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Dmysta3000
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[Not funny. ~C]
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Labbes
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Seriously, this is so not funny. Lifting the (at least partly reasonable) ban on the book for something so unnecessary would be ridiculous.
Also, the book is not per se banned in Germany, there are several critically commented versions of it. I must agree that a comic version of this hardly counts as "critically commented". |
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mewtwo
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I picked up a copy of this during my visit to Fukuoka this summer; it at least makes for an interesting conversation piece...
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britannicamoore
 Posts: 2618 Location: Out. |
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It has happened. Bishie! Hitler. My life is complete.
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shotgunninja
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I personally think that it's a piece of literature. So is Catcher in the Rye, which (supposedly) inspired the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Any meaning extrapolated from these works which may be derivative to the well-being of society are the product of the mind of the individual who is reading the work. After all, despite being written by a young Adolf Hitler, with all that is associated with his name and history, it is still a major part of German and Austrian history, and deserves to be given at least the opportunity to be read by the descendants of the people it most affected. Any ill effects stemming from reading it are the sole fault of the individual who reads it, not the book itself. People are perfectly capable of reading it and not becoming a neo-Nazi.
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rinjichan
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Catcher in the Rye supposedly inspired the shooting of John Lennon, not JFK. |
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bigheart711
 Posts: 108 Location: Celebrating in Atlanta, GA |
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All this evil and it's not even October yet! Well, it's the anneversary of Hitler's death, so this figures.
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sunflower
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I have to admit I've never read the book. But isn't it better to take out such ideas and examine them rather then try to hide them away? There are historians who believe that if the US publishers had not at the behest of various organizations edited the worst out of the books before publishing them in the 30s, that the US would have better understood what Hitler had in mind and been prepared for what followed. A free sharing of ideas at that point would likely have benefited us all.
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kgw
 Posts: 1075 Location: Spain, EU |
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I always thought that the problem with Mein Kampf is not reading it, but believing it.
On the other hand, I never liked the "illustrated books". I mean, if a book is dull, and poorly written, then let it be. |
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Gasero
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There is no adjective definitive enough to describe how big of a jerk Hitler and his followers were, but his memoirs are a part of history and literature. I don't see a reason prohibit society from being able to analyze the notes of a legendary bigot.
As the above post said, there is nothing wrong with reading it, it's the believing and practicing his beliefs that is the problem. |
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Myaow
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That's some really nice artwork there.
It sort of seems like one of the last things you pick out to make into a comic book, though. It just feels a little bit in bad taste. |
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Sariachan
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I agree with most of the posts above; after all, the problem with Hitler is what he did, not what he wrote (as bad and absurd his ideas may have been, if he didn't put them in action there would not have been tragedies).
Most of all, I'm of the idea that hiding something is plain stupid, since a part of reality doesn't disappear even if you try to hide it. Studying and discussing it would be better. |
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Jarmel
Posts: 280 Location: NYC |
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I never promote banning books but this one case I don't feel bad about it. The worst fate I could deem for Hitler is for him to be left forgotten in time. If people want to read his book it's not that hard so why should the German government give credence to one of the worst murderers in history.
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FireChick
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I never even knew they made a manga version of that idiotic narcissist's memoir! Who knew!?
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Unholy_Nny
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I can get Mein Kampf at my local public library. I'm willing to be most libraries in the states have at least one copy. I don't see why it shouldn't be published in Germany.
But a manga version... That's just silly. |
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