>You're right: denying there is a lifestyle left is problematic; so, too, is
>claiming (which I'm not suggest you do) that the existence of a lifestyle
>left means that there are no moral or political considerations surrounding,
>say, personal consumption
>
>Best,
>Kendall Clark
absolutely agree. i should have written more, but what I thought of was how I was actually most persuaded by a vegan friend who explained it to me in terms of political economy--as you were doing with Doug. Now, THAT made sense. So, when you brought up the issue, I wanted to reply with that story--with work interruptions I forgot to include it.
As you know, too, I do not agree with Carrol's claims that discussions of ethics and morality are not political. I follow the pragmatist tradition of Richard J. Bernstein's _The Ethical-Policitical Horizonz of Modernity/Postmodernity. So, I don't think you or anyone should shrink from such discussions, especially from discussions that make the connections clear.
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