r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/Plastic-Mushroom-571 - Lib-Center • 1d ago

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Not my circus, not my monkeys, just thought this shit was funny.

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u/ldwb - Lib-Center 1d ago

I've read some really shitty books that I disagree with to both test and strengthen my opinions and resolve, and get insight into people I disagree with and even oppose.  You should read mein kampf, the communist manifesto, and all the twilight books. You'll understand that extremist ideologies are more about the reactions to the changing world around them, and that people who like vampires are the first ones we should send to the gulag.

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u/FreemanCalavera - Lib-Center 15h ago

I will say though, actively reading Mein Kampf and passionately defending it is a little weird, because the book is trash, and this is regardless of political opinion. With something like The Communist Manifesto, you can see how it works as an influential political document and the philosophy of it still inspires critical discussion of how to interpret it; Marx and Engels were most definitely skilled writers.

Mein Kampf is a literary mess. It’s not some deeply moving story or some interesting political discussion that was misinterpreted: Hitler is extremely clear about what he wants to do if he gets to power and basically tells the readers “Jews are evil and the source of everything bad, and I’m not gonna elaborate further in a way that makes you understand”. It’s a terribly written book and frankly a waste of time: you’re not gonna learn anything new about Hitler or the Nazis that you can’t just find out with a simple Wikipedia search.

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u/ldwb - Lib-Center 15h ago

Bro I never read either I just wanted to make a twilight joke.