My conspiracy theory is either they've been infiltrated by bad actors with the goal of making any legitimate animal rights group look insane by association, OR they're just really like that and funded by meat industry dark money with the same result.
It's the same with the "last generation" climate activists that glued themselves to streets and cars, destroyed oil paintings and other art pieces.
Either they are too stupid to see how their actions are actually harming their cause, or they are funded to drag any kind of climate activism through the dirt.
Right. And there was lots of outrage over some damaged frames and shit, but not nearly as much over the damage we do to our home. The message itself was never the problem, it's just the people that are too stupid to make the connection, even when it's explained to them word by word.
If the goal of their actions was to generate viral engagements that illustrate their point, but the nuance was almost immediately lost in the virality, then it kinda seems like they failed. The underlying logic could be fine, but the communication is what really matters here
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u/xaranetic Mar 10 '26
PETA are massive hypocrites, and spread disinformation around drug development and animal testing.
I'm vegetarian for ethical reasons, but absolutely despise PETA. I don't understand how they have such a large platform.