Originally posted by Fenix
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One is a desire to reduce the amount of suffering. Another is sustainability. Vegans and vegetarians may take on such a diet for both reasons, one or neither (they might have a strictly dietary motive, though that's rare).
2. Supporting Monsanto is not something only vegetarians do. Meat eaters also technically support Monsanto, as the meat they eat will be corn-fed. At this level, meat eaters are actually committing a greater evil since the amount of corn needed to feed the cow/chicken that will be slaughtered is MUCH greater than a vegetarian can eat. IE: it takes an enormous amount of corn to to get 16oz of meat, whereas 16oz of corn is just 16oz of corn. By volume, meat eaters would be the greater supporter of Monsanto.
Lastly, I would say vegetarians and vegans tend to be more politicized and conscious in their diets and would be more likely to support local produce.
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