On Brandon on Francione on Veganism
[[This blog is intended solely to be a place for me to work out my own thoughts in "conversation" with various bloggers and thinkers with whom I come into intellectual contact, perhaps as part of Chris Bateman's Republic of Bloggers. I spend a great deal of time thinking, but not enough time writing, and I hope this exercise will enable me to put my thoughts in better order, and perhaps improve my communication of them at the same time]] Brandon over at the excellent Siris blog writes in response to Gary Francione's article on owning animals and veganism . I have not yet read over Francione's full article, but mostly want to engage with the particular attitude that Brandon has in arguing against vegetarians and vegans, one which he has used a couple of times before. Basically, when Francione claims that veganism is morally necessary, Brandon responds that veganism is so difficult and expensive a lifestyle to maintain healthily that it can be written off as a mo...