Myth # 04 : " You vegans are so arrogant & judgmental ." ( also heard as " Why can ’ t you just live & let live ?")
Myth # 04 : " You vegans are so arrogant & judgmental ." ( also heard as " Why can ’ t you just live & let live ?")
I can only speak for myself , of course , and yet there is a huge difference between arrogantly championing personal desires at the expense of others ’ health & well-being , and courageously championing the rights of others at the expense of personal comfort & ease . Indeed , just because a vegan is adamant about the rights of the downtrodden does not make him or her arrogant , and just because a vegan correctly judges an action to be unjust or cruel does not mean that he or she is condemning the person committing that act .
Yes , true vegans are indeed somewhat zealous about dismantling injustice , and yes , true vegans are in-deed avidly determined to quash animal cruelty . And yet true vegans are also passionate about compassion – compassion for every sentient being ; including those humans who support the horrific barbarism of the meat & milk industry .
While I will always respect a non-vegan ’ s right to choose , if they wish for me to openly respect their choices , then they need to make choices that are respectful of the lives of others . " Live and let Live " is no defense when your choices support slavery , torture & murder , and " Don ' t judge me " serves as no shield when your actions so clearly judge other beings to be less worthy of life or happiness than yourself .
It isn ’ t judgmental to point out the simple fact that to support animal farming is to support immense cruelty to innocent beings . It isn ’ t arrogant to do so , my Friends … It is accurate . And if you don ’ t like it , then there is only one appropriate place to point your accusatory finger – at a mirror .
Current status of this Myth : Toppled Justification it provides for eating animals : NONE
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