85.000 copies of Mein Kampf sold in Germany in 2016

[gentlemand]

I had a copy of this once upon a time. It was the dullest fucking read I've ever come across in my entire life. How it contributed to motivating an entire nation into becoming heartless psychopaths is beyond me.

[iluvbitcoins]

I am sure that the situation of migrants can push Europe to the extreme right side. Fascist slogans will be disguised as more cultural, but this is only a disguise. View like growing up in a world of nationalism. The tramp in America, too, won the right rhetoric.

If the fascist slogans from the natives become acceptable, it is only because they feel that such methods are the only solution to stop or even slow down the impending Muslim takeover of their lands.

It is the problem we face

This 'multiculturalism' will radicalize Europe

It needs to be stopped

Only madmen will continue to support such an agenda

[criptix]

I had a copy of this once upon a time. It was the dullest fucking read I've ever come across in my entire life. How it contributed to motivating an entire nation into becoming heartless psychopaths is beyond me.

Im pretty sure that this is the opinion of majority of people.
It is like really long rant about evil jews and the destruction of society.
Perfect for right wing nuts i guess

Btw. I dont think a lot of people actually read Mein Kampf in nazi germany.
It was more a book for the nazi elite.

[mainpmf]

I had a copy of this once upon a time. It was the dullest fucking read I've ever come across in my entire life. How it contributed to motivating an entire nation into becoming heartless psychopaths is beyond me.

Im pretty sure that this is the opinion of majority of people.
It is like really long rant about evil jews and the destruction of society.
Perfect for right wing nuts i guess

Yeah but it's so... Badly written!
I agree with Gentlemand, it's incredible that peopla actually read that shit xD
Not so because of the ideas. We still lots of nazism nowadays so imagine at a time of despair where it was normal and nearly healthy to be racist as fuck. But because the book is horrible. Makes no sense, poor vocabulary, horrible style...

Btw. I dont think a lot of people actually read Mein Kampf in nazi germany.
It was more a book for the nazi elite.

Ah no you're wrong here.
Mein Kampf wasn't read a lot... At the beginning.
But once Hitler took power it was a mandatory reading. For children and students of course, but also for normal people.
Germany had to print millions of Mein Kampf to send at least one per house. So that also the common people could be "educated".

[igorokavg13]

I had a copy of this once upon a time. It was the dullest fucking read I've ever come across in my entire life. How it contributed to motivating an entire nation into becoming heartless psychopaths is beyond me.

I also tried to read Mein Kampf but was not able to do it. Tedious boring and not interesting. The fact that this book has been printed and bought in such numbers says more about its symbolic meaning. You can read it on the Internet.

[criptix]

I had a copy of this once upon a time. It was the dullest fucking read I've ever come across in my entire life. How it contributed to motivating an entire nation into becoming heartless psychopaths is beyond me.

Im pretty sure that this is the opinion of majority of people.
It is like really long rant about evil jews and the destruction of society.
Perfect for right wing nuts i guess

Yeah but it's so... Badly written!
I agree with Gentlemand, it's incredible that peopla actually read that shit xD
Not so because of the ideas. We still lots of nazism nowadays so imagine at a time of despair where it was normal and nearly healthy to be racist as fuck. But because the book is horrible. Makes no sense, poor vocabulary, horrible style...

Btw. I dont think a lot of people actually read Mein Kampf in nazi germany.
It was more a book for the nazi elite.

Ah no you're wrong here.
Mein Kampf wasn't read a lot... At the beginning.
But once Hitler took power it was a mandatory reading. For children and students of course, but also for normal people.
Germany had to print millions of Mein Kampf to send at least one per house. So that also the common people could be "educated".

yeah you are right. It wasnt every household, but nearly 11 million copies were sold.
was a huge amount actually, but i guess a great part of the readers didnt went past page 10 haha

[European Central Bank]

i think it's probably the same as 'a brief history of time'. i'll bet good money that less than 5% of readers ever got past putting the book in a prominent place on their bookshelf to impress the ladies.

[valta4065]

i think it's probably the same as 'a brief history of time'. i'll bet good money that less than 5% of readers ever got past putting the book in a prominent place on their bookshelf to impress the ladies.

I don't want to know what kind of lady is impressed by this book...
I do hope that people who buy it will at least read it! The contrary would be... Abnormal and even dangerous. Having this book just to show off is the proof that your both a stupid human and of poor tastes. Wether if you read it at least you'll gain some experience and some insights of how Nazism worked and how they thought.

[Klima]

i think it's probably the same as 'a brief history of time'. i'll bet good money that less than 5% of readers ever got past putting the book in a prominent place on their bookshelf to impress the ladies.

I don't want to know what kind of lady is impressed by this book...
I do hope that people who buy it will at least read it! The contrary would be... Abnormal and even dangerous. Having this book just to show off is the proof that your both a stupid human and of poor tastes. Wether if you read it at least you'll gain some experience and some insights of how Nazism worked and how they thought.

The problem is that there are no bad things in this book no. If you do not know that it was written by Hitler do not pay attention to it. Than or Trump's rhetoric differs from rhetoric in the early Hitler. This is actually the rhetoric of the populists.

[valta4065]

-snip-

Soooooooooo...
As some people tend to believe that Mein Kampf isn't "that bad" or that if you don't know who wrote it it's not horrible or things like that.
So here are some of the most noticeable parts of Mein Kampf. If you don't see anything wrong with them, go talk to a psychologist

"The Jews were responsible for bringing negroes into the Rhineland with the ultimate idea of bastardising the white race which they hate and thus lowering its cultural and political level so that the Jew might dominate."

"The Jewish youth lies in wait for hours on end…spying on the unsuspicious German girl he plans to seduce…..he wants to contaminate her blood and remove her from the bosom of her own people. The Jew hates the white race and wants to lower its cultural level so that the Jews might dominate."

"Only an adequate large space on this earth assures a nation freedom of existence."

"We must eliminate the disproportion between our population and our area…… Some of this land can be obtained from Russia….. We must secure for the German people the land and soil to which they are entitled."

"(The state) must see to it that only the healthy beget children; that there is only one disgrace: despite one’s own sickness and deficiencies, to bring children into the world; and one highest honour : to renounce doing so. And conversely it must be considered reprehensible to withhold healthy children from the nation."

"When you tell a lie, tell big lies. This is what the Jews do, working on the principle, which is quite true in itself, that in the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility…"

[coolcoinz]

What's wrong, it's just a book. People like to read, books are made for reading, I see nothing wrong in buying and reading Mein Kampf. All authors, even Hitler are worth checking out. If you've never read it you shouldn't have an opinion about it.

The problem is that there are no bad things in this book no. If you do not know that it was written by Hitler do not pay attention to it. Than or Trump's rhetoric differs from rhetoric in the early Hitler. This is actually the rhetoric of the populists.

There are, but it still makes it worth reading. Life isn't just unicorns and rainbows.

[Sithara007]

How it contributed to motivating an entire nation into becoming heartless psychopaths is beyond me.

Mein Kampf didn't had any contribution to the rise of the Nazis. Very few of the Nazis would have actually read the book. Many of them purchased it just to show their support to Hitler.

The rise of the Nazis can be attributed to the harsh treatment meted out to Germany, on the aftermath of the WW1.

[gabmen]

How it contributed to motivating an entire nation into becoming heartless psychopaths is beyond me.

Mein Kampf didn't had any contribution to the rise of the Nazis. Very few of the Nazis would have actually read the book. Many of them purchased it just to show their support to Hitler.

The rise of the Nazis can be attributed to the harsh treatment meted out to Germany, on the aftermath of the WW1.

Yeah i believe so as well. Add to the fact that hitler is a very charismatic leader and at that time, mist germans look at him with awe and inspiration. I've now read a couple of parts of mein kampf and i don't think i'd be able to finish the entire book as it doesn't at all generate interest aside from the fact that it was authored by hitler. I agree with others in this thread observed that it was a bit boring and dull.

[mainpmf]

How it contributed to motivating an entire nation into becoming heartless psychopaths is beyond me.

Mein Kampf didn't had any contribution to the rise of the Nazis. Very few of the Nazis would have actually read the book. Many of them purchased it just to show their support to Hitler.

The rise of the Nazis can be attributed to the harsh treatment meted out to Germany, on the aftermath of the WW1.

Indeed economical reasons were more important.
But don't underestimate the importance of philosophy and ideological fight.
Mein Kampf isn't a great book even for propaganda. But the fact is that other books were simply destroyed...
Let's not forget that one of the major crimes of Nazis was the destrucrion of cultural heritage, especially philosophy and historical refernces.

When you have nothing else than Mein Kampf... it does count...

[Seccerius]

How it contributed to motivating an entire nation into becoming heartless psychopaths is beyond me.

Mein Kampf didn't had any contribution to the rise of the Nazis. Very few of the Nazis would have actually read the book. Many of them purchased it just to show their support to Hitler.

The rise of the Nazis can be attributed to the harsh treatment meted out to Germany, on the aftermath of the WW1.

Hitler came to power during the great crisis in Germany. He said what Germans wanted to hear . Now these politicians are called populists. Very similar rhetoric is now Trump. It scares me. Now America and Russia remind me of Germany and Russia before the 2nd world war.

[markj113]

Hitler came to power during the great crisis in Germany. He said what Germans wanted to hear . Now these politicians are called populists. Very similar rhetoric is now Trump. It scares me. Now America and Russia remind me of Germany and Russia before the 2nd world war.

The reason people like these are coming to power is that the existing politicans refused to listen to the people.

The old elite are pushing globalism and uncontrolled migration and the people of those countries have had enough.

[Sithara007]

The reason people like these are coming to power is that the existing politicans refused to listen to the people.

The old elite are pushing globalism and uncontrolled migration and the people of those countries have had enough.

Exactly. And also, Trump would have never become the president of the United States, if the Democrats had refrained from hacking their primaries. He had absolutely zero chance of winning against Bernie Sanders.

[NyeFee]

The reason people like these are coming to power is that the existing politicans refused to listen to the people.

The old elite are pushing globalism and uncontrolled migration and the people of those countries have had enough.

Exactly. And also, Trump would have never become the president of the United States, if the Democrats had refrained from hacking their primaries. He had absolutely zero chance of winning against Bernie Sanders.

To be honest, I think that tampering with the mail of the Republicans not strongly influenced by the choice of Americans. Americans just enjoyed the show which was organized by Trump and his populist slogans.

[SvenBomvolen]

   I will suggest movie The wave, German true story, where in one school just from fun they start something that grows into big movement.
   Germany is full with Muslims, and in talk with some Germans I find they don't like them at all. Young Germans dont have work, its all going to refugees now. My friend uncle is 65 year old German, last summer he told us that he expect chaos in Germany in next few years, he think German people will rise against refugees.

[Sithara007]

   I will suggest movie The wave, German true story, where in one school just from fun they start something that grows into big movement.
   Germany is full with Muslims, and in talk with some Germans I find they don't like them at all. Young Germans dont have work, its all going to refugees now. My friend uncle is 65 year old German, last summer he told us that he expect chaos in Germany in next few years, he think German people will rise against refugees.

It was expected. When the refugees are ready to work for €2 per hour, who will hire the native workers? These immigrants never pay any taxes, and their expenses are close to zero, as most of them are single men. On the other hand, it is not possible for the native adults to work for €2 per hour, as they have families to look after.