirk told you, a lot of land used for animal feed could be repurposed to grow food for humans.

      • @MuhammadJesusGaySex
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        I’m not super serious. I mean we are talking hypotheticals either way. The world/USA is never going to be full vegan. At least not in our lifetimes, and we have to feed too many people. So, things will continue just as they are.

        If I was being serious I would have also mentioned the water crisis in our agricultural areas in the US on top of the contamination. That way I could really drive home just how unsustainable our situation is. I know that livestock uses more water by the way, but it’s super unsustainable as it is. I doubt that just cutting out meat would be enough to save the lack of water situation.

        It’s a multifaceted, and complicated issue. One that if we’re being serious I’m smart enough to know that I don’t know all the ins and outs of. I’m also smart enough to know that you don’t either. Seeing as this issue isn’t our job and both of us are woefully inadequate to look at the situation from every angle. I was simply trying to look at some angles that perhaps you hadn’t.

        I think that explains how serious I was with my comments. Which is to say I am not, and neither are you.

        Also, did you know that 20% of US crops are alfalfa for export? I’ll let you figure out why that’s important. After all you made me look up Charlie Kirk.

        • @jeffw
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          211 months ago

          Again…. Current land use does not dictate future land use.

          And I’m not seeing anything about 1/5th of US crop exports being alfalfa

            • @jeffw
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              111 months ago

              That article says 20% of alfalfa is exported

                • @jeffw
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                  211 months ago

                  I typed my reply before I saw yours.

                  No idea what you’re talking about with forcing veganism. I’ve suggested most people reduce their meat consumption significantly and that some give up meat. That’s not veganism and I never said anything about forcing people.

                • @jeffw
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                  111 months ago

                  Yes. That’s not even 20% of US corn growth alone. They are saying 20% of alfalfa is exported.

    • @Fleur__
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      011 months ago

      That’s why we should start talking about going vegan, get the change happening as early as possible