|
Post by devilschaplain2 on Oct 24, 2009 23:10:43 GMT -5
I remember reading a quote a while back from Adolf Hitler in which he praised America for its method of manifest destiny and its systematic slaughter of Native Americans. Not sure if it's from Mein Kampf or what, but I can no longer find it--or really any quotes from him on the subject. If anyone can locate a quote from him along those lines it would be greatly appreciated (it's for a personal project of mine)
|
|
|
Post by MaybeNever on Oct 25, 2009 13:04:31 GMT -5
I can't speak to the exact quote in question, but in Hitler's 1928 Zweites Buch (usually translated as "secret book") he was pretty complimentary toward the US thanks to our policies of racial segregation, sterilization of the "mentally disabled" (a more broad term then than now), and racist immigration quotas. It's worth going through if you have the time. By comparison, Mein Kampf was pretty dismissive and derogatory toward the US.
|
|
|
Post by wmdkitty on Oct 25, 2009 16:12:17 GMT -5
Wasn't just the "mentally disabled" -- he went after us gimps, too.
|
|
|
Post by MaybeNever on Oct 26, 2009 19:15:42 GMT -5
Wasn't just the "mentally disabled" -- he went after us gimps, too. He did, yes. I don't think we did in the US, which is what my statement was about, though I could be wrong. I wouldn't put it past us.
|
|
|
Post by SimSim on Oct 26, 2009 19:23:31 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure the forced sterlization was for the poor, mentially handicapped, and insane in the US. Couldn't let them pass on those terrible genes and all.
|
|
|
Post by DeadpanDoubter on Oct 26, 2009 19:37:30 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure the forced sterlization was for the poor, mentially handicapped, and insane in the US. Couldn't let them pass on those terrible genes and all.Is that why my genes rip so easily?
|
|
|
Post by SimSim on Oct 26, 2009 19:50:38 GMT -5
Haha. No, they seriously thought there was a genetic link to being poor.
|
|
|
Post by Vene on Oct 26, 2009 23:59:33 GMT -5
Being poor is an immoral lifestyle choice. Why don't they just get a job as a CEO somewhere and start making money like any respectable person?
|
|
|
Post by Mira on Oct 27, 2009 0:10:48 GMT -5
When a liberal doesn't have a job, they're lazy.
When a conservative doesn't have a job, the Mexicans took it.
|
|
|
Post by DeadpanDoubter on Oct 29, 2009 20:07:27 GMT -5
Haha. No, they seriously thought there was a genetic link to being poor. ...I see. Uh. Huh. Well. Um. Was this before the invention of sociology or something?
|
|
|
Post by SimSim on Oct 30, 2009 14:20:05 GMT -5
Nope, it's the early 1900s we're talking about, Sociology was around. It was more a matter of eugenics, phrenology, and social Darwinism running amok, sadly.
ETA: <bias>Besides, Anthropology is a far better way to understand people and society</bias>
ETA the second(scatter brained today): Also contributing was not really understanding what caused insanity, how to properly treat it, or cures for it.
|
|