Vegans who condemn

477: From a vegan’s point of view, protesting is right. We know we aren’t a bunch of oiks. We know the aggro image is not fair, well, perhaps for some. In the main, a nicer people you couldn’t meet. Some are shouters, get aggro, harm the cause, but there’s passion and courage too. We can be outrageous and judgemental (“You fools, don’t you see how many animals are being murdered and humans being poisoned by the food they eat?”) but I hope that approach is changing because it gets us nowhere. Our subject is a tricky one to handle. When we speak too passionately, especially if there’s a whiff of aggression about us, it puts people off. And because ‘animal matters’ have to be explained in serious tones (necessarily, it’s a very dark subject) this makes the whole matter unattractive. Without trying too hard, omnivores can easily dislike a vegan. But that isn’t only down to our heavy approach but because some of us have a prickliness with anyone who presents opposing arguments.