Vegans Are Extreme

Man those crazy vegans can be pretty extreme. Telling other people how to live their lives or what not to eat and wear, unfriending meat eaters on social media, coming down on friends and family for their lifestyle choices, and yelling at protests about how evil people are who don’t subscribe to their views.

They’re even extreme in the way they live their own lives. Somehow they abstain from eating meat, dairy, eggs, and honey; they don’t buy clothing, personal care products, or other consumer goods made from animals. And they don’t even go to zoos, aquariums, circuses or rodeos.

How could anyone ever be so extreme? Aren’t these people being judgmental and missing out on the best things in life? And what about bacon?

Extremism can be a dangerous position in many circumstances, as it deviates from the safe world of moderation. Being extremely selfish, greedy, quiet, loud, skinny, overweight, hungry, thirsty, or even funny looking can cause someone to face challenges in everyday life, but sometimes some qualities can be beneficial to be extreme in. For example, people don’t usually get docked for being extremely nice, generous, caring, intelligent, funny, fit, healthy, wealthy, or wise.

So when someone takes a stand to stop consuming and using animal products, some others may see that as extreme. However, to the vegan, the lifestyle seems extremely compassionate, kind, loving, caring, selfless, and thoughtful. Once those sentiments start to sink in, we realize how immoral it is to support cruelty to animals, and as we experience the benefits of implementing nonviolence into our lives, it’s only natural that we want to share this discovery with others to help them awaken to this way of life.

To be fair, we can all admit that some vegans and animal rights activists take things too far. The vegan philosophy is supposed to be about love and kindness, yet many vegans are guilty of shaming, belittling, and even committing harmful acts towards those who haven’t adopted the message. In most of those cases, we’d probably have to side with the victims, who often don’t know better. And even if they do, we all have the right to think and act for ourselves right? Well, as long as it doesn’t cause harm to others. However cussing, fighting, yelling at people wearing fur, and burning down slaughterhouses are not loving and compassionate either, so a few of those crazy vegans out there might want to check themselves and remember what peace and love are all about.

So, in conclusion, either way, it sounds like we can all agree that many vegans can be a little bit extreme. Some are extremely dedicated, compassionate, and full of love, while some can be extremely overbearing, judgmental, and intrusive to others. However, for the latter examples, it’s important to remember that, although their actions might be somewhat extreme and uncalled for, they are coming from a place of love for the animals and usually acting out because of the immorality they see in others. For example, if we one day realized that we were all child molesters without knowing it, and we immediately quit those heinous acts forever, but saw the rest of our friends and families continuing, would it not be natural to speak out for the defenseless? If someone took that a little too far, is there any justification for being a little extreme when it comes to acting out against violence?

Either way, if we all come from a space of love and seek compassion in our lives, there should be no need to be extreme. We could all just carry on in harmony to each other and the animals, eat beautiful fruits, vegetables, and other plants from our divine Mother Earth, and coexist peacefully in a high vibrational world of kindness.