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New Labour's current attempt at back door Nazism

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handofdave Jun 18, 2009 23:28:12

Replying to grufty jim

grufty jim wrote:

None of these things should be cited in defence of the Nazis. But they do mean that one cannot simply point to a given policy and demonstrate it's a bad idea by stating "Hitler did that".

Yep. Hitler was a vegetarian. I defy any vegetarian to change their diet based on that fact.

In truth, if Hitler had not been a warmongering racist fuck, history might have judged him favorably. He did manage to take a wrecked economy and make it whole again.

Not that I am a fan. Like you say, his crimes against humanity overshadow everything.

grufty jim Jun 18, 2009 23:41:04

Replying to handofdave

handofdave wrote:

Yep. Hitler was a vegetarian. I defy any vegetarian to change their diet based on that fact.

That's a common misconception. In fact, he wasn't a vegetarian though he rarely ate meat.

He had some very strange dietary habits partly due to a persistent stomach condition and partly due to his drug use. He experimented with strict veganism at one point in an attempt to sort out his stomach, which I believe is probably the root of the "Hitler was a vegetarian" rumour, but it didn't cure him so he dropped it after a while.

As I say though, he did have a diet that was close to vegetarianism (apparently mashed potatoes were his main thing) but otherwise it's a myth.

I agree with the rest of your post though.