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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

handmade34

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14. why do people

Reply to Mendocino (Original post)

Mon Aug 26, 2019, 08:16 PM

Aug 2019

have a problem with climate change deniers?? why do we berate Trump because he makes fun of climate change??

eating excessive meat is harming the planet... Amazon is burning because of an excessive demand for meat

Vegans may seem self-righteous but there is a real argument to be had for changing our habits

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Why do people dislike vegans? [View all] Mendocino Aug 2019 OP

Probably cannabis_flower Aug 2019 #1

Partly this, but as a sometimes vegan Zoonart Aug 2019 #3

exactly this - very judgy attitude on pnwest Aug 2019 #10

"view my lifestyle as a judgement upon their own." mitch96 Aug 2019 #19

Meat-eaters get hostile even when they have no intention of inviting you to their home for dinner. athena Aug 2019 #21

Insecurity Piasladic Sep 2019 #24

I don't and have friends who are though I'm not. uppityperson Aug 2019 #2

No offense to most vegans out there but... calguy Aug 2019 #4

+1 n/t Vogon_Glory Aug 2019 #6

They ARE better and smarter Iwasthere Aug 2019 #9

And of course, that justifies all kinds of hostility and nastiness. athena Aug 2019 #22

My main problem with SOME vegans Jake Stern Aug 2019 #5

Haven't the people been divided up enough? We're all people, we bleed red and shraby Aug 2019 #7

I don't. That saves more meat for me. The self-righteous part gets to me though. RainCaster Aug 2019 #8

peta mopinko Aug 2019 #11

because they're from Vega ? dweller Aug 2019 #12

Some people cannot tolerate those who are superior. Doodley Aug 2019 #13

I think your post just answered the question SCantiGOP Aug 2019 #18

why do people handmade34 Aug 2019 #14

There maybe a real argument Jake Stern Aug 2019 #16

They don't zipplewrath Aug 2019 #15

Why do people hate vegans and how do you identify one? flotsam Aug 2019 #17

You suck at this. flvegan Sep 2019 #23

No one likes a guilt trip, spoken or unspoken Beringia Aug 2019 #20