The guardian video doing the rounds on facebook

[mf7480]

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/jul/08/vegan-climate-change-video

Just had this through my newsfeed. It's had 2.3 MILLION views. Why are the guardian publishing rubbish like this? A little video with that much coverage could do much more harm than the even the best agri marketing campaign could do good.

Infuriating to say the least

 

[Hilly]

Because they are left wing socialist vegan nasty people.

 

[ILovebaling]

I've not watched the video but are these vegan people suggesting we slaughter the livestock? And if so what do we do with all these animals that are slaughtered? Or are they supposed to be let out to the wild to roam free and reproduce naturally and uncontrollably? And if so that's not going to help any is it.

 

[bovrill]

It's from the 'news'paper that brings you George Monbiot.

 

[RobFZS]

they use livestock farming as a scapegoat for everything that is wrong with the world

 

[Irish NZ]

As funny as it sounds unilad on Facebook is gone the same way. Started with a few feel good stories about dogs doing silly things or saving a baby from a burning building usual BS. Then came the anti hunting stories in the post cecil aftermath(trophy hunting in Africa is not my thing but I'm pro it as its shown to be the solution rather than the problem) most recently it was anti farming video showing how it's ruining the world. It's a quiet concerning.

 

[Wellytrack]

What a load of tosh, the highest quantity of global emissions are attributed to human kind..
Excluding meat and livestock production from the sums it's still over 50% of all emissions due to people, Vegans included..

 

[MiJ]

Let them eat rank grasses, scrub and heather.

 

[Wellytrack]

Let them eat rank grasses, scrub and heather.

I think to be fair there are varying levels of militancy amongst vegans.
Some only refuse to eat cows cuz they are cute and cuddly.

 

[YorkshireAndrew]

If we all ate more beans & lentils gas emissions would rocket .

 

[Paddington]

Do the people testing VW's take into account the dietary habits of their owners ?

 

[Wellytrack]

Pretty bang on topic up until 7 minutes in...