The art of being indifferent

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Being part of The Vast Majority allows people to downgrade the importance of subjects even when they’re obviously important ones.  Animal issues are dismissed as if a fly were being brushed from the sleeve.  It has to be that way, for as soon as this subject gets a foothold, who knows if it might not then become part of polite dinner table conversation.

         

Animal eaters, who represent at least 95% of all people, don’t need to be bothered or intimidated by information about farm animals.  They believe it's essential to eat meat. It's something they’ve known all their lives.  Everyone does it. It must be normal.