why didn't Paul Shapiro convince Michael Krasny to go veg?

[Guest guest]

While it would be wonderful to have the host of every veg or animal

rights debate go vegan at the end of it, I wouldn't go so far to say

that we have failed if that's not the case.

 

In fact, I think that the amount of positive, animal concerned &

vegetarian callers proved the opposite - our movement is gaining

momentum.

 

Even after hearing a very compelling argument for vegetarianism,

imagine how hard it must be for your average meat eater to admit that

their dietary habits had been wrong & misguided their entire lives.

While most people aren't quick to change their lifelong habits, hearing

compelling arguments like Paul's does have an impact. I bet that if

you asked many of the listeners if after hearing the show they would go

veg, they would say no. And yet, this does not mean that hearing the

facts presented in it had no impact on them. Even a small reduction in

the amount of meat they eat saves lives & resources.

 

People need as many exposures as they can get to vegetarianism, and in

as many forms as we can provide. We need to expose people to facts

about the industries, to happy, successful vegetarians, and to

delicious veg options.

 

It's difficult to convince people to make lifestyle changes even when

compelling facts are on your side. Difficult, but not impossible.

Maybe this means that we just need to take advantage of every

opportunity to expose people to a more compassionate lifestyle until it

becomes a mainstream, widely accepted concept.

 

I think one of the most effective ways to do this that I've been

involved with is our Vegan Video Brigade (shameless plug, I know).

Every time we show Meat Your Meet & hand out Why Vegans to unsuspecting

passersby, we *always* get positive results.

 

Carla Brauer, Freedom for Animals

415.756.4233

www.freedom4animals.org

 

Freedom for Animals is a California-based animal advocacy organization

dedicated to abolishing the enslavement and exploitation of all

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