[Tiwaz]

Originally Posted by pest

Most wont volunteer that they are veggies just because they dont want meat eaters telling them how wrong they are. Unfortunately for most vegitarians, its the animal rights activists and the people like the one that smacked a burger out of butters hand that give the vast majority a bad name.

Indeed, this is the case. As usual, it's a small group within a certain grouping that gives rise to prejudice in another, sometimes opposing, group. And as most people, I'm not totally insensitive, and some form of prejudice developes.

But still, in my personal experience, lots of vegetarians are slightly derogatory towards the non-vergetarians. As if they are ahead in evolution or something; 'we don't need meat any longer, we have moved on'. I suppose vegetarians could say something similar about the 'carnivore society'.

This kind of behaviour is inherent to minorities. A minority always tends to create a distinct profile for itself, often to some extreme. Exploiting that profile, resulting in an annoyance for the majority, gives rise to prejudice. And, as usual, it all comes down to this: Extremes are never good.

I respect people who don't eat meat, it's their choice.

I pity them as well. Meat is good, biggrin: