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Originally posted by Bring_Back_Shantz@Jun 9 2005, 02:36 PM
Where did I say that it was the cause of the halocaust. Nowhere. I said it contributed, there is a big difference. And the freakin book was mandatory reading for the Hitler Youth, and by the end, membership in the Hitler Youth was madatory (hell, even the pope had to join up). You have that many people reading it and being preached to that it is the gospel truth, and it's gonna have some influence.
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Again I have to ask, is it the book that is the problem or is it that an authority figure is promoting it?
Having the book out there does not propogate racism. Having people in positions of authority recommending it and enforcing reading it does. But then, do they have to have a book to do that? Could it be a powerpoint presentation? Could it be a speech? So what does it all boil down to in the end? It's about people in leadership and what values they promote. Not the book itself. At least that's how I see it.
Why would someone choose to read a racist doctrine unless recommending to by someone else? Out of all the books out there what would possess someone to read something promoting hate and racism? Somebody who already believes in those things might read it, someone researching such a thing might read it. Either way it's not out there converting people to or propagating racism by itself. It only gains power if you give it power in your own life or somebody in a position of authority or leadership who also believes those values recommends it.