At the risk of being uncharitable and the hope of being productive, I’m going to tell you my honest thoughts. If I met you in person, I would think you had had a bad childhood and are projecting that baggage onto animals. Your linked post confirms that. I wouldn’t engage with your intellectual arguments because I would think the hurtful emotional fragility you demonstrated at Thanksgiving indicates you are unable to have dispassionate discussions. I’m sorry you had a bad childhood. You’re allowed to cry about that without crying over every bird in the world. You’re not going to save every turkey in America from a day almost everyone sees as a celebration of gratitude and family. You might be able to save yourself if you worked through your issues around feeling “happy and safe.” I truly wish you the best.
At the risk of being uncharitable and the hope of being productive, I’m going to tell you my honest thoughts. If I met you in person, I would think you had had a bad childhood and are projecting that baggage onto animals. Your linked post confirms that. I wouldn’t engage with your intellectual arguments because I would think the hurtful emotional fragility you demonstrated at Thanksgiving indicates you are unable to have dispassionate discussions. I’m sorry you had a bad childhood. You’re allowed to cry about that without crying over every bird in the world. You’re not going to save every turkey in America from a day almost everyone sees as a celebration of gratitude and family. You might be able to save yourself if you worked through your issues around feeling “happy and safe.” I truly wish you the best.