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But what about disagreements that aren't just about preferences, but about right and wrong? Vegans don't view it as the type of question that's like, "Do you like Kirk or do you like Picard?" but rather as the type of question that's like, "Is it ok to beat your children?" The proper way to live is to not beat children and all other ways are wrong and awful. Framing the question as merely about individual preferences and not about morality is assuming the conclusion.
The legal system has no interest in addressing the vast majority of animal abuse, and there's a lot of money in it which means enough political influence to ensure that never changes. The vast majority of produced goods relies on abusive conditions. It is possible to produce animal products without abuse, but removing abuse from the system means less will be produced, which means a reduction in consumption is still necessary.
What if I told you the quiet part loud? I don't think every life is fundamentally created equal.
I'm a farm boy turned liberal and if you're going to argue about climate change and the benefits of a vegetarian diet in that respect, you've got the right of it and I'll eat less meat (I'm trying). If you're going to say "cow abuse is child abuse!" I will personally come murder a cow for you and eat it with you (or against you, I guess?).
You are barking up the wrong tree and have missed the point whenever you come to this argument. Plants and animals grown for food ARE. FOR. FOOD. and you will not turn me to your way of thinking by crying foul about their treatment. I would love to minimize animal suffering / I am not into animal torture, but you're just not going to get there unless you're literally demonstrating widespread suffering for sport of livestock animals. If there was a raccoon outside right now screwing with my dog or my kid or my house or whatever I would absolutely end it and not lose a second of sleep, without considering it's children or parentage or treatment.
I am who you are dealing with and who you are trying to convert. The "proper way to live" has nothing to do with it. I grow food, I eliminate pests, I eat the food I intended to raise. Cow, corn, pig, dog, cat, unicorn, etc: it gets to grow and flourish as much as I can provide, then it gets harvested to eat, unless it is invasive then it gets summarily removed.
It's not about callousness or disregard for the beauty of life, my situation has just been fundamentally different than yours unless you also spent childhood raising your own food.
Do I know you?