Thank you for this great write up Tyler. I agree with the arguments you presented and appreciate this perspective.

Where I have found the complications to be within this debate is when the listener/reader is assumed to accept deontological/principle-focused ethics rather than consequentialism or value-based. Although Voluntaryists tend to gravitate toward the deontological side of the spectrum, many in the vegan community do not. Aggression is merely a "tool" with lots of grey-area as well as what's defined as "defense".

Have you experienced this philosophical struggle in conversations or debates?