Most of the comments I'm seeing downvoted are about pushing towards veganism with factually incorrect reasoning or statements.

Nobody is saying they want animals to be treated worse than they already are when they downvote "veganism is better for the environment because false reason here", and especially not when they downvote the people getting rude to them.

I have yet to see one downvoted comment that is simply saying they oppose Republicans on this disgusting political ploy of theirs. Totally different things, my man (or woman).