2022:
If outrage isn’t a cool
image, what is? I’m not sure, personally, that I could even attempt to answer
that question because when it comes to animals being attacked, I’m not really in
control of my emotions. I won’t flinch at watching footage of animal cruelty. I
hate to see it but I’ve seen so much of it, and I know it underlines the rotten
core in many humans. And yet, this ‘outrage’ I feel is a trap, as it is for
many vegan animal advocates.
It interferes in our speaking
about this subject. All important is how forgiving we are, and how much we
respect other humans. It isn’t just about animals. When we speak, we can create
great waves of trust and promise, as long as we don’t pounce.
Communication has to be a
long and patient process. We might think we are natural speakers, and do a lot
of emailing, writing, telephoning, to connect this vegan message to people. But
how do we protect people from fearing us as preachy and threatening and
evangelical? So often, we don’t reach the point where we make it feel ‘safe’
for omnivores to listen to us. They can’t protect themselves from us except by
running away.
Omnivores need to trust that
we won’t ‘turn’ on them, crush them or make fools of them.
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