Silly Arguments

“I can’t be vegan because Hitler was a vegetarian! And if we stop eating meat, our population will lose its aggression needed for the upcoming wars!”

Hitler was a vegetarian

“You know who else didn’t eat meat? Hitler.”

The debate must be crazy if they’re pulling this one out!

Firstly, was he actually a vegetarian? It’s unclear! There’s some evidence but it’s not conclusive. Also he was never vegan and drank milk, ate eggs, and wore leather.

Even if he was veggie, so what? Hitler also loved his dog, and apparently didn’t smoke, barely drank and painted. Loving your dog or painting doesn’t align you with being Hitler either.

This is an example of reductio ad Hitlerum. Just cause one bad person did the same thing doesn’t inherently mean it’s bad!

We need meat for the bloodlust!

“We need meat for the bloodlust! Veganism will make way for our country to be invaded”

I don’t know about this one man…

• Is our testosterone level threatened by veganism? No
• Will we become physically weaker due to lack of protein? No
• Our canine teeth need to be used! Nah bonus: a lot of aggressive animals with large canines like hippos and gorillas are primarily herbivorous.
• Roman gladiators who were arguably pretty aggressive were mostly vegetarian!

So I don’t really see the logic here.

You drank breast milk as a baby

“You’re against drinking milk? You drank breast milk as a baby, hypocrite!”

Omg this is it! This is the argument that will help me eat meat! It’s so simple! Because I drank breast milk as a baby, I must continue drinking cow’s milk forever. And If I drink cow’s milk, I might as well eat meat to go along with it.

Let me just double check:

• It was for me! Human milk is made for human babies, and cow’s milk is made for calves.
• I grew out of it! Humans are the only mammals that routinely drink milk after weaning. Furthermore, it’s estimated that around 68% of the world’s adult population has some degree of lactose intolerance, meaning they can’t properly digest milk after childhood.
• My mum chose to feed me. A dairy cow doesn’t get a choice. She’s impregnated, and her calf is taken away so we can have her milk instead.

Okay so actually this argument makes no sense and has no credibility. Drinking breast milk as a baby doesn’t justify consuming cow’s milk or meat later in life.