RE: Veganism is criminal and vegans are terrorists!
I respect vegans. Especially the people that have made it a life style. It takes a decent level of discipline and self control to change your habits. I know that developing self discipline can be stressful, just use that same level of discipline to not make someone else feel bad for what they're eating. If I'm out to eat with a friend. I don't mind what they choose to eat. I'll ignore the temptation to feel embarrassed if they have to customize their order. No this / extra that/ replace this with that. I'm fine with that, but please use that same discipline that enabled to discover your new lifestyle to catch your thoughts before they exit your mouth as my dish arrives at our table. I don't go out to eat much. I'm frugal aka broke. If I ordered a dish it's cause I like it. If we are out to eat together its obvious we have something else in common other lets talk about that instead.
Everyone knows they moment of bliss when your food arrives and it looks good and smells good and your about to discover if it taste as good as it looks. Don't rob someone of that moment, that's what their spending their hard earned money for. Some people just lack the self control to control What comes out your mouth. You have great control over what goes in. People will feel more comfortable around you and be more open to your ideas. :)
Good to learn that you respect vegans as well as all others. But I'd clarify one thing here. Veganism is not just about self-discipline but it's also about respecting the basic rights of survival for all sentient beings. So they don't care as long as the other person's personal choice does not make any significant impact on the lives of others but if someone is encroaching upon the right to life of some one else, then they take it as their moral duty to protest the act of offender.
And there is one more reason to be worried about. As non-smokers are worried about the adverse impact of passive smoking or the second-hand smoking on their and their environment's health, so is the habit of non-vegan (carnists) impacting the health of the environment adversely. So in a way a carnis is not only encroaching upon the right of another being, he/she is also taking away more share of common environment then he/she is entitled to (as we all share this planet and its environment with all others). This can be called "second-hand eating".
So I totally agree with you to not to rob someone of "that" precious moment ...and that moment means trading the whole life from someone! A life being robbed can not be ignored and certainly deserves more attention then a fun moment for some carnist.