The pleasure-heads

As we grow up we split into two camps, those who make a living out of animals and those who don’t. It’s from the second group, obviously, that people move into the Animal Rights Movement. And from there we make certain demands or suggestions to others.
If the hard-hearted or obstinate ones, and those working in the animal business, are hostile (because vegans are a potential threat to their livelihoods) they’re even more so because they don’t like being told what to eat. Those who are committed to a lifetime of meat, especially those who work for the industry, could never contemplate the idea of animals having rights. If they’re protective of their jobs, imagine how much more protective the rich animal profiteers are, with their fortunes in the balance.
So their unapproachableness is understandable. All we can do is show them we love them no less … and then move on. If they are hostile and rigid with fear, and trying not to show it, they seem not to care about justifying what they eat. They belong to a group world where they can continue to eat their favourite foods undisturbed. They may not nail a ‘trespassers will be prosecuted’ sign on their gates but they have a protective shield to fend off anyone spouting vegan propaganda. They prefer to maintain a pleasure-head lifestyle. We can’t change that. We might have to move on, not worrying what they think, for it’s the others who are the more interesting ones. They think their food is pleasurable but they’re open to vegan suggestions. Suggestions that there may be other tastes and textures in food to be discovered, and on that basis alone they’re willing to listen. After that, for them, it’s easy to shop and try new things and see how they cook and do an all-vegan food trial. Out of that may come a realisation that non-animal foods are okay to eat. And that could mean it’s okay to go vegan.