Why I am not a vegan

[anagogy]

Veganism has been attacked in these threads by those who seem to otherwise have very loving posts, calling us extremists and zealots as though we were likened to Al Quaeda.

So implying someone is acting zealotous (as omnivores in this thread have implied) is mean, but implying someone is basically equivalent to being a murderer (as vegans in this thread have implied) because they eat meat isn't mean? Don't you see how that interpretation is a tad bit hypocritical?

I would ask members who have recently been attacking others to stop, and remember that this goes both ways. Just because vegans are in the minority and not popular does not make it okay to be mean to us.

If anyone "feels bad" own your responsibility in feeling that way.

Why do you interpret it as being mean?  Why are you choosing to feel bad over what was said?  Do you think their intent was to be mean to you?