They Got Mein Kampf Wrong! Adolf Hitler's book, Mein Kampf, has been controversial for many reasons but one of the greatest controversies has been over the English translations. We have discovered that these older versions contain mistranslations, inaccurate translations, and outright embellishment....
It was mentioned in relation to Hitler's failed art career and dreams of becoming an artist, as mentioned by an article written by someone who read the book.
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And that, you know, he was pursuing this dream that his father would like beat him out of, like his father enrolled him in a technical school. He's like, no son of mine is going to be an artist. He wo...
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It was mentioned in relation to Hitler's failed art career and dreams of becoming an artist, as mentioned by an article written by someone who read the book.
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And that, you know, he was pursuing this dream that his father would like beat him out of, like his father enrolled him in a technical school. He's like, no son of mine is going to be an artist. He would beat him up whenever he brought the idea up.
Episode: Selects: How Pompeii Worked
It was mentioned that it is not possible to buy this book in Germany, as part of an effort to prevent the idealization of Nazi Germany.
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You can't buy Mein Kampf which I think that's true, isn't it?
Episode: Selects: How Pompeii Worked
It was mentioned that it is not possible to purchase the book in Germany, which is believed to be a measure to prevent the idolization of Nazi Germany.
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You can't buy Mein Kampf which I think that's true, isn't it?
Episode: Selects: How Pompeii Worked
It was mentioned that the book is not available for purchase in Germany, as they try to prevent the glorification of Nazi Germany's past.
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You can't buy Mein Kampf, which I think that's true, isn't it?
Episode: Henry Ford: The Good, Bad and Ugly
It was mentioned that Hitler cited Henry Ford as an inspiration in his book, Mein Kampf. A reporter from the Detroit News noted a large portrait of Henry Ford behind Hitler's desk in 1931, and Hitler stated that he regarded Ford as his inspiration.
It was found in the possession of the storyteller's great-grandmother after she died, with gold-leaf pages, highlighting the disturbing nature of the book's content and the person who owned it.
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Also when my great grandma died, we found her original copy of Mein Kampf.
— Episode: MFM Minisode 67
Episode: MFM Minisode 67
It was found in the possession of the storyteller's great-grandmother after she died, with gold-leaf pages, highlighting the disturbing nature of the book's content and the person who owned it.
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Also when my great grandma died, we found her original copy of Mein Kampf.
Oh girl. Shit had gold pages, gold fucking pages. Barf.
Episode: MFM Minisode 67
It was mentioned that a copy of this book with gold pages was found after the speaker's great-grandmother died, hinting at the family's connection to a Nazi collaborator.
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Also when my great grandma died, we found her original copy of Mein Kampf.
Oh girl. Shit had gold pages, gold fucking pages. Barf.
The hosts talk about the book and how they were listening to an audiobook while driving, and it was about Hitler and the pre-World War II era. The speaker was also making a joke that Mel Gibson would narrate the audiobook.
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Yeah dude I was listening to the book on the way up and they were talking about how they were like fully no not my fault. That's next. Don't read that audio.
— Episode: Ep 417 - Orc King (feat. Adam Eget)
Episode: Ep 417 - Orc King (feat. Adam Eget)
The hosts talk about the book and how they were listening to an audiobook while driving, and it was about Hitler and the pre-World War II era. The speaker was also making a joke that Mel Gibson would narrate the audiobook.
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Yeah dude I was listening to the book on the way up and they were talking about how they were like fully no not my fault. That's next. Don't read that audio.
Yeah I wonder It's just driving. Is there a good podcast I could listen to on this? Yeah I'll just listen to it. I have an 8 hour drive. I'll listen to Mein Kampf for 8 hours.
Well it's funny because they probably do like Welcome to Audible.
Narrated by. This is audible. This is audible. Mein Kampf. I bet they break on that one and they're like alright now before we get started Yeah true. This is bad. I wonder who wrote that. Forward. Mein Kampf 12th edition. Mel Gibson.
The hosts examined the title as the source of Hitler’s anti‑Jewish rhetoric and noted its early translation by a Spanish fascist follower. They highlighted how the work had been repurposed in India as a self‑help guide for Hindu businessmen and cited its influence on extremist figures such as Savitri Devi. Throughout the episodes the book was presented as a controversial propaganda piece rather than a recommended read.
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Episode: CZM Rewind: Part One: Savitri Devi The Woman Who T...
In Mein Kampf, Hitler described his own supposed moment of hating Jewish people. Savitri Devi's own story about her moment of hating Jewish people mirrored this, possibly because she was influenced by the book.
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Once as I was strolling through the inner city I suddenly encountered an apparition in a black kaftan and black hair locks. Is this a Jew? Was my first thought? For to be sure they had not looked like that in Linz where he grew up.
I observed the man furtively and cautiously but the longer I stared at this foreign face scrutinizing feature for feature the more my first question assumed a new form. Is this a German?
Episode: Part Two: Narendra Modi, And India's Weird Nazi Ob...
It was mentioned that the book was not just about killing, but that it was a self-help and business guide, which was a humorous and sarcastic remark.
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Just like Mein Kampf really wasn't about...
No, it's about business.
Killing.
It was really just a self-help business kind of guide.
Yeah, exactly.
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It was discussed that the book was translated into various Indian languages and became popular as a self-help guide, rather than historical text, especially within the Hindu business community.
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Crossword, an Indian bookseller, sold 25,000 copies of Mein Kampf in three years. J. Co. Another Indian book merchant sold 100,000 copies in seven years.
Hitler's manifesto was translated into Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalan, Malayalam, Jesus, I'm so sorry to all of the people of Southeast Asia that I'm gonna be butchering words from. Bengali and Tamil and it sold solely across the subcontinent.
Instead Mein Kampf has achieved a popularity in India as a sort of self-help book, a guide to success for Hindu businessmen.
without the final solution, I would have never passed my marketing clause.
it serves as a reminder that nothing is unachievable.
Episode: Part One: Savitri Devi: The Woman Who Turned Nazis...
It was mentioned as a book co-written with Rudolf Hess, and was the first place Maximiani read Hitler's theories on the Aryan race and Jewish people.
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National Socialism, quote, is not a religious reform but a political reorganization of the German people.
it is criminal to try to destroy the accepted faith of the people as long as there is nothing to replace it.
Episode: Part One: RAM: Nazi Fight Club
It was mentioned that the book's content was referenced in regards to the 'warrior spirit' often discussed within the Rise Above Movement.
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There's a whole bunch of fascist writing about the warrior spirit or the warrior lifestyle, warrior mentality or whatever.
Episode: Part Two: Narendra Modi, And India's Weird Nazi Ob...
It was mentioned that, despite its reputation, the book was actually about business and killing, and was compared to Modi's methods.
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Just like Mein Kampf really wasn't about...
No, it's about business. Killing. It was really just a self-help business kind of guide.
Episode: Part One: Narendra Modi, And India's Weird Nazi Ob...
It was discussed how Mein Kampf was translated into multiple Indian languages and sold across the subcontinent, not as a historical text, but as a self-help book and a guide to success for Hindu businessmen.
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Crossword, an Indian bookseller, sold 25,000 copies of Mein Kampf in three years. J. Co. Another Indian book merchant sold 100,000 copies in seven years.
Hitler's manifesto was translated into Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalan, Malayalam, Jesus, I'm so sorry to all of the people of Southeast Asia that I'm gonna be butchering words from. Bengali and Tamil and it sold solely across the subcontinent.
Instead Mein Kampf has achieved a popularity in India as a sort of self-help book, a guide to success for Hindu businessmen.
without the final solution, I would have never passed my marketing clause.
it serves as a reminder that nothing is unachievable.
Episode: Part One: Savitri Devi: The Woman Who Turned Nazis...
It was referenced as the book where Hitler described his views on the Aryan race and how they were undermined by Jewish people, a view that aligned with Savitri Devi's beliefs.
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it is criminal to try to destroy the accepted faith of the people as long as there is nothing to replace it.
National Socialism...is not a religious reform but a political reorganization of the German people.
Once as I was strolling through the inner city I suddenly encountered an apparition in a black caftan and black hair locks. Is this a Jew? Was my first thought...I observed the man furtively and cautiously but the longer I stared at this foreign face scrutinizing feature for feature the more my first question assumed a new form. Is this a German?
Episode: Part One: Narendra Modi, And India's Weird Nazi Ob...
It was discussed that copies of the book were sold in India and that it was viewed by some as a self-help book for Hindu businessmen, rather than a historical text.
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Crossword, an Indian bookseller, sold 25,000 copies of Mein Kampf in three years.
J. Co., another Indian book merchant sold 100,000 copies in seven years.
Hitler's manifesto was translated into Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalan, Malayalam, Jesus, I'm so sorry to all of the people of Southeast Asia that I'm gonna be butchering words from, Bengali and Tamil and it sold solely across the subcontinent.
It's not great. What the fuck? Yeah. A guide to success.
Without the final solution, I would have never passed my marketing clause.
Episode: Part One: Savitri Devi: The Woman Who Turned Nazis...
It was discussed as Hitler's main book, and it was mentioned that Savitri Devi read it for the first time in 1930, and it aligned with her existing views on the Aryan race.
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National Socialism, quote, is not a religious reform but a political reorganization of the German people.
it is criminal to try to destroy the accepted faith of the people as long as there is nothing to replace it.
Once as I was strolling through the inner city I suddenly encountered an apparition in a black caftan and black hair locks. Is this a Jew? Was my first thought for to be sure they had not looked like that in Linz where he grew up.
Episode: Behind the Insurrections - The Birth of Spanish Fa...
It was mentioned that the first Spanish translator for this book was one of the early followers of Spanish fascism. It was said that the Spanish far right were more interested in Italian fascism.
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One of Ledesma's first followers was the first Spanish translator for Hitler's Mein Kampf.
Episode: Part One: Narendra Modi, And India's Weird Nazi Ob...
It was discussed how the book was translated into several Indian languages and sold well as a self-help book, rather than a historical text, with some Hindu business people viewing it as a guide to success.
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Crossword, an Indian bookseller, sold 25,000 copies of Mein Kampf in three years. J. Co. Another Indian book merchant sold 100,000 copies in seven years.
Hitler's manifesto was translated into Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalan, Malayalam, Jesus, I'm so sorry to all of the people of Southeast Asia that I'm gonna be butchering words from. Bengali and Tamil and it sold solely across the subcontinent.
Instead Mein Kampf has achieved a popularity in India as a sort of self-help book, a guide to success for Hindu businessmen.
without the final solution, I would have never passed my marketing clause.
it serves as a reminder that nothing is unachievable.
In the bonus episode, the host noted that the title was cited for its historical significance, pointing out that Hitler had lifted entire passages from Henry Ford's anti‑Jewish writings into his own work. The discussion focused on the disturbing link between the two authors rather than recommending the book itself.
Episode: Bonus Episode: Rachel Maddow in Conversation with...
Adolf Hitler's book, "Mein Kampf", was published in 1925. Hitler is said to have taken inspiration, including passages, from Henry Ford's anti-Semitic publications.
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When Adolf Hitler's book "Mein Kampf" was published in 1925, Hitler appeared to lift not just ideas but whole passages from Ford's own publications.
The Mein Kampf first edition extolled Henry Ford by name. Hitler wrote, "It is the Jews who govern the stock exchange forces of the American Union. Every year makes them more and more the controlling masters of the producers in a nation of 120 millions. Only a single great man, Ford, to their fury still maintains full independence."
Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina, was reported to have praised this book; however, he denies these claims. The book's alleged mention was in relation to his past statements.
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He praised Hitler. He called for the return of
The Washington Post then reported on him praising Mein Kampf.
Episode: Trump 'policy incoherence' defies efforts at candi...
Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina, was reported to have praised this book; however, he denies these claims. The book's alleged mention was in relation to his past statements.
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He praised Hitler. He called for the return of
The Washington Post then reported on him praising Mein Kampf.
Walsh pointed out that while Amazon banned Anderson's book, it still sells Mein Kampf, illustrating a double standard in its catalog.
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Mein Kampf, for example, is still for sale on their site. Hitler's viewpoints are still considered acceptable enough to warrant inclusion in Amazon's catalog, but scientific facts about transgenderism...
— Episode: Ep. 677 - Biden Performs Social Experime...
Episode: Ep. 677 - Biden Performs Social Experiments On The...
Walsh pointed out that while Amazon banned Anderson's book, it still sells Mein Kampf, illustrating a double standard in its catalog.
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Mein Kampf, for example, is still for sale on their site. Hitler's viewpoints are still considered acceptable enough to warrant inclusion in Amazon's catalog, but scientific facts about transgenderism are not.
Episode: Ep. 675 - Plunging The Depths Of Cultural Insanity
The host compared reading the Antifa book to pledging allegiance to Hitler after reading Mein Kampf, suggesting no real difference.
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They made it clear that there is essentially no difference between reading and enjoying a book critical of Antifa and pledging allegiance to Hitler after reading Mein Kampf.
It was mentioned that some people still have a copy of this book, but it is illegal to sell in Germany nowadays.
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Sure there are some people who still have their great grandfather's copy of Mein Kampf, but you don't see World War II or the Civil War and the glorification of Confederate leaders.
— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 11-23-20
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 11-23-20
It was mentioned that some people still have a copy of this book, but it is illegal to sell in Germany nowadays.
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Sure there are some people who still have their great grandfather's copy of Mein Kampf, but you don't see World War II or the Civil War and the glorification of Confederate leaders.
The book "Mein Kampf" by Adolf Hitler was referenced in the context of discussing how leftist academic papers attempted to reword the book's content into a feminist framework.
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They like reworded Mein Kampf into feminism.
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Episode: Timcast IRL #1009 Leftists Yell PRO HAMAS Chants A...
The book "Mein Kampf" by Adolf Hitler was referenced in the context of discussing how leftist academic papers attempted to reword the book's content into a feminist framework.
Rachel Bernstein, a marriage and family therapist, mentioned that some cult leaders read books like Mein Kampf, Hitler's autobiography, and books about Mao Tse Tung. These books were on the shelves of some of the cult leaders that she has spoken to about their personal experiences and history.
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And when people I talk to were very close to particular leaders, they'll talk to me about the books that were on their shelf, like books about Hitler, books about Mao Tse Tung, books about social psyc...
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Rachel Bernstein, a marriage and family therapist, mentioned that some cult leaders read books like Mein Kampf, Hitler's autobiography, and books about Mao Tse Tung. These books were on the shelves of some of the cult leaders that she has spoken to about their personal experiences and history.
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And when people I talk to were very close to particular leaders, they'll talk to me about the books that were on their shelf, like books about Hitler, books about Mao Tse Tung, books about social psychology, wanting to learn how to control people en masse.
It was mentioned that the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler described the mixing of non-Germans with Germans as poisoning in his book "Mein Kampf".
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If you were to open up a copy of Hitler's Mein Kampf, you would find the Nazi leader describing the mixing of non-Germans with Germans as poisoning. There's really no other way to say it.
— Episode: FIGHT NIGHT: Why Trump Will Kick Biden's...
Episode: FIGHT NIGHT: Why Trump Will Kick Biden's Ass Tonig...
It was mentioned that the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler described the mixing of non-Germans with Germans as poisoning in his book "Mein Kampf".
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If you were to open up a copy of Hitler's Mein Kampf, you would find the Nazi leader describing the mixing of non-Germans with Germans as poisoning. There's really no other way to say it.
It was mentioned as a book that contains language used by Adolf Hitler before World War Two, with the claim that Donald Trump's rhetoric mirrors this language.
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Open up a copy of Hitler's Mein Kampf. You would find the Nazi leader describing the mixing of non-Germans with Germans as poisoning.
— Episode: Battleground LIVE: Fake News in OVERDRIV...
Episode: Battleground LIVE: Fake News in OVERDRIVE
It was mentioned as a book that contains language used by Adolf Hitler before World War Two, with the claim that Donald Trump's rhetoric mirrors this language.
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Open up a copy of Hitler's Mein Kampf. You would find the Nazi leader describing the mixing of non-Germans with Germans as poisoning.
It was mentioned that, given precedent, the hosts would prefer it if this book was not legal to read in Germany, as it was connected to Nazi ideology, particularly in the context of the Artgemeinschaft group's actions.
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I would rather Mein Kampf not be legal reading in Germany.
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Episode: Strange News: Saltwater Invades New Orleans, Danis...
It was mentioned that, given precedent, the hosts would prefer it if this book was not legal to read in Germany, as it was connected to Nazi ideology, particularly in the context of the Artgemeinschaft group's actions.
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I would rather Mein Kampf not be legal reading in Germany.
Episode: Strange News: Saltwater Invades New Orleans, Danis...
It was suggested that this book should not be legal reading in Germany due to its dangerous and harmful ideology that advocates against anyone not born in the appropriate demographic.
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I would rather Mein Kampf not be legal reading in Germany.
The book was mentioned several times as a reference for the language used by politicians, particularly in comparison to Trump. It was said that Trump's language was similar to Hitler's, and that people were comparing his rhetoric to Hitler's.
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That's the kind of language Hitler used in Mein Kampf.
— Episode: Trump Reveals More Details in First Inte...
Episode: Trump Reveals More Details in First Interview Afte...
The book was mentioned several times as a reference for the language used by politicians, particularly in comparison to Trump. It was said that Trump's language was similar to Hitler's, and that people were comparing his rhetoric to Hitler's.
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That's the kind of language Hitler used in Mein Kampf.
That's a horrifying clip. That's a fascist clip. He's just going full on Hitler. From Hitler's Germany.
We just need to say for the record that the term vermin was really effectively used by Adolf Hitler.
Echo dictators like Hitler.
With language evoking authoritarian figures like Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler. Donald Trump parroted the autocratic language of Adolf Hitler. Talk about the brilliance of Hitler's generals.
Episode: Things Have Taken a Turn & This Is My Final Warnin...
The book was mentioned in the context of a discussion about books banned in schools, and whether or not it should be allowed in elementary school libraries. The speakers debated the appropriateness of the book's inclusion, contrasting it with sexually explicit material.
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You mean your elementary school didn't have Mein Kampf?
If you want to read Mein Kampf, Dennis, read Mein Kampf. But we're not going to give you fellatio books.
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