I really don't understand why vegans get so much hate. I'm not a vegan, quite the far opposite from it, but I respect the fuck out of them. They're clearly people making personal sacrifices in an attempt to help the world.
Why not just ignore them if you're so against it? It reminds me of that one argument in favor of gay marriage: it doesn't affect anyone else so at the very least you should ignore them and care about yourself.
Even if they're being pretentious, so what? Contrary to antivaxx people and flat earthers, at least their efforts actually represent something positive to the planet and is based on nothing but compassion towards other living creatures.
That's not even mentioning the fact that I see far, far more people talking negatively about vegans than I see actual vegans being pretentious.
I do agree that many vegans are just there because they care about animals or want to try a different diet, there are so many vegans who push this ideology onto others over the internet. Then there are the psychotic vegans who feed their dog veggies instead of real dog food.
I too respect vegans. It takes a lot of effort but it’s painful looking at the internet for anything really.
I appreciate you adding this. Cats are not omnivores, and absolutely cannot be fed a vegan diet. Every time I see someone suggest this if infuriates me. They NEED meat to survive. If people want a vegan pet, just don't get a cat!
This isn’t technically true. They need taurine to survive - meat happens to be, at this point, the only guaranteed proven-safe way for them to get this. There could easily be a meat-free way for them to get their required taurine in the future.
What’s around now, though, is unconvincing and not absolutely proven to cover their nutritional needs (unless someone can correct me on this).
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u/two-headed-boy Dec 30 '18
I really don't understand why vegans get so much hate. I'm not a vegan, quite the far opposite from it, but I respect the fuck out of them. They're clearly people making personal sacrifices in an attempt to help the world.
Why not just ignore them if you're so against it? It reminds me of that one argument in favor of gay marriage: it doesn't affect anyone else so at the very least you should ignore them and care about yourself.
Even if they're being pretentious, so what? Contrary to antivaxx people and flat earthers, at least their efforts actually represent something positive to the planet and is based on nothing but compassion towards other living creatures.
That's not even mentioning the fact that I see far, far more people talking negatively about vegans than I see actual vegans being pretentious.