tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post8429213077876388307..comments2023-11-05T03:34:05.463-08:00Comments on The Vegan Street Blog from the Vegan Feminist Agitator: The Sadness and the Power of Knowing... Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-91200763874285365452015-06-05T04:05:12.971-07:002015-06-05T04:05:12.971-07:00Thank you! It is really dificult but necessary. Sh...Thank you! It is really dificult but necessary. Shared!!!!!Claudia Leonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01390483578954529697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-56749869753459882012015-01-19T12:53:42.654-08:002015-01-19T12:53:42.654-08:00Thank you your writing. I feel exatly like you wro...Thank you your writing. I feel exatly like you wrote. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-9441102229676129782014-10-04T22:08:57.096-07:002014-10-04T22:08:57.096-07:00Is there a vegan who doesn't relate to this im...Is there a vegan who doesn't relate to this image and post? I think not. You're absolutely right that the knowing becomes the challenge and the prize all at once. And that the knowledge is indelible. " No matter the context, this knowing is there, it is part of us." Yes oh yes! Bea Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981537551810309024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-59767831238951409132014-08-21T22:28:17.076-07:002014-08-21T22:28:17.076-07:00This just made me cry, so so accurate and everythi...This just made me cry, so so accurate and everything I'm struggling with right now;especially living in a family of meat eaters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-37019869749210008642014-08-20T08:21:50.202-07:002014-08-20T08:21:50.202-07:00Thank you all for your beautiful and wise thoughts...Thank you all for your beautiful and wise thoughts here. I am so glad to know I share this world with you. <3Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-82101324065740981362014-08-19T17:14:40.622-07:002014-08-19T17:14:40.622-07:00Perfect. So glad I know even though it is heartbr...Perfect. So glad I know even though it is heartbreaking. I tell my mom that just because she doesn't want to know doesn't mean it is not happening. So strange that we are considered the "weird" ones. Thanks Marla.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-11951646843497644382014-08-19T10:34:00.162-07:002014-08-19T10:34:00.162-07:00I remember the film The Matrix when Morpheus asks ...I remember the film The Matrix when Morpheus asks Neo, besides all those bad things that comes to those that know the truth, if he would want to get back to his former way of life? Then answer is NO. Nobody that knows what happens to the animals would consider putting meat, milk or eggs in his plate ever. Even if he has the opportunity to forget what he knows about it... leohnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-70746980733831626362014-08-15T17:16:01.805-07:002014-08-15T17:16:01.805-07:00I've literally had people run away from a pamp...I've literally had people run away from a pamphlet I am trying to had them declaring "I DON'T WANT TO KNOW!"<br /><br />I kind of understand the fear...<br /><br />Thank you for writing thisKim Hermannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-14107564463671891252014-08-15T03:19:08.495-07:002014-08-15T03:19:08.495-07:00Great to read this, because it's not something...Great to read this, because it's not something we can usually talk about without being accused of extremism, and yet it's somewhere in our heads every single moment of every single day. Once you know, you can't unknow. I often think that, subconsciously, this is why it takes so long for people to allow themselves to become aware. Linda from the Lentil Institutionhttp://lentilinstitution.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-15095567915096157372014-08-14T11:27:52.096-07:002014-08-14T11:27:52.096-07:00I too get angry, frustrated and feel helpless. the...I too get angry, frustrated and feel helpless. then I remember just over a year ago I too was a meat eater. it is an evolving process that hopefully will speed up as more of us wake up. we must have patience...it is difficult! we must keep on the fight to save these horribly abused creatures!Ashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655870904111158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-59800583159875260762014-08-14T10:22:07.330-07:002014-08-14T10:22:07.330-07:00Thank you infinite for writing this! Now if we cou...Thank you infinite for writing this! Now if we could only share this (and sure they will read it) with our meat-eater milk-drinking friends & family... you wrote it all so well, and yes, we remain well-composed (while the torture goes on) and to their eyes, we are still extreme and exaggerated folks... the only good thing, I know everyday a few more souls are joining us!bereweberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212294373903204510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-46893700347949478912014-08-14T10:08:22.609-07:002014-08-14T10:08:22.609-07:00Marla, this is spot on. But I had actually never t...Marla, this is spot on. But I had actually never thought about it until you said it. When people ask this question, I have admittedly fallen into the trap of wanting to give an answer they're looking for. But when I think about how much I've agonized over the animal suffering compared to how little I've agonized over whether or not I will still be hungry after going to a wedding (probably my biggest non-animal related vegan concern), there is no comparison. Bethhttp://delectablyfree.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-13565781734161456202014-08-14T10:02:15.725-07:002014-08-14T10:02:15.725-07:00This is the truth! Thank you. This is the truth! Thank you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-14663091416610755622014-08-14T09:57:54.340-07:002014-08-14T09:57:54.340-07:00Thank you so much for writing this. I often think ...Thank you so much for writing this. I often think about this issue and how to best convey these feelings to non-vegans when they ask. Most often I get a response along the lines of "well then why do you keep learning about it [animal exploitation]?" It's comforting that as hard as it is to successfully convey this to non-vegans it is something so well understood by those in the vegan community.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051656756136889879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-70722245677263494232014-08-14T09:49:53.135-07:002014-08-14T09:49:53.135-07:00I don't believe I could have said this any bet...I don't believe I could have said this any better. I also feel as if I'm becoming more sensitive to the immense pain and suffering of these innocent beings and I'm also looking at my omnivorous friends with a more critical eye because I can't understand how they can smother their pets with love and still eat another being with the same capacity for love and suffering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-84283541819101103672014-08-14T06:37:09.671-07:002014-08-14T06:37:09.671-07:00Thank you for sharing your thoughts. It's so s...Thank you for sharing your thoughts. It's so sad to read it, but it feels good to know we're not alone in caring about animals.Marianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10989456502521600240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-81167324891373282662014-08-14T04:49:15.515-07:002014-08-14T04:49:15.515-07:00Thank you, I don't feel so alone now :)Thank you, I don't feel so alone now :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-64489877092640371972014-08-14T03:48:54.917-07:002014-08-14T03:48:54.917-07:00Thank you, Marla.
Thank you, Marla. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-36136642921104207122014-08-14T03:47:20.763-07:002014-08-14T03:47:20.763-07:00Thank you for putting this into words so clearly a...Thank you for putting this into words so clearly and succinctly. I certainly find that this is one of the hardest things to convey to non-vegans.Imogen Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175698713309607561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-52266025682781553462014-08-14T02:42:22.079-07:002014-08-14T02:42:22.079-07:00<3 THIS <3<3 THIS <3Fireweednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-68185189268814228802014-08-13T13:30:49.904-07:002014-08-13T13:30:49.904-07:00thank you marla... yet again you have articulated ...thank you marla... yet again you have articulated what i haven't been able to... proud womonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04469068903173524980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-1855832096457564012014-08-13T11:28:53.386-07:002014-08-13T11:28:53.386-07:00Perfectly stated. Thank you so much ❤️Perfectly stated. Thank you so much ❤️Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12771143034079323685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-46912841275559395162014-08-13T10:51:36.591-07:002014-08-13T10:51:36.591-07:00Wow, this is quite the amazing post. Thank you fo...Wow, this is quite the amazing post. Thank you for writing this. It summed up my feelings perfectly in a way that I couldn't. Poor animals. :(Tami @ Hungry Horse Girlhttp://www.hungryhorsegirl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-86494745375423964192014-08-13T10:37:13.094-07:002014-08-13T10:37:13.094-07:00Thank you for saying this so well, Marla.
I find...Thank you for saying this so well, Marla. <br /><br />I find it helps me to look ahead a mere ten, fifteen, twenty years from now and recognize that things are likely to be very different. There will be so many more of us who share the knowing, which can ease the burden. And the marketplace will continue to transform, which will make it ever easier for people to scrutinize their choices, and start making new ones. <br /><br />I periodically re-read Matt Ball's "One Possible Future: A Roadmap to Animal Liberation" when I need a dose of perspective and hope: http://www.veganoutreach.org/enewsletter/possiblefuture.html (Funny...as I re-read it today, the use of "vegetarian" in places, rather than "vegan," jumped out at me more this time. He wrote it six years ago, and maybe my readiness to see it say "vegan" throughout is one indication of how my surroundings have changed, how <b><i>I</i></b> have changed, in that span of time.)Jennifer Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-23535150392497612882014-08-13T10:12:32.728-07:002014-08-13T10:12:32.728-07:00Thank you for writing this. Very well putThank you for writing this. Very well putMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07351511050510901209noreply@blogger.com