"Veganism is not hard; ever noticed how picky almost every person placing their drink order at Starbucks is? Being vegan isn’t that different."
— Nil Zacharias, “The Inconvenience of Being Vegan

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"But if an individual felt it was necessary for the [vivisector] to be assassinated, then sure, I would say they’re right in feeling that it would be practical and pragmatic to stop (the oppression). … There’s only so much you can say to someone before it’s exhausting. And that’s what I think these anonymous individuals feel: that the pressure needs to be stepped up, that these people have been asked nicely enough. Maybe if something they care about—their property, their car—maybe if that is threatened—or their lives, they care about their lives—if that’s threatened, then maybe they’ll start to think about what they’re really doing and go towards a different avenue. … Anonymous individuals are taking more aggressive, militant actions because they’ve educated enough. They’ve talked enough. People don’t choose violence. And you know what? I don’t even like to say that it’s violence. I like to say it’s justice, or extensional self-defense for these animals who can’t defend themselves."
— Nicoal Sheen, Negotiation Is Over

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"Apparently my books may have been bound with a non vegan glue? I can’t read an e-book though and I think telling people I gave up on books because of veganism will do the cause more damage than good."

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"Every time a vivisector’s car or home — and, eventually, the abuser him/herself — blows up, flames of liberation light up the sky. And now we have a golden opportunity to begin to destroy the foundations upon which Bogus Big Pharma and the academic-industrial complex rest — the vivisection research model can be made unworkable and obsolete. A strategic and streamlined above-ground resistance advanced in coordination with that of our anonymous underground counterparts can yield that elusive point of critical mass at which the infrastructure begins to implode and the grant money stolen from taxpayers begins to dry up — the only remnant of the atrocities being the trail of blood from the cages to the incinerator to the parking lot to the vivisectors’ homes, adorned with windows that can be opened and doors with locks that can be picked. When we attack professors, we can only expect limited gains. They are deeply entrenched in the holocaust, have vested financial interests, and enjoy a network of support and protection. Students, however, have no round-the-clock police protection, no access to the FBI, and no access to legislators. The weakest link in the chain is the student body. … Students also need to understand that making the wrong choice will result in a lifetime of grief. Aspiring scientists envision curing cancer at the Mayo Clinic. We need to impart a new vision: car bombs, 24/7 security cameras, embarrassing home demonstrations, threats, injuries, and fear. And, of course, these students need to realize that any personal risk they are willing to assume will also be visited upon their parents, children, and nearest & dearest loved ones. The time to reconsider is now."

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"I should explain why I decided to really tackle the healthy vegan thing. In the past few months I have had an alarming amount of e-mails from vegans, some vegan for a LONG time who were telling me that they have gained a lot of weight, they are pre-diabetic or T2 diabetic, now have heart problems, high blood pressure and other health issues. Most of these people have been completely devastated, and a few went back to eating animals, because they were convinced it was the vegan diet that did them in. … We have also in the past couple of years seen a lot of people giving up their vegan diet because they say they became ill. … But what message does it send to our friends, family and close circle if we as vegans start to get the very diseases that we keep saying that vegans don’t get? And what if our doctors see this in us and tell us it is the vegan diet that is making us sick?"

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"Exciting news, I’ve been asked to work for the T. Colin Campbell Foundation as the rebuttal guy. Colin read my rebuttal to the now infamous recent critique of the China Study. He was so impressed, particularly with my understanding of the etiology of cancer, that he asked to meet me in person. So I did, twice. Colin was thrilled to meet me. I was rather astonished how impressed he was with what I wrote, considering that I don’t have any background in science. I was a music major in college and grad school. To put things into perspective, he actually sent what I wrote to the director of Forks Over Knives (the upcoming documentary about him and Caldwell Esselstyn) to explain the science behind the book. He said my understanding was ‘perfect’ and that I explained the subject better than he could. This guy has been active in the field for 5 decades and has been involved in making highest level health policy decisions in the US."

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"But what of the many individual failures, it is asked, among those who make trial of Vegetarianism? Taking the circumstances into account, the failures cannot be regarded as numerous; for in every such movement there are half-hearted people who are impelled by motives of restlessness and curiosity, rather than of real conviction, and in view of the personal obstacles that beset the path of the Vegetarian, it is not surprising that in food-reform, as in drink-reform, there are a certain number of backsliders. In an ordinary household every possible influence, social and domestic, is brought to bear on the heretic who abstains from flesh foods. … Is he smitten by one of the numberless ailments that are the stock-in-trade of the physician, and of which flesh-eaters are daily the victims in every part of the world? The doctor looks wise, shakes his head, and informs a sorrowing circle that it is the direct result of “his vegetarianism.” Above all, the fear of ridicule, acting on the natural unwillingness of mankind to venture along unknown paths, is a strong deterrent; for there are still many persons to whom the idea of abstinence from butchers’ meat is positively a matter for merriment, and it seems fated that Vegetarianism, like every new principle, must be a target for such shafts. Well, so be it! We know that the struggle will be a long one…"

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"I just want to give you some hints. One, never eat the main course with family and friends that are not vegan. Try just coming for dessert, but bring your own. I am sorry that your friends and family call you fanatic. Try not eating with them if you can. … Another hint is to spend more time with vegans, eat with THEM, your allies, and you will become even stronger in your convictions and not feel so bad when people call you a fanatic. I personally think that they have a lot of nerve to call you anything. You know that they are all murderers, sadists and hypocrites when you think about it, and they call you names?"

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First you soften your carnist lover with yummy vegan treats and thought experiments about who you would kill if you could go back in time (the proper vegan response: Aristotle), and then it’s time to lead their lack of compassion to slaughter:

Once this has gone on for a few weeks your partner will hopefully have become much more comfortable with the idea of a vegan lifestyle, and now it is time to go in for the kill. Ask your partner if they’d be willing to watch the film Earthlings with you, implying that it is something you’ve wanted to see and that you would like their company just in case it proves to be too intense for you to handle alone. …

[T]his film is incredibly effective with its animal rights commentary and emotionally wrenching scenes from within the industry. Your partner will certainly be shaken from seeing this film; use the time immediately afterward to discuss how they are feeling with them. As always, try to ask questions that will guide their thinking in the right direction rather than simply giving them answers. “What did you think about their commentary about speciesism at the beginning?”, “How did you feel about such-and-such practice used to produce so-and-so?”

You will hopefully have gotten to know your partner fairly well at this point and try as best as you can to anticipate any objections they may make. Try to respond to these objections as if you are trying to agree with them, but that their objection doesn’t seem to take into account (some point that you don’t think their objection stands up to), therefore the issue is still bothering you.

Hopefully this will have been enough for your partner to decide to go vegan…

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