I said that people still hunt in a cooperative way with nature, and I was met with:

Oh, so you think you're a wolf

Human society can never progress past that point and consider moral or ethical points that go beyond the level of someone bashing a rock over someone elses head to steal someone elses dead elk.

These were both incredibly racist & chauvinistic.

an Indian vegetarian says that Americans haven’t progressed to a more enlightened position towards their food

No one said this to me, but I would agree if someone did say this.