Why do people come into the vegan section only to insult the vegans lifestyle?

Do trolls have nothing better to do?

an intolerance for what is different or "non-understandable," lack of empathy.
It springs from the same characteristic reactionism that's bred racism, sexism,xenophobia and just about anyother historical bigotry.

More specifically I believe it is a form of reactionism based upon the idea that veganism/vegetarianism makes people question their actions and roles in the bigger scheme of life, (not just how their actions affect themselves and those they know, but in the larger picture, how their decisions and actions shape the society in itself). Now when something of this magnitude brought up into ingrained habitual actions, its hard to view it from an unfettered sociological, non-egotistical viewpoint. It appears that many lack that ability, instead of questioning themselves, their decisions, actions and roles, its much easier to belittle someone whom thinks opposite and is indirectly birthing this dilemna in your mind. Therefore its easier to look at everyone else and say "You are Silly, Fool, Aloof etc." instead of turning the question upon to yourself.

All that compiled and a lack of self esteem, self-worth, will lead to trolling.

Why do you care so much? Just ignore them. Plain and simple.


*Angle below me gave me a thumbs down :(

Too bad she can't use their/they're/there in the correct context. And you know its only because of my source ;)

For at least one, I think it's their job. There is a troll here who has many Y!A accounts and posts questions like "I'm vegan. I just killed a mosquito and I can't stop crying! She probably had children! What should I do?"

I swear it's a fat, middle aged guy working for Tyson.

That's a question for the ages. I wish I knew what motivated the trolls.

That's why they are trolls dear. Sad, insecure people who get off by sitting safely behind their monitors and making fun of others. Things they'd never have the cohones to say to your face...they are the equivalent of offline bullies (all tough and smart-azz until someone stands up to them).

Ignore them and/or report them. They aren't worth the effort to comment to and a reaction is just what they are seeking. If people would simply ignore them, they'd go elsewhere...why play into their hands? They're building up their own bad karma...those who attack back are just putting themselves in the same position.

They area insecure about something, who knows what.

The mode of operation is normally:

Insult, insult, insult
apologise, "what me ?" "I was just playing devils advocate" etc
insult a bit more
aplogise
Insult, insult, insult ( they figure its easier to insult than be constructive )
account suspended

I guess some think its amusing, some think they are original, some know no better. One things for sure, they don't seem capable of sensible discussion or rational thought.

Have faith that the trolls disappear after a while - they either get bored, thier intenet access at hospital is removed, or mummy calls them for dinner

A couple of people above suggest that V&V's call people trolls JUST because they have contrary views or are meat-eaters. I don't think thats true, i've never seen that here.

In fact, the more meat-eaters than come into this area and ask GENUINE questions or give GENUINE answers the better as far as i'm concerned.

exsft being one such person who is a meat-eater and contributes greatly to this forum.

Its the insults, abuse and personal attacks that get people labelled as trolls, not what they eat.

Its not necessarily the insults that get me, its the misinformation - after all, its a Q&A site, so if i see diliberate attempts to spread mis-information, i'll say so. If they are factually wrong, i'll say so, if they do it in a SUSTAINED "troll" way specfically to knock veggies, they deserve the hounding.

I don't think i need to mention any names.

I don't go into the hunting section and attack them, or insult meat-eaters...

same reason people act high and mighty becuase of their vegaterian diet. if someone is different they are seen as strange and less then the observer. basically becuase people are rude.

I have wondered the same thing.. i think it's just to tell everyone their are "Right" and everyone else is wrong.. and you gotta believe most of the voted for Bush last election.. so their are NOT that bright upstairs.. lol...

Who can say, maybe once upon a time a veg*an looked at them the wrong way and they've never gotten over it? Or they simply can't come to terms with any premise counter to their own sub-cultures?

I like to think most of them are 13 years of age but the harrowing truth is that they're probably adult. Scary, right?

Better off joining dedicated veg*ans forums or sites, there seems to be less of an issue with trolls there. I post here http://www.eggplantempire.net/boards/ind...

They are probably of the same kind as those who think this forum is "theirs" and that anyone who posts a contrary opinion is a "troll".

this is an open forum not owned by anyone in particular (at least not by thsoe who post) so you get all kinds. Why do people do what they do? For the most part because they can and because they think it's fun. Don't take it any more seriously than that..

I think that vegans are much healther than meat eaters and that insulting us is all that they have to do. Other than eat animals that have faces.

Insult is all most people know how to do. They have no better judgment, and haven't been taught any better.

Actually, I see it completely different. - This forum helps me respond to the criticism I often receive in the real world.

Example: a person came into here saying that plants have feelings. This one guy I know at work says the same thing. Because I was able to respond to the question here, I was then able to be confident in my response to the guy at work.

The "silly" insults and questions here makes me be stronger in my beliefs. It allows me to form quick short simple answers for the real world questions.

I am not a troll. I am, however, a meat eater.

I recently started participating in this forum due to some significant trollery in my own forum. I trolled the trolls, but then got to know some of the other participants and now find myself contributing.

Never once have I insulted the vegan lifestyle. In fact my statements tend to be quite nice.

Unfortunately, some of the lesser educated veg's will troll ME simply because I eat meat. That has been an excellent add on education for me. I am now much more aware of how an uneducated fanatic thinks.

Don't troll me, and I won't troll you.

**Jen D....thanks for ruining my breakfast! I can't get the picture of some fat, middle aged man sitting around in his skid-marked underwear, working for tyson and trolling the vegan forum out of my mind. It's completely stuck....