Melanie Joy, Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, And Wear Cows: An Introduction To Carnism: The Belief System That Enables Us To Eat Some Animals And Not Others Quotes
To identify with others is to see something of yourself in them and to see something of them in yourself--even if the only thing you identify with is the desire to be free from suffering.
Often, vegan advocates assume that a person's defensiveness is the result of selfishness or apathy, when in fact it is much more likely the result of systematic and intensive social conditioning.
