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Do you also see your local library hosting Mein Kampf as statement of support for fascism on part of the librarian?
by veeti 3mo ago
Do you also see your local library hosting Mein Kampf as statement of support for fascism on part of the librarian?
- EligibleDecoy 3mo agoIt is a political statement about the freedom of press though, no? Some libraries ban books, others do not. But that doesn’t mean it’s not political.
- inigyou 3mo agoI think it's generally understood that people read Mein Kampf because they want to understand Hitler and not because they agree with him.
- ____mr____ 3mo agoNot always! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk3lcEeoEy8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk3lcEeoEy8
- inigyou 3mo agoNot always, but usual. It isn't that strange for a library to have a copy and it isn't that strange to check it out although the librarian is definitely checking you for swastika tattoos.
- ____mr____ 3mo agoNo, but it is a result of international western politics that Mein Kampf is widely available to read