Yes, I think everyone should be a vegan. It's healthier for humans and the planet, and it harms way fewer animals. But it's not going to happen overnight.
Remember when you became a vegan? It was a process, wasn't it? For me, I was first a vegetarian that would, by her own words, "never become a vegan." Then I learned more about food and more about animals, and I started reducing my intake of animal products. Then, after a long time, I became a vegan.
And guess what? I'm still not perfect. I drive a car with leather seats and animal products in the tires. I use glue for crafts projects. I walk and drive over insects. I have a house on land that probably used to belong to wildlife. But the point is that I do my best.
My best is my best. It might not be your best. So who are you to judge what someone else's best is? If they're trying, they're trying. And that should be enough. Actually, that's more than some people do, so you should be thrilled about it.
I'm getting tired of the nitpicking I've been hearing about how so-and-so still eats cheese so she's a terrible person, or how you are more vegan than that guy, or how that vegan activist is horrible for "the movement."
Respect for other people is a vegan idea. So stop disrespecting people. Learn that support and caring and compassion (the qualities you claim to live by) will open minds to your ideas. Learn that your bad attitude isn't going to convert people. Learn that you can't convert people. Everyone makes his/her own decisions.
Be supportive. Be inspirational.
Don't be a jerk.
My car has cloth seats. I'm totally a better vegan than you.
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