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"When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion—when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing—when you see money flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors—when you see that men get richer by graft and pull than by work, and your laws don't protect you against them, but protect them against you—when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice—you may know that your society is doomed." —Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
Vegan Shrugged
When our shoulders can bear the weight no more—
when their threat of darkness cowers our light[1]—
when we, the few, begin to lose our fight[2]—
when all that remains of man's heart is hate—
when rulers heed only secret debate—
when willful parents send children to kill—
when we crush the animals sacred will[3]—
when none left fighting for animal rights[4]—
when Facebook Likes become treasured delights—
when an iPhone adds meaning to a life[5]—
you may know your society is doomed.
[1] Field Roast's fake meat has to be tested on real animals http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/field-roast-s-fake-meat-has-to-be-tested-on-real-animals-1.2781491
[2] Avoiding Burnout In Animal Rights Activism https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=393288423890
[3] 'Twas The Whip That Spoke https://animalspirits222.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/twas-the-whip-that-spoke/
[4] 4 People Prosecuted Under #AgGag Law for Photographing Factory Farm From the Road http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/ag-gag-case-utah-circle-four-farms/
[5] Apple Says New iPhone 5 Feature Gives Life Meaning http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/apple-says-new-iphone-5-feature-gives-life-meaning
Published by Peter Schreiner
7 years ago 
