In regards to eating meat

[Monica]

It is a group dynamic that I am talking about, not any single individual.

Well if you're going to talk about group dynamics, what about the other group dynamics? You have described only your perception of only 1 single dynamic coming from those you consider 'fanatical vegans' and actually I don't even think there are very many vegans on this thread.

What about the meat-eaters dynamic of dog-piling on a vegetarian, and predictably all 'liking' whenever they perceive the 'meat' side scoring a point or a snide remark is made towards a vegetarian?

Not to mention, that the meat-eaters greatly outnumber the vegetarians, both in this thread and in the community as a whole, not to mention in everyday life.

Sort of neutralizes the idea that the vegetarians are 'elitist' because 'elitist' usually implies a small, special group. The majority cannot be elitist, because...they're the majority! And clearly, meat-eaters are the majority!

So if anything, it seems to me more of a case of the majority dog-piling on the minority, and then blasting the minority with cries of "elitist!" when they claw their way out of the pile.