If we can make a difference, why don't we?

Upton Sinclair had it right when he wrote, "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it."


Have you ever had to do something in your job that you felt was morally wrong?  What did you do?  Did you do it anyway, believing (often rightly so) that your career or paycheck could suffer if you didn't?  Unfortunately, that's the plight of so many workers in today's society.  At the end of the day, our mighty corporations and organizations are made up simply of people.  The people in the top leadership positions create the strategy and the "rules", and everyone else below them on the food chain needs to execute.  Even those brave souls who protest are often silenced by the system.


This is how the animal agriculture industry thrives.  They hire workers who, for many reasons, are often not empowered to speak up.  And, in concert with government agencies like the USDA (whose mission is to protect the business of agriculture, NOT protect the American consumer - don't be fooled) and self-interested, powerful politicians, they make money hand-over-fist.  This money is on the backs of the exploited animals and workers.  And they spend billions of dollars communicating with you - the consumer - to assure you that their food is healthy, safe, and as American as apple pie.


But guess what?  Every time we choose not to consume meat or dairy, WE are making the rules.  And the more people vote with their food choices, the more pressure comes to bear on factory farms.  I believe people are ultimately compassionate, but they have been brainwashed into believing animal products are healthy and that eating animals is a normal part of a normal American life.


I believe in a future where animals once again graze in pastures, eating the foods nature intended.  Where they can feel the rain, sun and snow on their bodies and play with their animal friends.  But this won't happen unless we all stand up to what we know is wrong.  You don't need to become an animal activist.  Changing your diet is the most powerful thing you can do.  Please join me in voting for the animals!