Being rude is good actually

I am a naturally combative person when I believe someone else is being unfair or aggressive.

If vegans online didn’t argue so vehemently against animal exploitation, I’d never have done research to try and dispute them.

If I didn’t do that I’d probably still be an animal abuser.

I’m not saying it’ll work with everyone, but if for every carnist arguing “but crop deaths tho” when you become belligerent, there is one person like myself, forced to engage with the material? It was worth it.

No need to attack people or troll their comment history, but pressing the facts aggressively does not turn people away from Veganism in the scale people try to argue online.

Yes, I understand the fuss about being considerate of veganism. It concerns the actual passing away of living things. It’s difficult to be “nice” on this subject.

I’ve been politely arguing my case about animal abuse since the late 80s. No one has ever told me that they quit eating meat because of me. I know some friends still even eat really egregious things like foie gras even though I’ve tried to convince them otherwise. I’m over being nice

Who are you convincing though? Most people don’t respond well to being called out. They dig their heels in.

if you are rude to a person they close their mind and start defending them selves.

The general fact, “You’re right, but you should be nicer about it!” means “I know I’m wrong, but I hate that you don’t let me act on it purposefully.”

That concludes our overview of an MLK speech.

It requires a variety. I believe that most individuals are more typically persuaded by a gentler touch, however certain people react better to a more direct/confrontational approach. “Let a thousand flowers bloom.”

I become vegan literally because of a brutal vegan. I looked up their statements to refute them and said that although they were extreme, they were true, and I instantly became vegan after being a vegetarian for 25 years.

Be not the vegan who nonvegans want you to be, but the vegan who nonhuman animals need you to be.

To be honest, it doesn’t even take being that unpleasant to irritate people on the internet. r/DebateAVegan repeatedly demonstrates this.

oh a 1000% if i never watched any of joey carb strongs videos where he stands his ground. i most definitely wouldnt be vegan.

Would you mind sharing the situation or reasoning that persuaded you?