I don't think the images will or should be permanently out of our minds, personally. They're often a huge part of what breaks the walls that our brains put up to defend our habits. Of course, we learn to deal with them in our own ways. I'm not constantly thinking about the grisly consequences of treating animals as commodities. But when I do, it usually lights a fire in me.
After having already sat through the treatment of dogs, cats, cows, pigs, and chickens, the footage of circus animals and the whaling industry in Earthlings broke me. Far from a happy moment, but it was vitally important, and I don't ever want to forget what I felt then. Not until every cage is empty, at least.
I don't think the images will or should be permanently out of our minds, personally. They're often a huge part of what breaks the walls that our brains put up to defend our habits. Of course, we learn to deal with them in our own ways. I'm not constantly thinking about the grisly consequences of treating animals as commodities. But when I do, it usually lights a fire in me.
After having already sat through the treatment of dogs, cats, cows, pigs, and chickens, the footage of circus animals and the whaling industry in Earthlings broke me. Far from a happy moment, but it was vitally important, and I don't ever want to forget what I felt then. Not until every cage is empty, at least.