But is also easy (to be pressured) to turn numb. And if this went on long enough, the internalize our position. The topic of animal cruelty leads into cognitive dissonance, which we avoid with self-harming psychological tricks like rationalization.
On the other hand, IMO vegan farmers / former farmers / vegans raised on a farm have some additional credibility when making the argument for veganism. I liked this about Dr. Caldwell Essylstein.
T. Collin Campbell, the inventor of the term Whole Food Plant Based, also grew up on a dairy farm and pioneered The China Study documenting meat consumption and its relation to cancer rates. His books Whole, the China Study, and others are amazing reads for any long term or first time vegan!
… Honestly, I might’ve confused the two and actually meant to reference Campbell😵
But it applies to both.
Can confirm that The China Study is a great read on nutritional health.
Us who grew up in countries that were poor or have known extreme hunger have a different opinion, usually.
Still avoid factory farmed meat and don’t eat meat that often though, but it’s definitely a different mindset, especially the poorer one is.
It’d be great if vegetables were subsidized too instead of meat. Meat shouldn’t be a common commodity. Something people who’ve raised animals know of better.
So many people who grew up on farms became vegan because of what they saw. They know more than most of us.
But is also easy (to be pressured) to turn numb. And if this went on long enough, the internalize our position. The topic of animal cruelty leads into cognitive dissonance, which we avoid with self-harming psychological tricks like rationalization.
On the other hand, IMO vegan farmers / former farmers / vegans raised on a farm have some additional credibility when making the argument for veganism. I liked this about Dr. Caldwell Essylstein.
The cognitive dissonance is so real. Marta Zaraska also talks about this in her book Meathooked.
T. Collin Campbell, the inventor of the term Whole Food Plant Based, also grew up on a dairy farm and pioneered The China Study documenting meat consumption and its relation to cancer rates. His books Whole, the China Study, and others are amazing reads for any long term or first time vegan!
… Honestly, I might’ve confused the two and actually meant to reference Campbell😵 But it applies to both. Can confirm that The China Study is a great read on nutritional health.
*in wealthier countries.
Us who grew up in countries that were poor or have known extreme hunger have a different opinion, usually.
Still avoid factory farmed meat and don’t eat meat that often though, but it’s definitely a different mindset, especially the poorer one is.
It’d be great if vegetables were subsidized too instead of meat. Meat shouldn’t be a common commodity. Something people who’ve raised animals know of better.
Well said.