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I don't think there are good arguments for eating meat, and I think people get mad at vegans because of the cognitive dissonance. "If eating meat is bad, and I eat meat, then I'm bad. But I'm not bad! They must be bad! They suck!"
Sometimes you see this with other things. Like if someone walks or takes a bike instead of driving for the environment. "If driving is bad for the environment, and I do a lot of driving, I'm doing bad. But I'm a good person! Fuck them for making me feel bad!"
Most people are just large children.
Sometimes people try to justify eating meat. Some reasons are more defensible than others. Someone with severe allergies might have trouble getting nutrition from vegan options. Someone saying "but I enjoy it" is acting like a child.
In short, most people are operating mostly on emotional levels. Facts don't really matter. Feelings drive them. I think this is the root of most of our problems, honestly, that people can't put aside their emotions.
Personally, I try to minimize how much meat I eat, but I'm okay with accepting sometimes I do bad things.