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Originally Posted by Majesticzero  ...you didn't need a defensive reaction.
But most people react defensive on this blog post. Why?
I think it's because something inside you knows he's right. But you're not ready to deal with this truth yet. |
(My apologies for responding so late)
I truly did not mean to transpire as too defensive, the comment I left expressed my feelings after reading the article though. I am ready to deal with "this truth", and I know he's right about the animal cruelty that is happening. I watched documentaries and videos like that long before this article. What I was confused about was his wording, his liberal use of "Nazi", which I thought was uncalled for.
You ask why most people react defensively, it's simple. Obvious. Because the article is written in a way that deliberately attacks everybody that uses any chicken products, even free range eggs. To openly imply that eating pasta at a restaurant, or anything that contains eggs, is just like buying a meat grinder and lending the guy in the video a helping hand...well, it is offending. Is a vegetarian a Nazi because he eats pasta from time to time? How about bee pollen consumers? They must be Nazis too, the bees suffer greatly when pollen is collected. Everybody that eats anything else but plants/vegetables/fruit is a Nazi, I guess. If I'm not a vegan, am I a Nazi? In a perfect society we would all eat local, organic produce. Reality: thousands of acres of forest are cleared and animals are brought to extinction to make room for grains/vegetables/fruits that are grown with pesticides by underpaid workers and then flown half way across the world, ending up in health stores. No one is snow white in this story, you might be somewhat greyish if you're a vegan that only eats organic and LOCAL. But let's be realistic, it's hard to do that and expensive. There are several degrees of "nazi" I guess, like for example Hitler was a first degree Nazi, and George Bush's grandfather was a 10th degree Nazi... Hmmmm...
I should call it quits, it seems like I'm sliding into the defensive mode again...This polemics is too broad to fit in one comment. We can draw lines between us and point fingers all we want, claiming that one side is right and the other wrong. But where will that lead us? Love and peace to everybody!