Cassie is an active member of a vegan group at a Midwestern university that, because it is located in a state famous for pork production, has a long-standing, profitable connection with the meat industry. Cassie and her friends actively protest against the consumption of meat by picketing events like the pregame barbecues, pork-producers meetings held on campus, and even at dorm cafeterias. They widely publicize the health and environmental benefits of being a vegan and consider their beliefs, as vegans, to be morally and ethically superior to those of meat-eaters. For Cassie, her vegan group is best described as a(n)