Why I am not a vegan

[Monica]

When someone says 'I support such-and-such...' they're typically saying they are for such-and-such. Do you see where I'm going with this?

Telling someone they're for something that they're not for might rub them the wrong way - especially where I live. (Polk County - which I've heard is meth capital of the world.) Here you can't (safely) say, "everyone who drives a car supports the oil industry (unless it's a 100% electric car)." because of the way the word 'support' is typically defined.

In most (if not all) dictionaries, this is NOT the first definition of the word 'support': "to give assistance to, especially financially" this is: "to agree with or approve of"

Yes, I see your point. I don't know of another word that is more accurate than support.

I meant primarily the definition to give assistance to, especially financially, but I think the other definition - to agree with or approve of - applies as well, at least to some degree. No one can deny that being killed is a violation of free will. No one can deny that animals don't want to be killed. That is obvious.

If it's not necessary, then why support it at all? It seems to me that eating meat anyway, when it's not necessary, indicates tacit approval.