My posts on post truths continue with the truth of veganism. Look at a meme as it blazes its way into the new news: the fake news, the reality news. The vast majority of US humans are other-than-vegan.
Software marries the thoughts you wish to believe to a clever image. Veracity is totally optional in the new-news era. A faux quote by Einstein or Gandhi or Yoda. Free of the annoyance of truth.
Make it flashy and dashy. Freneticism is voracious. Attention span is short. No time for truth.
Veganism is much more than diet. It’s radical change.
Advertising unhealthy toxins is not an ethical enterprise. One Earth species is squeezing its fists on billions of non-human species.
Weapon factories and factory-fresh farms are death machines run by that same species. They number 7 billion. They have long lifespans. Twice as many chickens have a lifespan calculated precisely by the cunning “intelligence” of species numero uno.
But veganism demands something seriously sane of its adherents: a willingness to countenance truth full-on. Truth by unblemished science, pure art and gentle compassion.
Hey Bill, I didn’t kill the cow but now that it is a dead slab between plastic wrap and styrofoam…well it would waste the cow’s life, but prolong mine. Meh. The scriptures of my faith proclaim it wholly holy. Proud people eat tasty animals. Leader of the food chain pack we are — har har. We’re numero uno, so let’s slaughter. Why are vegans so annoying. By the way, you are outnumbered. It’s something called majority rule. Live with it.
“To Serve Man” is a short story by Damon Knight made better known by Rod Serling’s adaptation for his “Twilight Zone.” Misunderstandings matter.
Thanks for reading.
billziegler1947 
Great post, so true. Most people have no clue what the truth is and aren’t interested anyway. Just their own comfort, that’s all they care about. They accept blindly everything they are told and react just they way they are programmed to. Powerful words matter, keep writing them.
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Encouragement is always gratefully received — it sustains energy while listening to the steady drone of animal-as-raw-material voices linking holiday cheer with every shred of hide (see Mr. Hyde) and every “sweet bread” on the table.
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The hypocrisy of Christmas is unbelievable, I find it so hard, everywhere you go is stained with abuse and cruelty and yet the majority just smile and consume, endlessly, without a thought, without a care, somehow believing themselves to be so full of Christmas cheer.
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