Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-13014894-20130722162535

I found Hitler listed under the category "vegetarian" characters which is very misleading. This is a popular claim made by those hoping to detract from the animal rights movement. The logic always goes something like this: Hitler was "X" therefore all people who do/are "X" must also be Hitler-like in significant ways.

Ryan Berry's analysis of this myth, and his myth-busting article can be found here:

One excerpt: http://www.vegsource.com/berry/hitler.html

"Hitler outlawed the Mazdean society--which was based on the vegetarian teachings of Zoroaster--ostensibly because its president, Dr. Rauth, was Jewish. But all other vegetarian societies were declared illegal and were forced to become members of the German Society for Living Reform. Members of these former vegetarian societies were subject to searches in their homes; during these raids, the Gestapo even confiscated books that contained vegetarian recipes. While he was chancellor, Hitler did nothing to advance the cause of vegetarianism in Germany. With a stroke of his pen he could have made vegetarianism the dietary law of the land. Instead, he did everything he could to thwart it." 