Focus: A better life for everyone

I think the most important thing for the animal rights movement is to focus on the positive effects of a society actually living with animal rights. If people had more positive feelings about the claims of the movement then the change to a truly peaceful society would be much easier. To focus on the positive outcome is even more crucial because the topic is so cruel and bloody. Yes, billions of nonhuman slaves lead miserable lives and one could go mad about the sheer horror they must experience. But how can we change this situation for the better?

The good thing is, that (in my experience) people do acknowledge that nonhuman animals should be treated better than now. They know, that they play a part in this violent system too by financially supporting this industry. With this in mind it seems easy to offer people a way of living that is indeed much more peaceful than the predominant carnistic one.

The vision of a fair society has so much more to offer than the status quo. What do we have now?

Killing of sentient and living beings with unique characters, people living in constant cognitive dissonance, double-standards, euphemisms, cynic advertisments...an atmosphere of violence in its most despicable way. Who sincerely wants to continue that?

It could be so much better...

My vision in a nutshell looks like this: Freedom for our nonhuman-animal-slaves, true and comprehensive peace (instead of a shallow anthroprocentric one), a society based on honesty and respect (instead of speciesistic violence). A better life for everyone.

The animal rights movement ought to be a peace movement, that prepares an era of true peace.

Whenever I talk about the exploitation of nonhuman animals I and I see the desperate looks in the faces of people I remind them of their power to improve the situation. We can improve the lives of the most oppressed beings, if we want to. Always remember the vision of a truly peaceful society and a better life for everyone.