That’s very interesting, and I think I’ll lean toward this perspective too (giving more consideration to those who don’t hold a view that’s obvious to me). I’d say this is due to the path that’s led me to veganism. I was aware of my own moral inconsistencies but also of my struggles to do anything about them, and really I won’t expect everyone or most people to notice or change their own inconsistencies, because it’s very hard.
However, I also expect that for some vegans it can be the opposite case and lead them to more intolerance, because in the end their view is obvious to them.
Hehe yes, it’s not a rational argument to use for coming to this decision. But it’s separate from my argument for becoming vegan — in the end, my reason for becoming vegan is that I believe that, accounting for uncertainty over their sentience, the suffering of all non-human animals doesn’t justify the small benefit we obtain from them. Using the point of view of the future is just a mental device or technique to motivate me to make the change for something I already believed was right (sort of intentional compartmentalization in Dark Arts of Rationality?).
Besides, can I know what makes you disagree with veganism as a moral stance? Is it for instance that you don’t believe animals are sentient?