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Edited
by CJ Tointon
Everyone has a last resort defence shield against
humiliation or feelings of invalidation.
"I am me, this is my point of view. I nail my flag to the mast and
defend my position to the last. I
eat animals, always have, always will and it's my right to do so. I can't agree with you because
there's no way my ego is going to submit that easily. I won't give you the satisfaction. You won't hear me saying 'I was wrong and you are right'. Otherwise there'd be no end to
it".
And I can almost hear you say to yourself, "And
you've been wrong for a long time!!".
The reason why abolitionist arguments must be ignored, is
obvious. Even by showing a
glimmering of agreement, you blow it.
You create a wedge for them to follow-through. You're self-strangling. With one or two demolishing words,
a vegan can knock out any justifications for 'using animals'. If you agree to even the tiniest
vegan argument, it means trouble. Don't show outrage over animal cruelty. If you do, you paint yourself into
a corner. It means you have
to disconnect from all animal cruelty. And this leads to commitment
- to a life of 'non-use-of-animals' and putting things right.
This is not to everyone's taste, literally. It's not everyone's cup of tea. And as far as one can see, it's
not even anything anyone else is doing. "Veganism" is known
chiefly as a food thing, particularly involving a lot of food restrictions to
do with animals on farms. The
very idea of becoming a vegan means life deteriorating into a 'meal misery' for
ever onwards. We'd be eating
veggies to the end of our days and on top of that, we'd lose a lot of friends
and associates with whom we once ate.
So, whatever you do, don't go agreeing with these people. Don't cave in to their pressure
and persuasions. It's like
those people who phone from call centres - don't let them in! "Thanks but no thanks". It's the same with vegans, the
proselytising ones anyway. Avoid
getting into any sort of discussion with them. They're dangerous.
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