TRANSCRIPT OF NATIONAL ADDRESS, 8TH NOVEMBER 2016, 3 - 3:30 PM

It is with deep remorse that I acknowledge my abandonment of this ubiquitously relevant cause: frog equality, which four years ago, I affectionately termed "grenouille guaglianza". It may appear to the public that my four years of political repose were a mere manifestation of laziness. However, this is not true. When I temporarily resigned from the role of Manager of Equality for France's Animals Inc., I became encompassed by a pensive cognizance; an intense, continuous philosophical musing about my role as a human being and how it affects others. This unearthed a moral enlightenment, that allowed me to see my past misguided methods of activism, and even revealed cognitive dissonances that can only be seen in hindsight. For example, in 2012 I was promoting a 'free range' frog sausage sizzle. Now I would like you to consider the true meaning of 'free range'. Physically, less pain is felt. Ethically: we still have humans controlling the lifespan and outcome of animals. Ethically, we have beings who exhibit no desire to be killed or die, and yet the thought of 'no pain' gives humans a sense of morality as to their act of... murder. A human being stands unknowingly of his fate, eating the food generously given to him by his owner. Then, the owner shoots the human being. No pain is felt! It is okay now, is it?

This is not an equal relationship. This is not a compassionate bond between the farmer and his animal. "But you can't liken humans to animals!" you say. You must allow your ego to dissolve to realise that our perceptions of the world are limited by our ego, and by the fact that our modes of thought are inhibited by our inability to every fully empathise with an external being.
We may not understand the worth of the frog. But we must acknowledge that it may exist.
An excuse that many French use mindlessly is that eating frogs is part of this unique French "food chain" or "circle of life".
Why is it, that by the allegedly natural act of humans engaging in the bio-diverse food cycle, animals are going endangered and extinct? With food pyramids and cycles, theoretically, there should not be imbalance or permanent depletion on any levels. It is a cycle of replenishment.
Humans are not propagating the food cycle by eating meat. Humans are destroying it.

I pledge here to be more forceful, honest, and purposeful in my words. I will not boast at small victories, but will use such achievements as a pedestal to promote Grenouille Guaglianza further to reach new levels of societal influence.

The seed of this seriousness of mine is the childlike joy I retrieve from seeing frogs in abundance, their cheerful croaking and innocuous hopping lightening the seeming complexities of the world.

I hope in the future, civilization will find worth in the frog's lesson of simple innocence.

It is my pleasure to deliver this address to the individuals of France; bourgeoisie and proletariat alike.

Let the words "love" and "equality" guide the choices which constitute your day and what you eat.

I will now answer any questions the press has to offer.


Exact speech of:
Mademoiselle Rani Singh
Manager of Equality for France's Animals Inc.
Manager of sub-office Grenouille Guaglianza.