Hitler was a vegetarian

[Second Summer]

I've heard various opinions on this subject, but today I came across this newspaper that presents new (t0 me) eyewitness accounts on Der Führer's diet:

Adolf Hitler's only surviving food taster has claimed that the Fuhrer was a dedicated vegetarian during his stay at the "Wolf's Lair" in World War II.

Margot Woelk, 95, said that Hitler ate only the freshest fruit and vegetables during the two and a half years that she was forced to check his food for traces of poison.

Read more: Hitler was vegetarian: Fuhrer's food taster (Indian Express)

The article also mentions that there was a Hitler Jugend manual from the 1930s that promoted soya beans, which it called "Nazi beans".

 

[Mr Crunchy]

The ominvore's favorite syllogism.

 

[Pickle Juice]

Nazi beans? Oh, we'll never hear the end of this. Nazi milk, chocolate nazi milk, nazigurt, nazu, nazi nuts, nazi cheeze, nazi mince...

 

[mlp]

This is one of the reasons why I find the whole idea of lists of famous people who are/were veg*n irritating. Celebrities tend to fall off the veg*n wagon and then go on to talk at length about how difficult and unhealthy it is, and then you also have these stupid discussions about Hitler, etc.

Nixon was a Quaker - so what? How does that fact in any way color Quakerism as a religion, or how other Quakers conduct themselves?

 

[RabbitLuvr]

Mmmmmm, delicious Nazi beans.

 

[Freesia]

I read an article suggesting he was a flexitarian who was fond of sausages and stuffed pigeon and would have them as a treat every now and then.

 

[Second Summer]

I read an article suggesting he was a flexitarian who was fond of sausages and stuffed pigeon and would have them as a treat every now and then.

The article I posted seems to say he was a vegetarian while he lived in Wolf's Lair. Maybe he had to give it up when he had to retreat to the bunker.

 

[mlp]

Well, he was also a dog lover who had the poison he intended to use at the end tested on his dog. Everything's relative.

ETA: That afternoon, Hitler expressed doubts about the cyanide capsules he had received through Heinrich Himmler's SS.[24] To verify the capsules' potency, Hitler ordered Dr. Werner Haase to test them on his dog Blondi, and the dog died as a result.[25] Hitler became completely inconsolable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondi

 

[Spang]

Hitler drank water.

 

[Blobbenstein]

Isn't he still a vegetarian, and living on the moon?

 

[Pickle Juice]

Isn't he still a vegetarian, and living on the moon?

No that's Elvis.

 

[Muggle]

http://forum.veggieviews.com/threads/stupid-things-omnis-say.215/

 

[Snowcone]

Hitler also shopped at Hugo Boss.

 

[Second Summer]

If Hitler was a vegetarian, then at least that says something about how a diverse bunch vegetarians can be!

 

[SummerRain]

If Hitler was a vegetarian, then at least that says something about how a diverse bunch vegetarians can be!

How's that for positive attitude! I suppose if anybody comments about vegetarians all being left wing, he provides an excellent counter example.

 

[Eleven]

I know you're working on your SEO but the Hitler thing, really?

 

[Second Summer]

I know you're working on your SEO but the Hitler thing, really?

Yes, but it's a perfectly legitimate topic! It's an argument often used against vegetarianism (even though "guilty by association" is a logical fallacy), so it's something we ought to discuss. Also, the article I linked to is a recent one with new information, which makes it even more relevant as a topic for discussion.

 

[Fromper]

I still think the best response to "Hitler was a vegetarian" is "Osama Bin Laden was a meat eater". Or you can use Charles Manson, or Son of Sam, or ANY other serial killer in history.

--Fromper

 

[Pickle Juice]

I still think the best response to "Hitler was a vegetarian" is "Osama Bin Laden was a meat eater". Or you can use Charles Manson, or Son of Sam, or ANY other serial killer in history.

--Fromper

No, Charles Manson's vegetarian.

Don't get excited folks, that site is a parody.

 

[Fromper]

No, Charles Manson's vegetarian.


Don't get excited folks, that site is a parody.

Is he really? I had no idea. Given that most mass murderers tortured and killed animals as kids, before moving on to humans later in life, I find this surprising.

--Fromper