@JeroenH I like your systematic list of global interest groups, though - like @paulakreuzer said - the vegan ~ animal interest group might be inconsistent. Moreover the interest groups are interconnected, IMO, and we indeed need a holistic view.
For example:
- Care for the environment = Make sure that in the long term there will still be an environment to live in for people and animals.
- Care for people = Make sure people have the “time and luxury” (quoting @ben here) to spend time thinking about the environment and the humane treatment of animals.
- Care for animals = Make sure animals don’t fall out of the ecosystem because that would negatively affect people and the environment.
I believe that the good is something inherent to every human being, something that is inscribed somewhere deep inside everyone. The bad comes from outside. People have to take decisions all the time, and when they are faced with a good option and a bad option, the bad option often looks like the option with less resistance. The good option often demands more effort from a person.
Now the problem is that the more often I choose the bad, the harder it gets to choose the good. Many people will even have been raised by their parents/educators in a way that didn’t allow them to experience the good. For example, it’s proven that people, who were raised with family violence, often pass on that violence to their children because they have never learned to do the good. It’s simply easier to beat up your children than educate them to do the right thing.
PS.: The positive news is: When you have really tasted from the good, it will make you long for it. The good is desirable. People, who are doing good things, realise that it’s worth the effort. 