I don’t understand (some) people’s negative visceral reaction to vegan / plant diets.

My best guess is it’s the very small but very vocal minority who actively criticize meat eating.

The majority of vegans and vegetarians don’t really care whether other people eat meat. It’s a diet, not an ethical philosophy for a lot of people.

You seriously don't see the pattern? Sorry to make you my outlet for this rant: It's the same reactionary (as in, anti-'liberal') response to everything; it's the same pattern, rhetoric, tone, etc etc. It's completely predictable; it's been going on for years. When will people stop playing this helpless role, to play it safe, to avoid confronting the obvious, overwhelming problem?

They don't give a crap about veganism; they just are following the reactionary playbook.