The easy approach

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There’s a lot going on in the world today, so it’s understandable, with the present high awareness of issues, that some of the most uncomfortable problems are pushed aside. There’s no time for contemplating ideals, like considering what vegans are talking about. Get real!!

         

As animal advocates, vegans are ignorable. What we say confronts  conventional attitudes. The world of plenty, promoted by the Animal Industry, is attractive. They seem to know what we want and don’t preach at us. In their advertising, they seem to have a certain sense of fun about them.

It’s therefore not surprising that veganism is dismissible, especially since we don’t look like ‘fun’ and are therefore disliked, especially for our high moral tone. There are many other urgent issues to consider, and most people are willing to let them trump animal concerns. Omnivores don’t have sleepless nights when they  use a few ‘naughty products’. They believe that there’s nothing much to worry about, eating animal based foods and buying animal derived goods because just about everyone they know is doing much the same.

However, for the thinking person is suspicious, even when they don’t know details. Suspicion is mainly aroused because the whole mess of animal abuse is kept so secret. They must have something to hide behind their closed doors. We feel hoodwinked into believing the conditions under which animals are kept is acceptable. And with so many accounts of animal foods being associated with serious health conditions, we again feel as though we are being fooled into believing animal foods are healthy. The fear is that we are being brainwashed, and even the most intelligent people seem to be falling for it.