CARNIVORISM IS CANNIBALISM BY PROXY

CARNIVORISM IS CANNIBALISM BY PROXY

Every once in awhile I come out of my hypnotic programming and get a slap in the face from reality shock.

Right now, I'm on a bus heading home. It's Saturday night, 18th March 2017. This time last week I was annoyed and stunned all at once. Gosh! I was in my local supermarket and bumped into my friend who so happens to work there. She works at the deli counter - a strange morgue for farmyard animals; it creeps me out to stand there, thankfully, our deep conversations​ take the edge off.

This time last week we were busy shopping, scurrying like city rats in desperation to grab some supplies before the supermarket closes, I'm actually heading to the same supermarket now! I'm hoping to get there before it closes…

We met at the yogurt section by serendipity; she was looking for a new flavor to try, and I was looking to see if there were Vegan alternatives beyond soya. My friend recommended a dairy based yogurt, but that wasn't what annoyed me. I reminded her that I'm a Born Again Vegan and that I don't want to be a part of the dairy industries.

I then went into a bit of a speech that entails how cows are raped with artificial insemination and that the calves become veal. Furthermore, the cows are injected with hormones to increase lactation to the point whereby the udders become abnormally enlarged and very sore with an infection that bleeds into the milk.

WOW! Did I say that? My friend then replied, “Well, knowing that I still want my yogurt!” She laughed and grinned like a moron. She obviously thought that she was funny. But, once upon a time, that would've been my response. So, I was doubly annoyed! Then I became conscious and made an effort to transform my anger into something positive. I decided that saying something profound and true would have more or an impact.

“Once you become conscious you don't want to slip back into a deeper coma…”

You see, my friend fancies herself as being part of the “Truther” wave of awakening consciousness; she makes a great effort to research what's going on in plain sight. It was more important to reach my friend than to excoriate, thus alienating her. When you preach to the perverted they can become even more perverted in defiance and in defense of being belittled. That's not the ethos of Veganism - at least not to me! That's how I left it... I could see that my words managed to hit some kind of register.

FRIDAY, THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY

I was looking for some ideas for my next recipes and, fate intervened once again. My deli friend spotted me at the front end of the shop (the deli is situated at the back); I waved and continued shopping. Sometimes I try to shop incognito to avoid getting drawn into deep, deep conversations​ that see me getting home so late that it's not worth me cooking.

Anyway, seeing as my friend was behind the grotesque farmyard animal morgue counter, I felt it would be nice - as nice as nice can be with body parts on display - to make some time for her. I was sound in the knowledge of being able to leave when I wanted.

Once again, we got into a deep conversation and this time the topic was how we, the masses, are being brainwashed to eat meat and consume dairy products. Her son is currently bodybuilding and she was talking about him getting his source of protein from meat - beef in particular!

Amazingly, some rather compelling intelligence came out of my mouth…

“Think about the bull and how powerful he is… Where does he get his power from? It's from vegetation! So, instead of us humans going to the source of protein i.e. vegetables, we take what we think of as a shortcut by killing the bull and consuming his flesh. It's insane!”

This perplexed my friend and I kept reeling off some intelligent nuggets…

“Some of the most powerful creatures on the Earth are herbivores. Look at the gorilla! The gorilla eats nothing but fruit and veg. Then there are hippos and elephants… You don't see them eating meat…”

My friend doesn't say anything at this point… I can see that she's pondering on what I'm saying…

“There's no doubt that bodybuilders get protein from eating meat but they have to eat an awful lot in order to get a high protein content. Most of what's good in a piece of steak get destroyed in the cooking process. So, the best way to consume meat for the purpose of nutrition is to eat it raw.”

Her face contorts..,

“Your son would be better off eating plenty of green veg such as broccoli. Did you know that broccoli has more protein than a piece of steak?”

“No. I didn't know that…”

“We humans are really stupid; instead of going to the source we go to the middleman - meat! We should be eating fruit and vegetables and nuts! Meat takes a long time to digest (in our systems) and in the process, it's sitting there and rotting. I'm sure that this can't be doing the body any good…”

“No, I guess not…”

Above: Hemp based protein.

“Then look at all the meat-based diseases such as high cholesterol, and when the veins and arteries get clogged up it leads to heart problems… Then there's arthritis and other bone problems such as gout… Whenever I go for a health checkup, the nurse is always impressed that I've got very low cholesterol levels…”

“You eat healthily, don't you?”

“I try! I used to demolish whole chickens for dinner and could get through 90% of a turkey on Xmas! It's no surprise that I would fall asleep shortly after a Xmas glutton frenzy​ because my body was unable to deal with so much meat and processed foods at one time.

Look at all those cheeses! I must admit that I enjoyed cheese - especially goats cheese! But the reality is that they can clog up the arteries. And if you want calcium, you're better off looking at non-animal based sources. The cows don't feed off bones to make calcium, they eat grass!”

“You're making good points! I like how you're able to look at things from a logical perspective. What you're saying makes sense to me.”

“We're just being conditioned to accept that the consumption of meat is normal when it's totally the opposite of normal. When I flick through a fitness/bodybuilding magazine there's always the obligatory picture of steak just sitting there, and meat is a constant in the diet tips section. Not to mention these large tubs of protein powders with animal derivatives in them as the main sources of nutrition. These protein powders are nothing but a rip off! It's just animal based proteins and chemicals! People are being hoodwinked! We seldom take the time to think about these things because we are preoccupied with work, bills, entertainments, sleep, and work again. So, we see meat pictured with someone that looks fit and without thinking, most of us will pick up some meat for dinner, eating into the meat is healthy myth… It's a cannibalism by proxy as meat and dairy products eat into our bodies which stop it functioning on an optimal level.”

At that point, my friend had an influx of customers and I then waved goodbye, went home and cooked a Vegan recipe and shared it on my Vegan Recipes Blog: Bear Gene, Vegan For Life

Thank you for reading!

Love,

Bear XOXOXOXOXO​