"Some of the most intelligent and empathetic (with animals) people I know who seem completely in tune with the environment, will draw the line at being vegan for nothing more than selfish reasons. This is disappointing as such people could have a significant influence on others who might be on the fence."
Absolutely true! These people are like swing-voters in an election. The success of our movement really depends on them. I feel that there are some important points they are missing, as I've tried to summarize in this recent article: https://veganhorizon.substack.com/p/an-urgent-message-to-everyone-who
Great points, thank you for this post!
"Some of the most intelligent and empathetic (with animals) people I know who seem completely in tune with the environment, will draw the line at being vegan for nothing more than selfish reasons. This is disappointing as such people could have a significant influence on others who might be on the fence."
Absolutely true! These people are like swing-voters in an election. The success of our movement really depends on them. I feel that there are some important points they are missing, as I've tried to summarize in this recent article: https://veganhorizon.substack.com/p/an-urgent-message-to-everyone-who
Keep up the good work, Kim!
Thank you for your comment and your animal rights work!
That book name is a gift! Interesting that the plant-based cafe didn't make money.