The Hindu tradition is to do what you want and to keep to yourself. Western neo-vegetarians seem to want to "convert" everybody to vegetarianism and try to impose it on others(ex. PETA). If someone wants to eat meat, that is their business, but I also disagree with those (An idea also coincidentally of Western origin) who tell vegetarians that their diet is somehow unhealthy without meat. I have been a vegetarian my whole life and my aerobic and anaerobic fitness level is much higher than most people who eat meat.
Seems to me that telling other's what to do and to convert people to only your way of life is a very much a western style, unlike Hindus who believe in every community and person doing their own thing.
Seems to me that telling other's what to do and to convert people to only your way of life is a very much a western style, unlike Hindus who believe in every community and person doing their own thing.