Hi it’s Emily with Bite Size Vegan and welcome to another vegan nugget. Today’s video is
another installment of my interview with vegan activist Gary Yourofsky. With the overwhelming
enormity of unnecessary animal suffering in the world, it’s easy to lose hope that any
significant change will occur anytime soon, if at all. In this interview segment I ask
Gary his thoughts on whether we will see a vegan world in our lifetime and then I share
my thoughts on the matter before asking for yours. So here’s to a vegan world.
Do you think that there will come a day when veganism is the norm and meat, dairy and egg
eaters are in the minority? If so how long do you think it will take to get there and
is there hope that the Earth will actually be able to heal? It depends on which day you
ask me. If you asked me after last week’s lectures, I had four in Charlotte, I had three
in Rhode Island. All but two students out of more than 300 were fabulous. Only two gave
me a negative response. Oh man, soon. Sooner rather than later. But you ask me on a bad
week, when I have more people arguing or people wanna fight with me or maybe I saw something
horrible or just was exposed and I’m gonna end up saying no, it’s possible but all
I know is that injustice can’t last forever. Animals will obtain their freedom one day.
When? I wish I knew. There was a time I never thought it would happen in my lifetime. But
considering what’s going on in Israel right now, I’m not so sure about that. I’m still
44 so we still have time a lot of time left for liberation of animals on this planet.
I think it’s going to happen in Israel first, in fact, I’m quite positive. I tell you
what’s interesting about that, I've been asked by a lot of people in Israel, “how
come here? Why us?” Well, it’s supposed to be God’s holy land. It seems to be a
perfect place for speciesism to be destroyed and for animals and humans to get along peacefully.
It’s gonna happen there first, and then it’s gonna spread like wildfire. Once the
majority of people start doing it. They’re moving their way up, moving their way up day
after day, thousands and thousands of people every week every month, Tal Gilboa was just
on The Big Brother Israeli show. Surveys said that she converted 80,000 while she was on
this show in a few months. It’s happening there. So I definitely think it’s possible.
Again and injustice can’t live forever, but it took 400 years to convince white people
in America not to own black people, you can see why this is taking so long.
I hope you enjoyed hearing Gary’s thoughts on this matter. I would like to believe that
a vegan world could occur in my lifetime. Like Gary, for me, there are days where it
seems like a viable possibility, and other days a distant, unattainable dream. What I
believe is of utmost importance, though, is that we do not lose hope. And that we never
doubt the impact even one person can have. Whether you love or hate Gary, you have to
admit that he's proven how big o fan effect one person can have. You have a voice and
can speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. You can create change. You can make a difference.
I know it’s overwhelming and sometimes the battle seems far too large. I’ve had and
continue to have my own struggles with this, which I shared in my speech about my journey
into activism through Bite Size Vegan. But change is possible. Just take action. Whatever
action that might be. And if you’re wondering just what would happen to the animals and
industrial agriculture and farners if the world were to go vegan, check out this video
where I go over those logistics. Trust me. It's a good problem to have. Now I’d love
to hear from you about this topic- do you think the world will ever be vegan? Will the
animals ever achieve the freedom they so richly deserve? Do you think this can happen in our
lifetime? Do you struggle with feeling overwhelmed by all the suffering out there? Let me know
in the comments. I really do value your insights. Now let's close it out with Gary.
Gary I just want to thank you so much for giving us your time and I've been asked on
behalf of so many of my viewers to just thank you for everything that you do. So, thank you so much.
Gary: Thank you. Keep on. Everybody, pass her stuff around. It's tight stuff, honestly.
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