Günther Grass and vegetarism
I think, it´s really strange and unworthy for an intelligent man that he says for him vegetarism is just one view of many but no generaly valid truth (there is also said something like that in the book and he wrote a poem about vegetarians in which it says, they should leave him alone), but on the other hand it seems to be an objective truth to him that nazis are evil. Isn´t there a contradiction and isn´t it childish to think the own opinions are objectively right?
To be crass: People who say it´s immoral to kill animals should leave him alone, because for him it´s okay to do so but on the other hand he thinks he has the right or even the duty to critisize people who kill other people because that´s an objective crime.
I am not a vegetarian, but when I see animals brought to the slaughter house it touches me. And, of course, I also feel pitty when I see people brought to a concentration camp, soldiers dieing in the field or people getting bombed. But why should violence against humans be an objective crime, but violence against animals not?
I am convinced, that there can´t be objectively right or wrong things, just opinions, and I would have suspected by an intelligent man like Grass to see that, too.
P.S.: Please excuse my not so good English. I know it isn´t perfect. I hope you understand what I mean, anyway.
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