The only odd thing about it is the cost. From what I've heard, a translated version costs a hell of a lot of money.
is it odd my father owns a translated version of Mein Kampf
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It would be a lot weirder if it were the non-translated version and it was signed by Hitler with x's and o's at the end.
No it isn't odd it's actually an interesting read to see how charasmatic and persuasive his wording was and why he was able to gather so many followers all from the way he spoke his words, I've read a few different extracts in my history class and i was thinking about getting a translated copy myself.
I should probably insert a facepalm graphic here, but I can't be bothered. Nazis may self-profess as christians, but they are not christians, by definition. Obvious statement is obvious.Sanglyon said:
Guess I should keep a copy of your user profile close at hand, then.Saelune said:
Christianity and logic are not mutually exclusive, but I suspect this is a belief system that you hold as dear as I do my own, so there's probably little value in treading this ground.SinisterGehe said:
Like me with Lord of the Rings...Greyfox105 said:
OT: Nah, nothing wrong with owning it at all. As long as he doesn't have pages marked and worrying phrases highlighted and evil sounding footnotes scrawled over the pages that is... I wouldn't mind having a copy either. Might be a tad interesting. I might even buy a copy someday. I mean it's not like the bastard will be getting any royalties.
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*Meanwhile, in a deep, dark, dungeon in the heart of Germany, The Immortal Cyborg Zombie Nazi Hitler awakens from his slumber, accessing his savings fund filled with royalties from book sales, and sets to work...*
Sure it's odd, but so is watching one of those weird Nazi or Maoism propaganda movies.
It would be a little uncomfortable though to walk into somebody's house and see Mein Kampf casually sitting in their bookcase.
It would be a little uncomfortable though to walk into somebody's house and see Mein Kampf casually sitting in their bookcase.
More like obvious self-justification, IMO.Sentox6 said:
By this argument, the Inquisition was not christian, nor the crusaders. Maybe Hitler and his henchmen used religion as a tool, but those who followed his order were christians and gladly followed their orders without questionning the "christian morality" of their acts.
Unlike you, I happen to live in a country directly concerned by this period of history, and we don't learn about it only with movies and tv shows, as "something that happened somewhere else in the world". And I am old enough to have heard what it was like directly from people who lived through it, in my own family.
You might think they were "un-christian-like", but from their point of view, they did the work of God.
Hitler wasn't born to be a writer. My history professor warned us off it. Terrible grammar, redundant ideas, contradictions every few pages...it sounds really bad.Greyfox105 said:
OP: It isn't weird. I plan to get a copy one day.
The book isnt evil, its just a book...now if your father starts wearing jackboats and talking about how its right then you need to be alarmed
Obvious troll is obvious. On the off chance that you aren't trolling, you might not want to compare the writings of one of history's most despised leaders with the holy book of roughly 2 billion people. It tends to spark a bit of controversy.Saelune said:
EDIT OP: I don't think it's wrong, he may just have an interest in history. Now if he displayed anti semetic qualities then I might be concerned.
Most Christians that bothered to claim that they are such, weren't by definition.Sentox6 said:
But to get back to the historical point.Yes the majority of the Nazis where Christians like in members of the Church(es).
But the Higher ranks of the SS were already planning a new Volksreligion on made up Myths mixed with a little germanic mythology. I spend a week at the Wewelsburg, the castle that was the former Centre of the Order and Cult of the SS. Impressive Architecture and a lot of weird things to learn there.
They also re-designed the village around the castle in their new image. A mix up of traditional german timbered houses with germanic/viking longhouses. Decorated with totems symbols and runes.
