VEGAN PROPAGANDA

VEGAN PROPAGANDA

Face it, today’s world is all about money and greed.  Caring about others and our planet has fallen on the wayside.

Propaganda is used by corporations to keep their profits ups.  All advertising is propaganda. Dairy, meat and egg industries use propaganda to keep people buying their products. In 1974, the dairy industry advertised milk with the slogan “Everybody Needs Milk”. The FTC issued a proposed complaint against them citing false, misleading, deceptive advertising. Since then the dairy industry has changed their advertising to never say that milk is good for our bodies, but just to imply it. Slogans like “Milk Life”, “Got Milk” all try to push milk. It’s the same with the meat and egg industry—they don’t really say it, just imply it.  Animal agriculture is the biggest lobbyist in our government at all levels. It is not just comprised of farmers and food producers, but huge food conglomerates and big pharmaceuticals. They all make billions of dollars every year by keeping people consuming dairy, meat and eggs. They get billions every year in government subsidies and they are not going to give that up without a fight. The products they don’t sell in the free market are bought by our government and used by them mostly in the public school lunch programs. Crops that are fed to livestock like corn and soybeans are also receiving huge government subsidies. However, healthier foods like vegetable and fruit, meant just for human consumption do not receive subsidies. So the meat, dairy and egg industries really do not operate under “free market”.

REVOLVING DOORS

It is in our government representatives’ best interest to keep people buying these products, no matter how harmful they are to people’s health or to our planet. They are making money and that seems to be all they care about these days. The PCRM (Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine) and other groups petitioned the FDA and USDA to remove meat and dairy from their dietary food charts. The FDA compromised and made those smaller servings. Instead of saying not to eat meat, they decided just to say eat smaller portions. The FDA and USDA are the worst “revolving doors” in our government.  Many people who work in animal agriculture will go into these offices, and many people leaving these offices will go into top paying positions in animal agriculture.

EXAMPLES OF PROPAGANDA

Some propaganda is outright foolish and you wonder why people believe it. For instance, Hitler told the German people that all the reasons their economy was so bad, was because of the Jewish people. Currently in Japan, the government tells its citizens that the reason our oceans are running out of fish is because there are too many dolphins and whales that are eating all the fish.  Scientists know the reason the fish population is low is because of over fishing. But the Japanese people want to believe their government and hence, we wind up with the Taiji massacre. Why does the government lie to its people? The fishing industry in Japan is like animal agriculture here—the number one industry. Their government officials are paid millions by the fishing industry, just like animal agriculture does here in America.  Japan’s officials also make tons of money with the sale of captured dolphins to SeaWorld and other aquariums around the world. The capture and enslavement of dolphins is a big part of the Taiji massacre. When you support SeaWorld or aquariums, you are paying for the Taiji massacre.

Lysol commercials claim to kill 99.9% of all germs. But it is a dangerous, toxic spray. Harmless vinegar will also kill 99.9% of germs, without dangerous pollutants and chemicals. Lysol will never tell you that.

Unemployment is high so we are now hearing propaganda using job creation.  “We can’t save our environment because it will cost us jobs.  We must do give money to huge corporations because it will create jobs.” So much of our tax dollars are given to corporations using this excuse: “It will create jobs”. For example, cities all over the country are giving millions of dollars to build sports stadiums for team owners who make millions of dollars each game. The owners threaten to move the team elsewhere, if the state doesn’t give them what they want.  The state officials sell it to the public by saying “it will create jobs”.  In truth, they hardly create any jobs and the ones they do are seasonal and low paying. Part of the reason Detroit went bankrupt was because of stadium funding.  Another current propaganda used is immigrants are taking all our jobs. In reality, corporations are sending our jobs to China, where they can pay people next to nothing and make bigger profits.  Immigration is not destroying our economy. It is income inequality that is destroying our economy.

THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES

Hans Christian Andersen’s tale of “The Emperor’s New Clothes” is a timely tale of how propaganda spreads.  People do not want to look stupid.  They do not want to admit they were fooled. I think the boy who cried “The Emperor has no clothes on” represents vegans. We are trying to take the veil off and show people the truth. Mark Twain stated “It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.” Instead of looking at it that you were fooled, you should look at it as an awakening, as if you are seeing the world for the first time.

QUESTION EVERYTHING     

Propaganda plays a big role in keeping animal abuse alive. It is important not to be swayed by advertising, but to question everything. Examine the claims, question the motive. It is better not to believe every ad, but find out the facts for yourself. Never be afraid to ask “why”. I suppose there is such a thing as “vegan propaganda” since we are somewhat “advertising” to try to end the exploitation and abuse of animals. What is our “propaganda”? It is “end animal abuse, save our planet, eat healthier”. I welcome you to research the facts of “vegan propaganda”. I wish what we are showing the world was a lie and just propaganda. But unfortunately it’s not and we need to stop it. We have nothing to hide. We want everyone to see the truth.