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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.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 11 2016, @10:34PM
You have to have your tongue firmly in your cheek while writing that stuff.
the good news is you don't disagree with me about Lee Kuan Yew
...the thief who stole the soul of Singapore and made the people automatons.
By 1993, [caning] was mandatory for 42 offences and optional for a further 42 [wikipedia.org]
That's called regressing into the dark ages.
and Pinochet
Pinochet was a monster.
He had thousands murdered.
One of his favorite ways of dealing with peaceful dissidents was to have his minions fly them far out over the ocean and push them out of the aircraft. [google.com]
(Freefall time from 10,000 feet is about 1 minute.)
Rodrigo Duterte is one of the good guys, a hero of the 2010s decade, a savior to his people.
Duterte [...] is at least doing the right thing
Duterte is another monster.
He has instructed his minions (not even sworn police officers or the military) that it is OK to murder anyone they perceive to be a bad guy.
That's commonly called lawlessness.
Am I missing your /sarc tags, or are you actually slime in human form?
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