Mastodawn

There are a lot of reasons for the downfall of the #USA but a big one is the purchase of traditional #media by plutocrat goons

Look at this fucking shit:

EDIT: some people are angry that i am potentially misleading because this isn't a recent headline. i am trying to make a point about the decay of traditional media and our current state of things. but yes, this is is from 2014, after #bezos bought WaPo. my point still stands, and you should follow my account for commentary, not breaking news

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xs4me2 Mar 5

@benroyce

Hitler also made a lot of money from sales of “Mein Kampf” during his reign…

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Frank Heijkamp Mar 5

@xs4me2
Not the least because it was law to own one, or something along those lines.
@benroyce

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kauer Mar 5

@alterelefant @xs4me2 @benroyce There was strong social pressure at times, especially for those connected with the State apparatus. And there was some overt public pressure from e.g. speakers and writers, that owning a copy was the duty of every patriotic German etc etc. It did no-one any harm to have a copy prominently displayed in the home. For a while, newlyweds were offered a copy. There was even a special wedding edition for the purpose. Some sources say it was "offered", some say it was given, some say couples had to pay for it. Maybe it depended on the location or the official presiding. Regardless, it would have been a bit tricky to say "no". Some groups, like the SS, some teachers, journalists etc were required to read part or all of it. The book was a popular school prize (popular to give, I guess probably not to receive). But I'm pretty sure there was never an actual legal requirement to buy a copy.

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xs4me2

@kauer @alterelefant @benroyce

True indeed…

Here is an interesting link:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_of_Adolf_Hitler

Wealth of Adolf Hitler - Wikipedia