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Attitude change can’t come soon enough for vegans. We wait
impatiently for our fellow humans to feel compassion for ‘food animals’. For
animal-eaters of course, vegans and our ideas can’t disappear fast enough, we
being a royal pain in the arse.
For us though, we want a chance
to say something. Not to lecture but talk about another type of cuisine. For
traditionalists they want to talk about their own ‘latest cuisine’. Both want
to talk about their favourite foods, but in different ways.
Why is it so hard for us to
discuss this particular subject? I say everyone should recognise that animals
have rights: my opposite half says they have a right to NOT change, if they
don’t want to. These positions might seem unmoveable but each of us will
benefit from learning why the other thinks the way they do. Each of us can
listen without having to change our own position.
Every time I do listen to the
reasoning behind the opposite view I learn something valuable. It doesn’t
change the way I feel but it lets me appreciate better why other people don’t
agree with me. And I think my listening to them helps them listen to me. It’s a
two way street.
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