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Originally Posted by Mead
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It's that they need to find a better way to initiate and talk about the subject if they intend on "educating" people.
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When we protest in grocery stores, they say we should protest farms.
When we protest at farms, they say we should protest slaughterhouses.
When we protest at slaughterhouses, they say we should protest at grocery stores.
The fact is, people don't ever like having their assumptions and ethics challenged. Admitting we've been participating in destructive systems is difficult. We'd rather shoot the messenger. Anything to avoid admitting our complicity, accepting our responsibility. Anything to maintain our cool, cynical detachment. I empathize. It's a bitter pill. I recommend swallowing it the first time.