Taking the easy approach

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There’s no time for contemplating ideals and as for listening to vegans … get real!!

         

As animal advocates, vegans are supremely ignorable. What we say doesn’t cut it. Conventional attitudes sit more comfortably with people. The world of plenty, promoted by the Animal Industry, is most attractive. It’s therefore not surprising that veganism is dismissible. Vegans are disliked for our high moral tone. It seems that in people’s list of values, it’s always other issues that are more urgent. Human issues always trump animal concerns. Omnivores like to put it this way: “We are happy to use a few ‘naughty products’. We don’t need to feel too guilty. There are more important things to worry about” .

However, for the thinking person, this sort of acceptance of how things are doesn’t wash, because of the secrecy, because the whole mess of animal abuse is kept behind closed doors. That should make us very suspicious.

We are hoodwinked into believing that the conditions under which animals are kept are acceptable and that animal foods are healthy.  I’m constantly amazed that otherwise intelligent people fall for it and don’t feel the need to look more closely.