talking with ourselves - talking with others

[Guest guest]

I think that many times the actual verbiage with hear

on these vegetarian e-mail lists is conversation with

ourselves, and not suitable for exporting directly to

the general public.

 

What concerns me -- deeply -- is that I seldom hear

ordinary rank and file vegetarians talking effectively

with the public.

 

The vegetarians who speak directly to the public

are folks like Dr. Neal Barnard, Howard Lyman,

and others.

 

These are vegetarians who, while " pure " ,

are not OBVIOUS in constantly talking

about purity. They seem to have the facts together,

they know exactly what the concerns of the public are,

and WE are out their HAILING THEM for their

effectiveness in presenting a clear picture to

the general human population of the issues involved.

 

I wonder what it will take for us to establish

effective educational and preparational processes

within our vegetarian communities so that more of

us become effective in the ways that these

well-acknowledged vegetarian leaders are effective.

 

Maynard S. Clark