Even if we just considered the Northern states, and the people who predominately chose not to have slaves; that in itself didn't end racism (people who were against slavery were usually racists too, but just recognized the evils of slavery), and of course didn't do anything to end abuse of animals for food.Jebus wrote:Brimstonesalad's slavery analogy would only be accurate if governments forced their people to be vegan just like the US government forced the confederate states to get rid of slavery.
I don't think we see that, generally, among most vegans today though.Jebus wrote:If everyone ended up becoming vegan by their own will because they felt sympathy for the animals, then we would have already come a long way and there would probably much more respect towards other humans as well.
I suspect meat will get more expensive until virtually nobody can afford it, before it's banned. Then among the rich (and before that, among people who can't afford meat but want it anyway) it may look a little like prohibition for a while with underground production (rabbits, guinea pigs, etc. in basements).Jebus wrote:I am more interested in the question of what will happen when roughly half of the world's population becomes vegan. With such strong feelings on both sides, will there be much violence? Will vegan countries impose sanctions on non-vegan countries?
I wouldn't expect much violence. Sanctions could happen though.