Consequences

2042:

When we do question the consequences of our actions, as we must do whenever we take major decisions, we weigh the pros and cons – if we get slack at this point, we may not foresee the consequences. Then things happen as if they’ve sprung out of nowhere. They shock us.

When we don’t question consequences, we soon enough forget to look for them - the miracle of how a taboo works is that whole societies can be made to perform the same ritual, quite mindlessly. Like the eating of animals. If we ignore the consequences, even when they’re staring us in the face, we can expect explosions later, usually later in life. But at the time, at the mere mention of vegan animal rights there wells up a hostility. If you worship at the carnivore’s alter, it’s likely you’ll rigorously defend yourself from any vegan who dares to confront you. After which you’ll probably be haunted by the ghosts they leave behind.

The omnivore-carnivore might care not to remember how humans have been spectacularly manipulated and bedazzled by the Animal Industries, who have anaesthetised their customers to cruelty. The Animal Industries can then control us through our taste buds.

The products omnivores won’t give up are the meats and by-products taken from animal bodies. They’ve used their money to support the Industry, who in turn use their wealth and influence to hide certain specific ‘consequences’ from the customer.

Vegans say, “Don’t support them, don’t encourage them”. But the upshot of all this is very sad indeed. Most people have so much baggage they can barely move: guilts, regrets, mistakes, hardenings of the soul, a fat stomach, chronic health conditions, etc. It all shows up further down the track. And when we consider fixing things, by then our initiatives come too late to be useful.