They don't get it - do they?
I believe it has a great deal to do with their overall attitude about life.. most are practicing the religion of Liberalism! Anti anything that isn't part of their social, practical, and conventional dogma. How would it look if they withdrew from the gang of fellow travelers, true haters of everything that isn't liberally blessed.
I too was hard to bring around, after spending years as a guilty chef.. LOL
I guess someone doesn't get it, my starch-eating-city-dwelling friend.