Post by tiundamark on Jul 11, 2011 20:16:57 GMT -5
Hello, folks!
Since I know most people won't read through the entire Mein Kampf (which can be found at http://www.hitler.org), here is a link to an abridged version:
www.scribd.com/doc/49973688/Mein-Kampf-Vol-I-Abridged
That's fifteen percent of Mein Kampf's Volume I. (MK is written as two volumes; the first one ends with the first days of Hitler's party activities, some time after the end of World War I.) It is only 60 pages, shouldn't be too hard reading. You can also download it. I guarantee you will find it interesting; Hitler talks about his experiences as a construction worker in Austria, then his experiences during the War. He notes how the followers of the leftist parties behaved in the workplace, how inadequate nationalist efforts in Austria were, how the communists were doing their best to undermine the war effort later, and what should be done about it.
He talks about the differences in war propaganda between Britain and Germany; you'd expect him to be angry at Britain right, since he volunteered to fight them when they declared war on Germany? But Hitler is very objective when he talks about Britain. He also talks about the Nationalist organizations right after the war, and the communist groups (who tried to seize control of the country by force, and were stopped by the Freikorps). And he discusses the media in Germany, Left and Right, and how you need to write material to reach the people, things like that. Also funny to hear Hitler shred those calling themselves "folkish" nationalists, the kind who only show up to talk about swords and knights and such without adapting to the present; I know exactly what kind of people he is talking about. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
And here is an abridged version of The Doctrine of Fascism, a document by Benito Mussolini:
www.scribd.com/doc/50119486/Mussolini-The-Doctrine-of-Fascism-Abridged
It is only eight pages. You should read it to know what people are talking about when they say "Fascism," not just listen to the hearsay. Only eight pages - you can do it.
Since I know most people won't read through the entire Mein Kampf (which can be found at http://www.hitler.org), here is a link to an abridged version:
www.scribd.com/doc/49973688/Mein-Kampf-Vol-I-Abridged
That's fifteen percent of Mein Kampf's Volume I. (MK is written as two volumes; the first one ends with the first days of Hitler's party activities, some time after the end of World War I.) It is only 60 pages, shouldn't be too hard reading. You can also download it. I guarantee you will find it interesting; Hitler talks about his experiences as a construction worker in Austria, then his experiences during the War. He notes how the followers of the leftist parties behaved in the workplace, how inadequate nationalist efforts in Austria were, how the communists were doing their best to undermine the war effort later, and what should be done about it.
He talks about the differences in war propaganda between Britain and Germany; you'd expect him to be angry at Britain right, since he volunteered to fight them when they declared war on Germany? But Hitler is very objective when he talks about Britain. He also talks about the Nationalist organizations right after the war, and the communist groups (who tried to seize control of the country by force, and were stopped by the Freikorps). And he discusses the media in Germany, Left and Right, and how you need to write material to reach the people, things like that. Also funny to hear Hitler shred those calling themselves "folkish" nationalists, the kind who only show up to talk about swords and knights and such without adapting to the present; I know exactly what kind of people he is talking about. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
And here is an abridged version of The Doctrine of Fascism, a document by Benito Mussolini:
www.scribd.com/doc/50119486/Mussolini-The-Doctrine-of-Fascism-Abridged
It is only eight pages. You should read it to know what people are talking about when they say "Fascism," not just listen to the hearsay. Only eight pages - you can do it.
