Myth #09: “But it won’t succeed/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?”)
Throughout human history, the only thing that has ever changed the world for the better has been smaller groups of courageous, 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) towards the civility of respect & decency towards one another is because of the few, brave men & women who dared to stand up against injustice & persecution & bigotry …
Yes, the world will possibly never be free of human slavery, and yet the global call – originally by only the brave few — for human rights HAS succeeded nonetheless. Yes, the world will possibly never be completely free of sexism or homophobia, and yet the global call – also originally by only the brave few – HAS succeeded in these social realms as well. Indeed, I would submit that all similar social justice movements ultimately succeeded in the past once they gained the necessary headway, just as the animal rights movement WILL succeed in the future once it gains the same … And yet it cannot gain this headway without people like YOU joining the animals’ cause.
Yes, you are “only one person”, and you are one person who is truly & desperately needed – right NOW!
Current status of this Myth: Rebuked
Justification it provides for eating animals: NONE
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