Germany considers lifting 'Mein Kampf' ban

[TheNoob]

Lol, what did i do to you to deserve your animosity in the first place??

CLASSIFIED!

 

[Airboss786]

Germany considers lifting 'Mein Kampf' ban | Europe | Worldbulletin News

World Bulletin / News Desk

Reprinting or selling Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is illegal in Germany, but with the copyright term on the 90-year-old book set to run out next year, lawmakers are mulling whether to ban or reprint the highly controversial work.

A meeting was held between the Regional and national German justice ministers on Wednesday at the island of Rügen to discuss whether Germany should make a new law banning Hitler's National Socialist manifesto once the 70-year copyright term, which started in 1945, runs out.

President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Dieter Graumann, told The Local he would strongly oppose ever publishing the work.

"The very thought of a new publication of Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ is more than disgusting and goes against all my beliefs to fight neo-fascism and right-wing extremism," said Graumann.

"This book was and will remain a pure anti-Semitic work of irrational hatred that should be forbidden for evermore. It is an abhorrent pamphlet full of incitement of the Jewish people and it brutally hurts the feelings of the Shoa-survivors."

The state of Bavaria, which took over rights after Hitler's death at the end of World War II is the current copyright holder. However after 2015 anyone can print and sell the book.

Bavaria's Justice Minister Winfried Bausback said in a statement on Wednesday: "We owe it to the victims of the holocaust and their relatives to do everything we can to prevent the duplication and distribution of this ideological, inflammatory text."

"I would prefer this book to be forbidden forever. Regrettably and obviously we cannot prevent a new publication, since the copyright is about to expire by the end of the year 2015," added Graumann.

“So if a publication cannot be avoided, it should be at least guaranteed that there is a scholarly edition which provides a scientific and critical analysis in order to demystify this horrible text.”

Lower Saxony's Justice Minister Antje Niewisch-Lennartz said at the ministers’ conference that a legal ban of printing and distributing the work is not an answer.

The Green Party politician suggested that the work should be allowed to be published with an academic commentary so the anti-Semitic text could have a “preventative effect” against fascism.

Niewisch-Lennartz acknowledges that for some Jewish groups putting the book back on sale in Germany would be 'almost unbearable'.

Millions of copies were published and given to newlyweds as a gift, after Hitler rose to power.

In 1943 ten million copies of the work were thought to be in German households.

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@Götterdämmerung @MarkusS

What do you guys think?

'Wishful thinking' on Germany's part......Will never happen! I guarantee you!

Germany, just like Japan is a 'defeated' country!
They don't have the 'balls'! LOL.....

 

[Desert Fox]

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Come on bro, at least inform me what im guilty of!

 

[Desert Fox]

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Looks like Poland wasn't the only country the British gave false assurances of security to.

It is said that when Poland fell Churchill began to curse the Poles for having given up fighting "too early". He felt the same way for his French "allies" when they too capitulated to the Germans, which is why he ordered the royal Navy to sink every French Naval ship stationed in Morocco. So much for "allies" aye.

 

[Jungibaaz]

Common sense prevails, good call.

This is a step in the right direction, shows the Germans are an advanced society enough not to ban such texts that pose no threat anymore. They're confident now in what they are and have fully come to terms with the past.

 

[MarkusS]

'Wishful thinking' on Germany's part......Will never happen! I guarantee you!

Germany, just like Japan is a 'defeated' country!
They don't have the 'balls'! LOL.....

Well big words coming from someone who comes from a 3rd world country. If germany, which as well as Japan, as one of the worlds leading nations and economies is a "defeated country", then what is your failed society?

 

[asad71]

Wonderful news. Hitler's story is a must-read to understand what has been happening in the world post-WWI.

 

[Airboss786]

Well big words coming from someone who comes from a 3rd world country. If germany, which as well as Japan, as one of the worlds leading nations and economies is a "defeated country", then what is your failed society?

Well, at least unlike you Indian, I don't hide behind 2 Nazi Countries Flags!

How much you wanna bet if Germany will ever have the 'Balls' to lift the ban?!

Can wait for 'Hollywood' to come out with another 'German Nazi' bashing movie. LOL!

 

[flamer84]

Looks like Poland wasn't the only country the British gave false assurances of security to.

It is said that when Poland fell Churchill began to curse the Poles for having given up fighting "too early". He felt the same way for his French "allies" when they too capitulated to the Germans, which is why he ordered the royal Navy to sink every French Naval ship stationed in Morocco. So much for "allies" aye.

Because the Brits were such shameless backstabbers with their former allies they had to creeate this terrible propaganda about how evil the Reich is,so as to burry the truth of their betrayals in a web of lies and shocking stories.It worked,Germany,her allies ,became "evil,fascist,Nazi states",nobody really cared about the reasons of the war....we all got hooked on Mengele stories.

 

[KingMamba]

I always know just to quote @Desert Fox to threads on Germany as in my past two years on this site you have refuted much that has been said against them. I hope you save your arguments on microsoft word or something so you do not need to keep writing them out.

 

[MarkusS]

Well, at least unlike you Indian, I don't hide behind 2 Nazi Countries Flags!

How much you wanna bet if Germany will ever have the 'Balls' to lift the ban?!

Can wait for 'Hollywood' to come out with another 'German Nazi' bashing movie. LOL!

I´m not indian. You are. Pakistan and Indian is absolute same for me. As for the rest, When will you have the balls to stop talking bullshit? And as i said before, there is no ban. Its not published because the holder of the copyrights does not allow it. That might be too much for your understanding.

And who are you to call Italy Nazi country? At least Italy is a loved nation in teh world. Unlike yours...where people don´t even spend money for when desaster strikes there.

 

[OCguy]

Banning any literature has no place in a modern and free society. If you are worried about someone reading and agreeing with the rantings of a narcissistic self-hating racist with mommy issues, and then mimicking said rants or actions, then your society has bigger issues.

 

[MarkusS]

Banning any literature has no place in a modern and free society. If you are worried about someone reading and agreeing with the rantings of a narcissistic self-hating racist with mommy issues, and then mimicking said rants or actions, then your society has bigger issues.

Thanks god its not banned in germany then, right? You do realize that its totally allowed to read and we even can read it at school and this is a copyright thing rather than a censorship thing? Beside that germany is a far more modern and open society than USA.

 

[OCguy]

Thanks god its not banned in germany then, right? You do realize that its totally allowed to read and we even can read it at school and this is a copyright thing rather than a censorship thing? Beside that germany is a far more modern and open society than USA.

If you say so....

Although I am not sure what prompted the defensive-mode. Most people understand why Germany has their censorship laws post-WII. But understanding why and agreeing with are two different things.

StGB - Einzelnorm

 

[Desert Fox]

I always know just to quote @Desert Fox to threads on Germany as in my past two years on this site you have refuted much that has been said against them. I hope you save your arguments on microsoft word or something so you do not need to keep writing them out.

Yeah, i definitely need to do that. It would save me a lot of time. Thanks for the advice and thanks for your acknowledgement of my knowledge in this subject but as always im just continually learning as i go.