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Read more Melanie Joys book is an important and groundbreaking contribution... It helps us step outside the box of carnism so that we are better positioned to think critically and be a part of the solution, helping to create a more compassionate and sustainable world. Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Perception One reason we have such different perceptions of beef and dog meat is because we view cows and dogs very differently. The most frequentand often the onlycontact we have with cows is when we eat (or wear) them. But for a large number of people, our relationship with dogs is, in many ways, not terribly different from our relationship with people. They are our helpers, our friends, our family. We love them. We love dogs and eat cows not because dogs and cows are fundamentally differentcows, like dogs, have feelings, preferences, and consciousnessbut because our perception of them is different. And, consequently, our perception of their meat is different as well. Enter the Mythmakers Despite the falsehoods that weave our psychological and emotional safety net, it takes energy to suppress the truth. Enter the mythmakers. The mythmakers occupy every sector of society, ensuring that no matter where we turn, the information were given reinforces the Three Ns (normal, natural, necessary). The mythmakers are the institutions that form the pillars of the system, and the people who represent them. When a system is entrenched, it is supported by every major institution in society, from medicine to education; chances are, your doctors and teachers didnt encourage you to question whether eating animals is normal, natural, and necessary. Nor did your parents, pastor, or elected officials. Who better to influence us than the establishments and professionals in whom we have learned to place our trust? Who better to convince us than those in positions of authority? Photo credit: Edgar's Mission The Carnistic Matrix The matrix that is carnism compels us to participate in our own coercion, doing the systems job for it: we deny, avoid, and justify carnism. When our minds are imprisoned by carnism, we see the worldand ourselvesthrough the eyes of the system. As a result, we behave not as we actually are, but as the system would like us to be: we are passive consumers rather than active citizens. The mechanisms of the system have become ingrained into our consciousness. We have internalized carnism. Photo credit: Edgar's Mission Read more Seeing with the Heart: The Power of Witnessing In a dark time, the eye begins to see. Theodore Roethke I thought of the dark factories, and the terror and helplessness of the countless animals within. But I also thought of the undercover investigators from the Humane Society of the United States, whose videotaping of the brutal mishandling of animals at a slaughterhouse led to public outrage and the largest beef recall in US history. At each monument, I saw the world through the eyes of those it commemorated. I became a witness. When we bear witness, we are not merely acting as observers; we emotionally connect with the experience of those we are witnessing. We empathize. And in so doing, we close the gap in our consciousness, the gap that enables the violence of carnism to endure. Melanie Joy, PhD Photo credit: Edgar's Mission Read more

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🗸 Author(s): Melanie Joy PhD,Yuval Noah Harari
🗸 Title: Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism, 10th Anniversary Edition
🗸 Rating : 4.6 from 5 stars (150 reviews)
🗸 Languange: English
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