For example:
Carnist: "Hey, you want a slice of this pepperoni, triple cheese pizza?"
Vegan: "Sorry, no thank you, I'm vegan."
Carnist: "Oh, wow! Nice! I respect that! Yeah, I would go vegan, but I just would struggle with protein, B12, and iron if I did! Like, I tried being vegan for a week and got so sick! I still eat plant-based alternatives every now and then, though! And I totally get where you're coming from with your ethics! Yeah, the way they treat animals on those factory farms is crazy, bro! I hope those cruel practices can be abolished one day. Complete solidarity with you and the animals, dude! ✊ In the meantime, I absolutely try my best to get my meat, dairy, and eggs from local, free-range, humane, and organic farms!"
Vegan: "Okay?"
Like, seriously, just saying "Oh, okay." and moving on with your life would be preferable over this shit.
Its literally like middle school level takes like god damn
Yep, along with the chuds who claim they eat 2 steaks to offset 1 vegan. Like, okay? This is your personality? Damn.
common conservative tactic to shoot themselves in the foot to fight people they've never met
The pain is the process.