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A vegan telling you about how easy an ethical lifestyle can be is still telling you, albeit very nicely, that our society is engaged in institutional atrocities
by chc 13y ago
A vegan telling you about how easy an ethical lifestyle can be is still telling you, albeit very nicely, that our society is engaged in institutional atrocities and that you are complicit in them. They are just not dwelling on the negatives.
- jlgreco 13y agoThe point is that those are things that people do not want to hear. This is why vegans, no matter how polite they are, rarely find a receptive audience when they talk about those things.
- pyre 13y agoPeople rarely like bad news when it means great change. If you can convince them that the change isn't as daunting as they might initially conceive, you've got your foot in the door. An example, "Beef is bad for you, but chicken/turkey is better." Sure you might miss steaks, but most recipes that call for ground beef could easily be substituted with ground turkey or chicken with little fuss.
- jessaustin 13y agoPeople rarely like bad news when it means great change. Isn't this exactly what jlgreco said? You've argued yourself in a circle.
- pyre 13y agojlgreco: | vegans, no matter how polite they are, rarely find a | receptive audience This is what I was responding to with that comment.