True Left

Not to mention that very often, massive problems require extreme solutions to solve in the first place. Using "extremist" or "radical" as a specifically negative catch-all term is foolish.

"They have annoyed me since childhood with bullshit about how I will only succeed in converting meat-eaters to veganism by being nice to them in all circumstances"

This drives me (quite literally) mad. What irks me the most is that 99% of the people saying this are non-vegan themselves. If you couldn't convince yourself to be vegan, why the **** would anyone take YOUR advice when you claim to know how to convert people? You're unintentionally admitting that you shouldn't be listened to. They're basically politely telling you to shut up, because non-humans are so oppressed that nobody even wants to hear about or be bothered with their plight, and on the rare occasions that it IS brought up in discussions, people forget entirely about the non-human's perspective in all of this. "It's all up to dietary choice. I'll respect vegans as long as they respect my right to eat meat." "I just don't like the vegans that force it on people" (neglecting the fact that carnism is forced on non-humans). "We need to eat plant-based for the environment." Etc etc. The psychopathic tunnel vision is so strong in carnists, that they register merely bringing up and vouching for veganism as force, and the exploitation and murder of billions of living beings as non-force. Cows, pigs, chickens, and really any non-human deemed socially acceptable to imprison, exploit and slaughter, are openly and proudly viewed as complete non-entities. Now, if only I had the power to snap my fingers and put any carnist in the situation they willingly place non-humans in