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What If the 2040 Presidential Litmus Test Is Veganism?
It’s not so hard to imagine a day when meat-eating is scorned and ex-carnivores are shamed on the stump. Are you listening, Kamala Harris?
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Suppose that in the coming decades, Americans have a moral awakening with respect to the consumption of meat.
Suppose they conclude that eating meat is a grievous moral wrong, above all because it promotes cruelty to animals, but also because it contributes to environmental problems, including climate change.