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[quote=Anonymous]I'll start:

If you eat avocados, you support murderous cartels:

https://inteligencia.io/money/avocado-cartels/
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/02/07/avocados-mexican-drug-cartels

If you're one of those snobs eating healthy quinoa, you are a big part of the reason why people in c
Central America can no longer afford to eat an ancient grain they've been growing for thousands of years:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jan/16/vegans-stomach-unpalatable-truth-quinoa
https://web.colby.edu/st297-global18/2019/01/22/superfoods-dark-side-increasing-vulnerability-of-quinoa-farmers-in-bolivia/

If you drink Chilean wines you run afoul of all sorts of human rights issues regarding water access and water rights:
https://www.nrdc.org/experts/carolina-herrera/chiles-ongoing-water-crisis-threats-and-needed-actions
https://en.mercopress.com/2021/08/13/chilean-agriculture-and-fruit-producers-suffering-the-hydric-crisis

This is just a tip if the iceberg.  So how are you contributing to the oppression of peope based on your food choices? Go! [/quote]

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