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[Music] well what would you say if I told you
well what would you say if I told you
well what would you say if I told you that there was a bridge that could take
that there was a bridge that could take
that there was a bridge that could take you to the next phase of human evolution
you to the next phase of human evolution
you to the next phase of human evolution pretty cool right
pretty cool right
pretty cool right well good news there is one and if you
well good news there is one and if you
well good news there is one and if you want to access it all you have to do is
want to access it all you have to do is
want to access it all you have to do is open your heart and open your mind so
open your heart and open your mind so
open your heart and open your mind so let’s visualize the bridge there it is
let’s visualize the bridge there it is
let’s visualize the bridge there it is from end to end so here we are at the
from end to end so here we are at the
from end to end so here we are at the starting point what do we have here
starting point what do we have here
starting point what do we have here violence crime hate intolerance conflict
violence crime hate intolerance conflict
violence crime hate intolerance conflict and war hmm well what do we have here at
and war hmm well what do we have here at
and war hmm well what do we have here at the other end of the bridge oh we have
the other end of the bridge oh we have
the other end of the bridge oh we have compassion kindness love tolerance
compassion kindness love tolerance
compassion kindness love tolerance non-violence and peace
non-violence and peace
non-violence and peace pretty simple choice right some would
pretty simple choice right some would
pretty simple choice right some would say simplistic that the history of the
say simplistic that the history of the
say simplistic that the history of the world is a history of war war after war
world is a history of war war after war
world is a history of war war after war after war that’s how we progress others
after war that’s how we progress others
after war that’s how we progress others would say nonsense
would say nonsense
would say nonsense it’s a journey to get past all that
it’s a journey to get past all that
it’s a journey to get past all that violence I think Martin Luther King jr.
violence I think Martin Luther King jr.
violence I think Martin Luther King jr. said it best when he said the moral arc
said it best when he said the moral arc
said it best when he said the moral arc of the universe is long but it bends
of the universe is long but it bends
of the universe is long but it bends towards justice and what is justice
towards justice and what is justice
towards justice and what is justice ultimately the ability to live in peace
ultimately the ability to live in peace
ultimately the ability to live in peace so how do we get from point A to point B
so how do we get from point A to point B
so how do we get from point A to point B well here where we are we have some very
well here where we are we have some very
well here where we are we have some very heavy baggage that we got to throw away
heavy baggage that we got to throw away
heavy baggage that we got to throw away before they’ll let us on that bridge
before they’ll let us on that bridge
before they’ll let us on that bridge primitive concepts like it’s dog-eat-dog
primitive concepts like it’s dog-eat-dog
primitive concepts like it’s dog-eat-dog out there
out there
out there life is a zero-sum game kill or be
life is a zero-sum game kill or be
life is a zero-sum game kill or be killed for me to live and thrive
killed for me to live and thrive
killed for me to live and thrive somebody else must suffer and die now I
somebody else must suffer and die now I
somebody else must suffer and die now I know you’re all thinking well that
know you’re all thinking well that
know you’re all thinking well that doesn’t apply to me I don’t believe that
doesn’t apply to me I don’t believe that
doesn’t apply to me I don’t believe that I’m not violent I’m not a killer but
I’m not violent I’m not a killer but
I’m not violent I’m not a killer but what if I told you yes you are yes you
what if I told you yes you are yes you
what if I told you yes you are yes you are most people eat animals that means
are most people eat animals that means
are most people eat animals that means most people kill animals a lot of them
most people kill animals a lot of them
most people kill animals a lot of them some would say a couple of hundred a
some would say a couple of hundred a
some would say a couple of hundred a year others would say thousands when you
year others would say thousands when you
year others would say thousands when you eat that one fast-food hamburger filled
eat that one fast-food hamburger filled
eat that one fast-food hamburger filled with processed meat that comes from a
with processed meat that comes from a
with processed meat that comes from a whole variety of different sources you
whole variety of different sources you
whole variety of different sources you can be eating the body parts of hundreds
can be eating the body parts of hundreds
can be eating the body parts of hundreds of cows that means you’re complicit in
of cows that means you’re complicit in
of cows that means you’re complicit in killing hundreds
killing hundreds
killing hundreds cows now you’re thinking hey lady I
cows now you’re thinking hey lady I
cows now you’re thinking hey lady I ordered the hamburger I didn’t kill
ordered the hamburger I didn’t kill
ordered the hamburger I didn’t kill hundreds of cows but let’s be real let’s
hundreds of cows but let’s be real let’s
hundreds of cows but let’s be real let’s be honest you ordered the hit and
be honest you ordered the hit and
be honest you ordered the hit and there’s a time-honored legal concept
there’s a time-honored legal concept
there’s a time-honored legal concept when you order the hit you’re just as
when you order the hit you’re just as
when you order the hit you’re just as guilty as the person who slit the
guilty as the person who slit the
guilty as the person who slit the victims throat now you might say hey
victims throat now you might say hey
victims throat now you might say hey lady it’s justifiable homicide I have to
lady it’s justifiable homicide I have to
lady it’s justifiable homicide I have to eat me to survive but of course you
eat me to survive but of course you
eat me to survive but of course you don’t there are millions of us myself
don’t there are millions of us myself
don’t there are millions of us myself included that don’t eat meat and dairy
included that don’t eat meat and dairy
included that don’t eat meat and dairy and guess what we’re standing here just
and guess what we’re standing here just
and guess what we’re standing here just fine in fact meats not good for you the
fine in fact meats not good for you the
fine in fact meats not good for you the World Health Organization recently
World Health Organization recently
World Health Organization recently announced that processed meat which is
announced that processed meat which is
announced that processed meat which is everything from bacon hot dogs is
everything from bacon hot dogs is
everything from bacon hot dogs is cancer-causing red meat is a likely
cancer-causing red meat is a likely
cancer-causing red meat is a likely carcinogen heart disease America’s
carcinogen heart disease America’s
carcinogen heart disease America’s leading killer kills one out of every
leading killer kills one out of every
leading killer kills one out of every four of us is arteries to the heart
four of us is arteries to the heart
four of us is arteries to the heart getting clogged with cholesterol
getting clogged with cholesterol
getting clogged with cholesterol there’s no cholesterol and vegetables
there’s no cholesterol and vegetables
there’s no cholesterol and vegetables cholesterol only exists in meat and
cholesterol only exists in meat and
cholesterol only exists in meat and dairy products because animals produce
dairy products because animals produce
dairy products because animals produce cholesterol so it’s not good for us now
cholesterol so it’s not good for us now
cholesterol so it’s not good for us now you might say well look I need my
you might say well look I need my
you might say well look I need my protein but guess what there are plenty
protein but guess what there are plenty
protein but guess what there are plenty of plant sources of protein not just soy
of plant sources of protein not just soy
of plant sources of protein not just soy and lentils and legumes but broccoli
and lentils and legumes but broccoli
and lentils and legumes but broccoli kale spinach I could be here all day
kale spinach I could be here all day
kale spinach I could be here all day anyway when’s the last time you came
anyway when’s the last time you came
anyway when’s the last time you came home from the doctor with a protein
home from the doctor with a protein
home from the doctor with a protein deficiency we more protein than any
deficiency we more protein than any
deficiency we more protein than any culture the history humankind and we’re
culture the history humankind and we’re
culture the history humankind and we’re not healthier for it
not healthier for it
not healthier for it it’s a marketing ploy you might say hey
it’s a marketing ploy you might say hey
it’s a marketing ploy you might say hey this is my tradition this is how I was
this is my tradition this is how I was
this is my tradition this is how I was raised and cite your religion or your
raised and cite your religion or your
raised and cite your religion or your ethnicity again no excuse tradition is
ethnicity again no excuse tradition is
ethnicity again no excuse tradition is no excuse for killing and just because
no excuse for killing and just because
no excuse for killing and just because something was doesn’t mean it always has
something was doesn’t mean it always has
something was doesn’t mean it always has to be if that were the case none of the
to be if that were the case none of the
to be if that were the case none of the women in this room would have the right
women in this room would have the right
women in this room would have the right to vote so you might say hey don’t look
to vote so you might say hey don’t look
to vote so you might say hey don’t look at me everybody’s doing it why are you
at me everybody’s doing it why are you
at me everybody’s doing it why are you pointing the finger at me it’s society
pointing the finger at me it’s society
pointing the finger at me it’s society it’s just the way that it is again no
it’s just the way that it is again no
it’s just the way that it is again no excuse history is replete with cases of
excuse history is replete with cases of
excuse history is replete with cases of mass sadism from slavery to the
mass sadism from slavery to the
mass sadism from slavery to the Holocaust and at the end of the day when
Holocaust and at the end of the day when
Holocaust and at the end of the day when people woke up those who participated
people woke up those who participated
people woke up those who participated did not get a pass and then there’s that
did not get a pass and then there’s that
did not get a pass and then there’s that final firewall defense personal choice
final firewall defense personal choice
final firewall defense personal choice Hey
Hey
Hey you’ll live your life I’ll live mine
you’ll live your life I’ll live mine
you’ll live your life I’ll live mine don’t tell me what to do don’t tell me
don’t tell me what to do don’t tell me
don’t tell me what to do don’t tell me what to eat or as I would say who to eat
what to eat or as I would say who to eat
what to eat or as I would say who to eat but it’s not just a personal choice when
but it’s not just a personal choice when
but it’s not just a personal choice when there’s a victim and there’s lots of
there’s a victim and there’s lots of
there’s a victim and there’s lots of victims every year on this planet we
victims every year on this planet we
victims every year on this planet we raised torture and kill between 60 and
raised torture and kill between 60 and
raised torture and kill between 60 and 70 billion so-called farm animals
70 billion so-called farm animals
70 billion so-called farm animals I’m not even including fish which would
I’m not even including fish which would
I’m not even including fish which would put it in the trillions and it’s another
put it in the trillions and it’s another
put it in the trillions and it’s another abomination I’m talking about sentient
abomination I’m talking about sentient
abomination I’m talking about sentient beings with central nervous systems who
beings with central nervous systems who
beings with central nervous systems who feel terror and loneliness and pain who
feel terror and loneliness and pain who
feel terror and loneliness and pain who have emotional lives who are just like
have emotional lives who are just like
have emotional lives who are just like this dog over here they happen to be
this dog over here they happen to be
this dog over here they happen to be called cows pigs chickens turkeys goats
called cows pigs chickens turkeys goats
called cows pigs chickens turkeys goats and lambs little baby lambs and what we
and lambs little baby lambs and what we
and lambs little baby lambs and what we do to these individuals behind those
do to these individuals behind those
do to these individuals behind those closed factory farm doors is a moral
closed factory farm doors is a moral
closed factory farm doors is a moral outrage and it’s pretty much
outrage and it’s pretty much
outrage and it’s pretty much indescribable but I’ll try we cut off
indescribable but I’ll try we cut off
indescribable but I’ll try we cut off their tails without anesthesia we
their tails without anesthesia we
their tails without anesthesia we castrate them without anesthesia we
castrate them without anesthesia we
castrate them without anesthesia we brand them with numbers we sear off
brand them with numbers we sear off
brand them with numbers we sear off their beaks we stick them in crates the
their beaks we stick them in crates the
their beaks we stick them in crates the size of their bodies never able to turn
size of their bodies never able to turn
size of their bodies never able to turn around and they become psychotic and
around and they become psychotic and
around and they become psychotic and after we torture them for a considerable
after we torture them for a considerable
after we torture them for a considerable period of time we take them out we put
period of time we take them out we put
period of time we take them out we put them on a truck without food or water we
them on a truck without food or water we
them on a truck without food or water we drive them to the slaughterhouse we hang
drive them to the slaughterhouse we hang
drive them to the slaughterhouse we hang them upside down and we slit their
them upside down and we slit their
them upside down and we slit their throats and bleed them out a lot of
throats and bleed them out a lot of
throats and bleed them out a lot of bloodshed a lot of killing this is the
bloodshed a lot of killing this is the
bloodshed a lot of killing this is the reality and it’s not just killing there
reality and it’s not just killing there
reality and it’s not just killing there are other crimes how about rape and
are other crimes how about rape and
are other crimes how about rape and abduction note to all the feminists in
abduction note to all the feminists in
abduction note to all the feminists in the room these animals are not making
the room these animals are not making
the room these animals are not making love in these factory farms they are all
love in these factory farms they are all
love in these factory farms they are all violated they’re raped the industry term
violated they’re raped the industry term
violated they’re raped the industry term is rape track you can look it up and
is rape track you can look it up and
is rape track you can look it up and then when these abuse mothers give birth
then when these abuse mothers give birth
then when these abuse mothers give birth to their baby calves we abduct the
to their baby calves we abduct the
to their baby calves we abduct the babies why think about it if we’re gonna
babies why think about it if we’re gonna
babies why think about it if we’re gonna steal the breast milk of another species
steal the breast milk of another species
steal the breast milk of another species that’s not designed for ourselves
that’s not designed for ourselves
that’s not designed for ourselves and drink it even though it’s bad for us
and drink it even though it’s bad for us
and drink it even though it’s bad for us how can we let that baby calf for whom
how can we let that baby calf for whom
how can we let that baby calf for whom nature intended that milk anywhere near
nature intended that milk anywhere near
nature intended that milk anywhere near the mother’s breasts murder rape
the mother’s breasts murder rape
the mother’s breasts murder rape abduction and stealing and it’s not just
abduction and stealing and it’s not just
abduction and stealing and it’s not just the animals than
the animals than
the animals than elves that were pillaging and plundering
elves that were pillaging and plundering
elves that were pillaging and plundering it is the earth itself animal
it is the earth itself animal
it is the earth itself animal agriculture is a leading cause of
agriculture is a leading cause of
agriculture is a leading cause of climate change responsible for more
climate change responsible for more
climate change responsible for more greenhouse gases than all transportation
greenhouse gases than all transportation
greenhouse gases than all transportation combined a really inconvenient truth you
combined a really inconvenient truth you
combined a really inconvenient truth you won’t hear from Al Gore but it’s
won’t hear from Al Gore but it’s
won’t hear from Al Gore but it’s courtesy of the United Nations again
courtesy of the United Nations again
courtesy of the United Nations again look it up animal agriculture a leading
look it up animal agriculture a leading
look it up animal agriculture a leading cause of habitat destruction which makes
cause of habitat destruction which makes
cause of habitat destruction which makes it a leading cause of wildlife
it a leading cause of wildlife
it a leading cause of wildlife extinction why it’s very simple you’ve
extinction why it’s very simple you’ve
extinction why it’s very simple you’ve got to destroy a lot of forests to grow
got to destroy a lot of forests to grow
got to destroy a lot of forests to grow enough crops to feed 60 to 70 billion
enough crops to feed 60 to 70 billion
enough crops to feed 60 to 70 billion farm animals who eat a lot of food and
farm animals who eat a lot of food and
farm animals who eat a lot of food and that food isn’t going to starving
that food isn’t going to starving
that food isn’t going to starving children who are dying of malnutrition
children who are dying of malnutrition
children who are dying of malnutrition as we speak it’s very simple meat is the
as we speak it’s very simple meat is the
as we speak it’s very simple meat is the most wasteful inefficient food source
most wasteful inefficient food source
most wasteful inefficient food source ever invented why because animals eat a
ever invented why because animals eat a
ever invented why because animals eat a lot more than they produces meat we are
lot more than they produces meat we are
lot more than they produces meat we are all animals every single person in this
all animals every single person in this
all animals every single person in this room is an animal if I were to take any
room is an animal if I were to take any
room is an animal if I were to take any of you stick you in a crate the size of
of you stick you in a crate the size of
of you stick you in a crate the size of your body immobilize you so you couldn’t
your body immobilize you so you couldn’t
your body immobilize you so you couldn’t burn off calories fatten you up for a
burn off calories fatten you up for a
burn off calories fatten you up for a considerable period of time maybe a year
considerable period of time maybe a year
considerable period of time maybe a year a year and a half or two and then took
a year and a half or two and then took
a year and a half or two and then took you out slit your throat deep boned you
you out slit your throat deep boned you
you out slit your throat deep boned you deveined you popped out your eyeballs
deveined you popped out your eyeballs
deveined you popped out your eyeballs popped out your teeth and then took the
popped out your teeth and then took the
popped out your teeth and then took the fleshy parts and sliced it up into
fleshy parts and sliced it up into
fleshy parts and sliced it up into little patties and put you on styrofoam
little patties and put you on styrofoam
little patties and put you on styrofoam trays and wrapped all those patties in
trays and wrapped all those patties in
trays and wrapped all those patties in plastic and sold the US parts you would
plastic and sold the US parts you would
plastic and sold the US parts you would have eaten a lot more food than you
have eaten a lot more food than you
have eaten a lot more food than you produced as meat it’s just inefficient
produced as meat it’s just inefficient
produced as meat it’s just inefficient now let’s think about the alternative
now let’s think about the alternative
now let’s think about the alternative what if we all stopped eating animals
what if we all stopped eating animals
what if we all stopped eating animals well people would get healthier your
well people would get healthier your
well people would get healthier your healthcare costs would drop by the way I
healthcare costs would drop by the way I
healthcare costs would drop by the way I know we debate that a lot right now okay
know we debate that a lot right now okay
know we debate that a lot right now okay wildlife would start to regenerate
wildlife would start to regenerate
wildlife would start to regenerate forests would regenerate we could slow
forests would regenerate we could slow
forests would regenerate we could slow or maybe even reverse climate change and
or maybe even reverse climate change and
or maybe even reverse climate change and all those starving children would start
all those starving children would start
all those starving children would start to get the food they need and by the way
to get the food they need and by the way
to get the food they need and by the way we’d stop torturing and killing billions
we’d stop torturing and killing billions
we’d stop torturing and killing billions of animals who are just like our dogs
of animals who are just like our dogs
of animals who are just like our dogs and cats who are individuals who have a
and cats who are individuals who have a
and cats who are individuals who have a right to their own lives and did not
right to their own lives and did not
right to their own lives and did not sign up to be slaughtered for your
sign up to be slaughtered for your
sign up to be slaughtered for your dinner
dinner
dinner well we think of peace we love to look
well we think of peace we love to look
well we think of peace we love to look in the distant horizon and say you
in the distant horizon and say you
in the distant horizon and say you stranger in a strange land over there
stranger in a strange land over there
stranger in a strange land over there why can’t you be peaceful but the truth
why can’t you be peaceful but the truth
why can’t you be peaceful but the truth is a peace begins inside of us with
is a peace begins inside of us with
is a peace begins inside of us with every decision that we make throughout
every decision that we make throughout
every decision that we make throughout the course of the day I have a buddy
the course of the day I have a buddy
the course of the day I have a buddy named patty Schenker and she says peace
named patty Schenker and she says peace
named patty Schenker and she says peace begins on your plate baby and it’s true
begins on your plate baby and it’s true
begins on your plate baby and it’s true peace begins on your plate I urge you I
peace begins on your plate I urge you I
peace begins on your plate I urge you I beg you all to have a peaceful meal
beg you all to have a peaceful meal
beg you all to have a peaceful meal filled with delicious and nutritious
filled with delicious and nutritious
filled with delicious and nutritious fruits vegetables nuts and grains there
fruits vegetables nuts and grains there
fruits vegetables nuts and grains there are thousands of them now and they’ve
are thousands of them now and they’ve
are thousands of them now and they’ve even designed them to look like meat and
even designed them to look like meat and
even designed them to look like meat and cheese to make you feel better and then
cheese to make you feel better and then
cheese to make you feel better and then get on that bridge to the next phase of
get on that bridge to the next phase of
get on that bridge to the next phase of human evolution it’s better on the other
human evolution it’s better on the other
human evolution it’s better on the other side thank you
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