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"Yes, I have read it, hell I still own a copy. I make no excuses, and will not issue apologies. I am not a nazi sympathizer, anti-semitic, or racist, fascist, or any other variety of colorful names that I have been called for having this on my shelf. I confess that I was curious about the method to the madness and how such whole sale slaughter of human life could be rationalized. Get past impressions that are forced down your throat in history class and read it for what it is, a historical text that, like it or not, had a tremendous impact on the world as we know it today. It is a difficult read and, to be frank, a large percent of the population will not have the fortitude to pick it up off the shelf in a bookstore or be able get past the ideas presented discard it outright. One does not have to agree with the author in order to examine the text as a political and social commentary of the time. The important thing, as in so many hot issues, is to keep everything in perspective and make up your own mind."
"Being German, I first read it at the age of 15 or so, the copy my grandparents were given for their wedding in 1942. I did not understand everything at the time, in particular some of the allusions to the parliament, but I understood well enough and could not believe what I was reading. In Germany it is not easy to get a copy, I think, but for me this was and is a must-read. Hitler wrote it when no one believed he would ever be in a position to do all this nasty stuff - but then, when he was, he actually did exactly what he had said he would - creepy.
So, as Jame put it in his comment: Read it "as psychology", "in historical context" and "with perspective", but read it."
"If you wish to get into the mind of a madman, read this book. It's difficult to read it without holding the notion that the author was a monster in every possible sense of the word. Naturally, this will heavily influence your perception of the writing. As literature, it's a piece of trash. It's an affront to the tree that died and gave it's pulp over to accept the ink of hate and monstrosity. But I had to read it - I had to try to understand what made this "thing" tick. I grudgingly gave the book one star because I think it's important for psych students and history students to gain a better understanding of the author and his profound impact on world history."
"No, I didn't finish this book in 2 days. I've had it on my shelf and have read between books for a good part of the year. No, I didn't not read this book word for word.
I found Mein Kampf a difficult read. Not only for the content but for the way in which it is written. Think - textbook.
Mein Kampf (My Struggle) is basically Adolf Hitler's plan for his social movement. His deep seeded hatred for Jews began at an early age and he writes in detail how the Jews are poisonous, bastards, dishonest, and the list goes on and on, much to my dismay. He writes his opinion on why the Old Reich failed, how propaganda wasn't used properly, the revolution and finally his start with the NSGWP (National Socialist German Workers' Party) or what he writes as "folkish state". Adolf Hitler then goes on to write about his creation in the Aryan race and "natural selection". He wrote: " that the most beautiful bodies should find one another, and so help to give the nation new beauty." The new symbol - swastika - came about and what it means (the mission of the struggle for the victory of the Aryan man). Basically, he wrote down his plan of the new Germany, the new Reich, Nazi Germany.
My only question is how on Earth can someone like Adolf Hitler come into power, sequester the Jews and other "undesirables", rob them, place them into concentration camps, and them kill them in such a way that he did and get away with killing that many before he was brought down?!
* Over 6 million Jews and other undesirables died in Nazi concentration camps located throughout Nazi controlled territories. 6 camps in all. * If the prisoners didn't die from gas poisoning, they were subject to medical experiments, malnitrition, extreme cold , strenuous labor, and tortue. * By the time camps were liberated in 1943 and 1945, too late to save the remaining prisoners. 60,000 were found to be alive, but died within a week of liberation due to disease and malnutrition."
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