tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660291.post2358525561703485444..comments2023-12-06T01:42:02.251-08:00Comments on AnimalRighter: Death by DenialMat Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12162399434918547569noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660291.post-35391850487258466692015-09-25T06:41:10.404-07:002015-09-25T06:41:10.404-07:00These tips proved very useful for me and for this,...These tips proved very useful for me and for this, I really want to mention thanks for sharing it with us.SEO Company Pitampurahttp://schwerts.innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660291.post-65361210952921074672015-09-18T23:45:28.110-07:002015-09-18T23:45:28.110-07:00Very interesting blog. A lot of blogs I see these ...Very interesting blog. A lot of blogs I see these days don't really provide anything that attract others, but I'm most definitely interested in this one. Just thought that I would post and let you know. <br />Mobile App Developershttp://defuzed.in/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660291.post-35309296853398084402015-02-11T23:09:28.065-08:002015-02-11T23:09:28.065-08:00Blogging is the new poetry. I find it wonderful an...Blogging is the new poetry. I find it wonderful and amazing in many ways.<br />Places to visit in Gurgaonhttp://www.oystersappughar.com/about/attractionsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660291.post-2024412237529880542010-08-12T18:47:28.290-07:002010-08-12T18:47:28.290-07:00Thanks Mat for such a great, well-researched post....Thanks Mat for such a great, well-researched post. I agree with Mark that on some level many people do feel conflicted about eating animals; notice that vegans and vegetarians commonly get defensive comments from omnivores at the mere mention of our dietary preference. The thing that always kills me are people who say they love animals (usually meaning dogs, cats or wildlife) but continue to consume the bodies of farm animals. Denial is indeed powerful.Michelle Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11268822572350529527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660291.post-79891611187844673612010-08-02T08:47:46.189-07:002010-08-02T08:47:46.189-07:00Great work, Mat. Well researched and articulate, a...Great work, Mat. Well researched and articulate, as always. Unfortunately, activists are up against the enormously deep pockets of agribusiness, which spends millions every year subsidizing the moral disconnection people have with farmed animals; Big Ag helps convince omnis that meat, eggs and dairy foods are healthy, while masking the suffering of the animals who die to provide these products. It’s distressing to me how far consumers will take the issue, even to the point of denying that some animals, such as fish, are not in fact animals at all -- as though classifying them as the equivalent of plants somehow removes their capacity to feel pain and thus makes it OK to kill and eat them. <br /><br />I think at some level, many if not most people do feel guilty (or at least conflicted) about eating animals, but they disavow their role in the bloodshed with a variety of excuses, some ranging toward the ridiculous: God put animals on Earth to be eaten; animals eating animals is part of the natural order; if we didn’t eat animals, they’d overpopulate the planet; someone else killed this animal, not I. Indeed, I believe that if people had to slaughter an animal themselves before consuming his/her flesh -- could hear their vocalizations of pain and witness the fear -- we’d see a lot more vegetarians in this world.Mark Hawthornehttp://strikingattheroots.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660291.post-9569542279269724082010-07-30T20:47:37.022-07:002010-07-30T20:47:37.022-07:00Great job Mat! Now we just have to figure out a wa...Great job Mat! Now we just have to figure out a way to approach and educate people without them feeling threatened. This denial is so entrenched.Lisa Soldavininoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660291.post-26824825191340401062010-07-28T10:40:15.442-07:002010-07-28T10:40:15.442-07:00Once again, very well spoken and articulated Mat. ...Once again, very well spoken and articulated Mat. It really made me consider two issues: 1) The massive amount of societal support and collective peer pressure to accept denial as an acceptable way to exist in this world, and 2) whether or not this denial could possibly manifest in health problems in meat-eaters since it is the suppression of something so intrinsic to their daily lives. Thanks for the piece!Christinehttp://www.animalattorney.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660291.post-26907316611216040462010-07-28T10:05:06.766-07:002010-07-28T10:05:06.766-07:00Thanks for this fascinating and important post. As...Thanks for this fascinating and important post. As with any complex problem, we need multi-pronged solutions: reminding people about the feelings and emotions of animals in addition to concerns about health, the environment, workers, economic incentives and disincentives, religion, weight, happiness, and so on.<br /><br />Please visit Eco-Eating at www.brook.com/veg and The Vegetarian Mitzvah at www.brook.com/jveg as well as No Smoking? at www.brook.com/smokeDanhttp://www.brook.com/vegnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660291.post-81117736864832869712010-07-28T06:52:22.545-07:002010-07-28T06:52:22.545-07:00Great job Mat.Great job Mat.Mike Winikoffhttp://www.idausa.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27660291.post-39289131426234832182010-07-28T04:41:06.150-07:002010-07-28T04:41:06.150-07:00Very interesting, sadly I am not surprised. Our br...Very interesting, sadly I am not surprised. Our brains are brilliant rationalization machines. There are extreme and rare disorders, where, for instance, people feel that one of their limbs is not their own, and will come up with complex scenarios which they believe in 100%, to explain why this limb only LOOKS like it is attached to them, but in fact, is not. Children rationalize their parents' bad behavior routinely, and as adults they will rationalize why they are NOT like their parents, even if they are. Many will rationalize away guilt by passing the blame on. Very few people I met were able to say straight out: "I know eating meat that causes so much suffering is wrong, but I just love the taste too much to give it up". <br /><br />Denial is extremely hard to counter. People will watch movies, and will convince themselves those are extreme and rare cases, not the routine. People will read books, and will convince themselves that it's too big of a problem for themselves to make a difference. People will state "clearly known truths" such as "all doctors say milk is good for you" and "meat is the best source of protein" in their own defense. I'm calling daycares now, and one person actually yelled at me when I asked about NOT providing my OWN toddler, down the line, with 3 glasses of milk per day. <br /><br />Sorry, I have no solutions, just more to say about the problem. I think Daniel is right, the long term solution will be monetary (eliminate all subsidies and forces FacFarms to pay for true cost of environmental and community damage - making it not worthwhile financially), practical (providing people with easy alternatives that are truly competitive - fake meat doesn't cut it for the vast majority of people), and legal - enacting a set of laws about humane treatments, that would actually be ENFORCED, which is not the case now. Each of these would be easier that trying to "take down" individual denial, one person at a time...Talnoreply@blogger.com