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It's actually not THAT difficult to win people over. At least slowly. In the past 20 years the USA has gone from less than 1% vegan to 6% vegan. I used to have
by issa 5y ago
It's actually not THAT difficult to win people over. At least slowly. In the past 20 years the USA has gone from less than 1% vegan to 6% vegan. I used to have to go to the hippie grocery store to get things like Soy Milk, now they are everywhere. Restaurants have vegan options, etc. It's a very slow revolution, but it is definitely taking place. It is unfortunate that it is hard to talk about (even in a discussion about lab-grown meat) without people being offended. Some people are more open minded about hearing it than others, and at this point I don't take it personally.
- cycrutchfield 5y agoYes, it is hard to proselytize your views when you talk down to everybody while doing it. Useful lesson for you to learn in life.
- issa 5y agoThe problem is that we are not having the same conversation. I am talking about torturing animals and you aren't. I'm not trying to talk down to you, but it's impossible for it to be seen any other way. Sometimes there is a right and a wrong.
- cycrutchfield 5y agoYou guys are worse than evangelical christians. It’s a religion to you, and any nonbeliever must be shown the light
- issa 5y agoThe difference is that I am not asking you to take anything on faith. I am saying it is wrong to torture animals, and you (most likely) agree with me. Some people think it is fine to kill animals for food, but most people would not DIRECTLY treat animals the way our food production factories do. So there is a lot of mental gymnastics involved. But that's not the same as religion. You can go to a factory farm and see animals suffering. I absolutely understand why people are so resistant to being told that eating meat hurts animals. I wasn't born vegan, and I grew up eating the typical American diet and ignoring where my food came from.