Duped

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Even though conspiracy theories abound and we laugh at them and call them preposterous, somewhere in our mind we suspect we’re all being taken for a ride.
Those with vested interests, whose livelihoods depend on our buying the products of the Animal Industry, they neither care about animals nor our conscience. They’re buoyed by politicians, media and scientists, who know not to bite the hand that feeds them ... and, as shareholders in the Animal Industry, they’re confident of their backers. With each benefiting from the other, each plays into the others’ hands to make money ... out of the consumer. If they’re peddling unhealthy food, we the public let them. If they’re cruel to animals we the public raise no objection.
The consumer has a choice, albeit a seemingly difficult one. ... but has no incentive to choose wisely. The trouble is, it’s too tempting to make NO choice, since there’s nothing illegal in the Industry’s cruelty to animals nor in selling their health-damaging products. Consequently the chief animal abusers are getting richer by the minute.
But the strangest thing is this - these same people are falling on their own swords. The profiteers of the industry are wealthy enough to eat ‘well’ and usually that means rich food, and, you’ve guessed it, that includes a lot of animal product. It’s ironic that the same animals that provide their wealth break their health ... the big question is, why don’t they avoid these foods? You’d think they’d be advised by their food scientists. These highly trained men and women should know the dangers associated with animal foods, but if they do they’re not speaking. And you’d think the spiritual leaders of our community would pounce on the opportunity that the horror stories provide (of animal farms and abattoirs) to show the need to save our souls. But no. Nothing is said. Perhaps our leaders’ reputations rely too much on conformity, and to whistle-blow animal issues would mean social suicide.
For many reasons conformity is a must. If anyone in the Establishment spoke up, there’d be hell to pay - the scientists would lose their grants, the politicians their pre-selections and the priests their parishes ... which is why no one’s rushing to speak-up, to represent animal interests or promote vegan principles ... “Get real”. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot!
So, the habit of using animals continues ... with consumers numbing their feeling towards the edible animal ... and same consumers refusing to look at what’s going on.