Bursting the Vegetarian Moral Bubble

In this fantastic article from the New York Times, the author argues that if the argument for being a vegan or vegetarian is to avoid killing animals for moral reasons, they should reconsider their diet. She writes that "...before we cede the entire moral penthouse to 'committed vegetarians' and 'strong ethical vegans,' we might consider that plants no more aspire to being stir-fried in a wok than a hog aspires to being peppercorn-studded in [her] Christmas clay pot." Plants in fact, have feelings too and active defense mechanisms in place to not get eaten.

I was so happy to see this article because I'm so tired of vegetarians feeling morally superior to us carnivores. I've always believed that plants also have souls, so the ethos of the vegetarian diet never made sense to me. I concede that there may be some nutritional benefit to a good vegetarian diet. But carnivores can also eat lots of veggies and try not to eat too much fatty red meat. So, vegetarians, take that! And thank you to the NYT for vindicating my position!