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Originally Posted by Ly&Pigs  There are many people on this board who aren't vegetarian/vegan. I am not but I still have the respect of the majority of members. I have high respect for those that are vegetarian and vegan and I have respect for those that aren't. |
Thanks for responding, Ly. I'm aware that there are other meat eaters here. I have respect for all of these choices, too. I don't think I've ever expressed otherwise.
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Originally Posted by Ly&Pigs I have cut down on eating meat and maybe one day will take the full leap but when I am ready. But to my knowledge, I haven't lost the respect of others on this board for my decisions. |
Have you not lost their respect, perhaps, because you seem to acknowledge the ultimate moral superiority of vegans but haven't taken "the full leap" yet out of weakness, because you're not ready? If you, as I have, stated that you ate meat for a reason and didn't ever plan to change, would you still have their respect? And if other meat eaters here who don't plan to change can't have any respect and should just leave, what next? How are vegetarians very much less morally superior? Are they next?
I have a lot of respect for choosing to be vegan. I have no respect for thinking that you're morally superior because you've chosen to be vegan, and absolutely everyone else is "rationalizing" and couldn't possibly have any honest reason for her choices.