Woman Calls Her SIL And Brother “Uneducated” And Refuses To Hide Sensitive Books When They’re Over

Some people thrive on being eternally offended...

The girlfriend’s fake outrage is childish. OPs reaction was hilarious

Mein Kampf? I don't understand why the title is censored. As far as I know, the book can only be bought with a critical preface and notes, and when you buy it you have to agree that you understand that it is Nazi propaganda, half-truths, lies, demagoguery and views that are inhumane, racist and contrary to the laws of democratic states, which caused millions of deaths, and that you will use its contents for study purposes only. At least in my country, no other version is available.

The whole problem is.... lol. Ok, a little humor. Anybody who starts out that way is 87% likely to be a nitwit. :-) Starting over: A BIG part of the problem is- we do NOT TEACH anywhere near ENOUGH History in our "education" processes. Not enough, AND not "complete". The history we in the USA teach in Elementary school is the next thing to a Fairy Tale- full of half-truths and untruths - that many people NEVER grow out of. I'm convinced, personally, that this a is big part of the reason people refuse to vote in later life, or become involved in government "That stuff they taught us was all a crock.." And it is too. Any historian knows it. "History" is about 4 times longer than college graduates know, and 10 times wider. A big part of the problem is insisting on sanitizing the ugly bits. Disaster, that. So is teaching nasty parts to kids too young to integrate it. And, everybody keep in mind - the Uneducated - hate being called that- and can't believe it anyway.

I best hide my copies of Mein Kampf then. First one I bought was when you had to have ID to buy a copy. I’ve read it, I wanted to know what made him tick back before he became the utterly hateful leader. I own a Bible, a Book of Mormon, a Torah, a Quran and yet I’m an atheist. Books are full of information, knowledge, insight even the ones that don’t chime with your particular way of thinking. Open your minds eh? PS Mein Kampf is pish, he didn’t write particularly well and obviously he’s a butty or three short of a picnic.

My house, my books. Don't like it, don't come back. I agree with the dad, OP's response was hilarious.

I'm a historian who specilizes in the civil war and Nazi germany (might seem super unrealed, but the confederates and Nazis are creepily simmular, do with this knowledge what you will), i own these books and the same thing actually happed to me! However the person who got offened was a redneck whose house was covered with the confederate flag, so I didn't really care.

I own a copy of that same book and joke that Ozzy was a piker, that 'here' was the original DIary of a Madman. My Jewish girlfriend (RIP) saw it on my shelf, turned and raised an eyebrow at my "interesting reading". I told her that I read a lot of history (evident by the books on my shelf) and she was fine with that. And she lost relatives in the Holocaust. Like me, she believed that "That Book" was useful in ensuring that people like that weren't placed in power again. She didn't live to see it happening here in America.

I don't have a copy, but I've read the book. It is, as you would expect, batshit crazy. Not the only "controversial" book I've read. It's really enlightening because is almost like a source book for some the rhetoric today...and easily recognizable if you've read it.

I read Mein Kampf way back in 1965-70. Don't remember exactly, that was a long time ago. It was readily available in the library with no bs, regular original edition with no commentary or annotations. This is the US by the way. If you want to read an annotated version that's great, I don't know if it existed back then. Maybe good for some historical context, but not a very intellectual book. Pretty easy to understand. I don't care what your excuse is: wokeness, political correctness, offensiveness, censorship is never ok and always counterproductive. Let people do their own thinking.

The dad has the best reaction

It's a f*****g book about Hitler, he died a long time ago who gives a f**k? Yes he was horrible but it's still history, and a book written by the worst human ever is the definition of a good source

1. My home. Don’t like what you see? Don’t come to my house. If I had a piece of art on my wall that you think is inappropriate, fine, don’t come to MY HOUSE. 2. A historian with a historical book in his collection? SIL must be pretty ignorant not to get that correlation. I’d ask her what she knows about the books. It might be fun to see just how little she knows. I’m an atheist, I have several bibles, a Torah, the Koran and several other religious texts, including the Satanic Bible by Anton Levey. I’ve read them all, it’s why I’m an atheist, knowledge. 3. See #1. Mind your own damn business, the world would be a better place if everyone did. Also, never think for a second I owe you an apology because you’re ignorant, or because you don’t like or agree with my beliefs, or lack there of, or what I choose to read or my choice of home decor.

Forgotten History is repeated. A good example is the adults forming cults/groups to have books, they find offensive, banned from schools and Libraries. No different than burning them by Third Reich. Who found certain books offensive.

I‘m German and after reading this twice I still don’t understand what the issue was

I haven't read this particular book yet and may never do so. I would keep it where I kept my other books on one of my shelves. I like to investigate all aspects of History, good or bad. I never find anything I have read, yet, to be offensive. If I haven't read a particular book then I feel that I have no right to express an opinion on that book no matter who wrote it. I have a book of poetry by Leonard Cohen that has the word Hitler in the title and people have told me that the book is offensive. If they had looked at the book and read some of it, perhaps, they would find that he doesn't glorify the Little Dictator. ( See the Charlie Chaplin movie of that name) The title of a book may not give a inkling of what is inside and if just the title puts you off the so be it. I think the politics and his other rantings in his books will be repulsive. Of course I am going on the opinions of others. I will make my own mind up when and if I decide to read it.

This Period of history (Germany 1930-1960/rise of the Nazis) is literally one of the things I learned in modern history in year 11. Really interesting to learn about.

If we don't learn from the past then we repeat those mistakes. Honestly that book is offensive, but so is the Bible to some and the Koran, The art of war, catcher in the rye, and numerous other books. But while we find them offensive wide reading is important to understanding and understanding means less hate and hopefully less personally affronted by other people's view.

If real, genuine historians don't study, review, and contextualize the atrocious ideas of that time, then the only context will come from people who fetishize it. Fiancé is providing a necessary service for the morality of the entire world.

Were the offended ones Jewish? That's the only reason I'd remove the books, even then I wouldn't remove them, maybe put them on a higher shelf. I'd just tell them it's all in the context (i e it isn't the original, it's a critical review of the books) and if they don't like it, don't come over.

Her mother has figured it out. The gf is looking for excuses to separate the brother from his family. That doesn’t mean she should apologize or make changes to keep the peace though.

I saw one of these books at a rare bookstore once, under protective glass to avoid vandalism. It was pretty creepy to see it but it did make me wonder what all his rantings were and how we could learn from the past.

Break contact with your brother. He is an idiot