They believe the cause of animals supersedes that of humans. The former activist said that other ALF members did not know much about animals, and that some of them had told him they don't even like animals. It is a mindset that allows you to bomb people with immunity. The activist said the core element of the ALF was mostly made up of young males who were well-informed of their legal rights but quite prepared to go to prison. I almost wanted to go out and kill cows by the end.
Liberation is all.
That is as far as they think.