• SoleInvictus@lemmy.world
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              It’s legal. An annotated version, with neither the swastika nor a picture of the greasy Nazi fuck, was published a few years back and tens of thousands were sold, primarily to German libraries and schools. It’s a good study on how shitheads think.

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                I often buy books written by shitheads when I end up studying fascism or other radical right wing movements. Heck, even more mainstream conservative movements with radical imagery or frequent dogwhistles. Reading books by shitty people on shitty topics is very important on understanding how the movements work and think.

                Reading about fascism from antifascists is good and all, but understanding fascist movements when they are most active requires reading fascist works. Heck, even with books like Mien Kampf, a book with a ton of analysis done by antifascists could still be a potentially useful read for antifascists.

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                Now that makes sense. I do believe the original is banned, leading to people (including me) thinking that it is banned period.

                • Crass Spektakel@lemmy.world
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                  “Mein Kampf” was never banned.

                  The copyright was held by the state of Bavaria as the official heir of Hitler and they simply said “Nope, no new printings.”

                  As the copyright ran out in 2015 everyone can copy and print it again. Though most don’t care, even the most right wing nutcracks realize that the book is rather badly written.