Myth # 09 : " It won ’ t happen overnight .” ( also heard as “ Me going vegan won ' t change anything soon , so why do it ?" or “ The whole world will never be completely vegan , so why even try ?”)
Myth # 09 : " It won ’ t happen overnight .” ( also heard as “ Me going vegan won ' t change anything soon , so why do it ?" or “ The whole world will never be completely vegan , so why even try ?”)
Fact : throughout human history , the only thing that has ever substantially changed the world for the better has been relatively small groups of courageously dedicated people joining forces to stand up for the rights of the downtrodden . Indeed , the only reason our species has grown away from the barbarisms of tribal warfare ( and the subjugation of women , and the enslavement of other races , and the persecution of those with alternative genders &/ or alternative sexual preferences ) and towards the civility of showing respect & decency towards one another is because of the few , brave men & women who dared to stand up against the injustices & the persecutions & the bigotries of the past … Yes , the world will possibly never be free of human slavery , and yet the global call for human rights – originally made by a brave few – is succeeding nonetheless . Yes , the world will possibly never be completely free of sexism or homophobia , and yet the global call for sexual equality – also originally made by only a brave few – is beginning to succeed as well . And indeed , I would submit that all the successful social justice movements of the past ultimately “ won ” after gaining the necessary headway – an inertia that was always initiated by the courage of the few despite the ignorance and the apathy of the many . And as such , I will also submit that the animal rights movement will similarly succeed in the future once it gains the same momentum … And yet it cannot do so without people like you joining our cause .
Yes , global veganism will not happen overnight , and yes , you are “ only one person ”, and yet global veganism will rise to the fore , and you are one person who is truly & desperately needed – right now – to help it do so .
Current status of this Myth : Rebuked Justification it provides for eating animals : NONE
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