“A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial
appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in
defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides.”
– Thomas Paine (1737-1809)
English born American Revolutionary patriot and writer
There’s much truth in Thomas Paine’s statement. Unfortunately, where
animal exploitation is concerned, today’s powerful industries not only
keep the evil “customs” going, they see to it that they become more and
more entrenched in society. They accomplish this mainly through lobbying
the government and their commercial ads. (To paraphrase Howard Lyman’s
comment about government: They live by the golden rule; those who have
the gold, rule!)
And let’s not forget about the so-called “charities” that fund
horrific animal-abusing medical research and keep the money flowing from
a manipulated public who are led to believe that the “cure” for this or
that disease depends on their participation. Very few realize that their
complicity in this vicious cycle of abuse keeps them from the truth:
that going vegan is the answer – for people, for other animals, and for
the environment which we all share.
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