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In reply to the discussion: PETA proposes vegan restaurant in Jeffrey Dahmer’s childhood home [View all]The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)49. Westboro got in the press a lot as well
And it turned more people against their cause than to it.
If their message is 'be like us and support our cause' there are probably ways to go about that which does not turn people off to the causes they are championing.
it associates craziness with the causes which isn't helping others who have the same causes 'oh...your like them crazy peta folks' and away goes discussion of the issue and it becomes about the organization.
Rush, Hannity, Coulter, Pat Robertson, Peta....and so on. When your proposed agenda is to get people to not want to associate with you and your causes they all do a good job. Peta is the nra of animals.
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i hear ya. and appreciate hearing it. on the otherside, .... i am all for those that make the
seabeyond
Apr 2014
#10
I guess it has been a couple months for them, right on time for something stupid LOL
snooper2
Apr 2014
#8
PETA has clearly been long since infiltrated by a "false flag" group of steak-loving carnivores.
Nye Bevan
Apr 2014
#15
I would go there, but only if they had their breast milk ice cream on the dessert menu.
badtoworse
Apr 2014
#19
More evidence (as if we needed it) that PETA is as much an attention whore as...
Hekate
Apr 2014
#24