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posted by martyb on Monday October 10 2016, @07:53PM   Printer-friendly
from the Wer-hat-das-geschrieben? dept.

A biography of Adolf Hitler published two years before his autobiography Mein Kampf may also have been written by Hitler:

In the early fall of 1923, when Adolf Hitler was still mostly known for his frenzied speeches at Munich beer halls, a slim biography was published that lauded him as the savior of the German nation and even compared him to Jesus. The book, "Adolf Hitler: His Life and His Speeches," was credited to Baron Adolf Victor von Koerber, a German aristocrat and war hero. Scholars have said that Hitler sought Mr. von Koerber out for the biography because he needed a conservative figure without links to the Nazi Party to help legitimize him as a leader.

However, new research says Hitler penned the work himself. This suggests that Hitler had designs on taking power earlier than many historians have previously thought and manipulated public opinion to get there.

"Adolf Hitler: His Life and His Speeches" was published two years before "Mein Kampf," the autobiography and manifesto that historians consider the moment Hitler went from political propagandist to leader in waiting. The von Koerber biography was published shortly before Hitler helped lead a bungled coup in Munich known as the Beer Hall Putsch.

"It's 1923, and Hitler suddenly decides he needs to boost his national profile," said Thomas Weber, a professor of history and international affairs at the University of Aberdeen, in Scotland, who uncovered documents in Mr. von Koerber's archival papers that he argues reveals Hitler as the biography's true author. The documents included a sworn statement by the publisher's widow.

Dusty old Godwin meme.


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  • (Score: 1) by linkdude64 on Tuesday October 11 2016, @09:05PM

    by linkdude64 (5482) on Tuesday October 11 2016, @09:05PM (#413115)

    Fair points, friend.

    Hillary's explicitly stated platforms include the following:
    1. Hugs, kisses, and love for everyone. (Wow, that's great!)
          - Her actions include supporting ISIS. (Oh.)

    2. Loving our international allies and supporting women. (Amazing!)
          - Her actions include supporting Saudi Arabia, who enforce Sharia Law. (Whoops! Brain freeze!)

    3. [Haven't heard her say anything about nukes other than things about keeping them away from Trump.]

    4. Standing against foreign dictatorships that support, sexism, rape, etc.
            - Actions include supporting rebel groups to topple dictatorships.
            - Rebels became much worse dictators than previous ones. Actively made things worse for citizens at the low low cost of thousands of lives and a European immigrant crisis which is tearing their union apart and impoverishing millions of citizens who had nothing to do with US war-mongering.

    It's like you almost think that words speak louder than actions or something! Hillary is easily as bad as George Bush in terms of judgement and record, if not worse. George Bush only fucked the Middle East. Hillary fucked the middle east so hard that it gave Europe an STD.