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IrishBubbaLiberal

(2,561 posts) Sat Apr 12, 2025, 12:39 PM Apr 2025

Hitler's "Mein Kampf" is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves, but "Memorializing the Holocaust" Is NOT !!

Adolf Hitler's â€œMein Kampfâ€ is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. â€œI Know Why the Caged Bird Singsâ€ and â€œMemorializing the Holocaustâ€ are not.

An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegsethâ€™s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism â€” but preserved volumes defending white power.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) 2025-04-11T19:06:37.080Z

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Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.

An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.

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Hitler's "Mein Kampf" is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves, but "Memorializing the Holocaust" Is NOT !! (Original Post) IrishBubbaLiberal Apr 2025 OP

So the president of the United States is determining curriculum for schools. Is that what he should be doing? Walleye Apr 2025 #1

Hitler's WW2 Navy was shit wolfie001 Apr 2025 #2

You got to be kidding LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2025 #3

"Where they burn books, they will burn people in the end." Kid Berwyn Apr 2025 #4

Fahrenheit 451... AntiFascist Apr 2025 #5

I wonder if Mussolini's "The Doctrine of Fascism" is on the shelves? AntiFascist Apr 2025 #6

Coincides with Trump's antisemitism policy. Baitball Blogger Apr 2025 #7

Walleye

(43,844 posts)

1. So the president of the United States is determining curriculum for schools. Is that what he should be doing?

Reply to IrishBubbaLiberal (Original post)

Sat Apr 12, 2025, 12:45 PM

Apr 2025

Oh, listen to the right wing talk about how there’s states rights and stuff

wolfie001

(7,101 posts)

2. Hitler's WW2 Navy was shit

Reply to IrishBubbaLiberal (Original post)

Sat Apr 12, 2025, 12:46 PM

Apr 2025

Other than sinking defenseless merchant marine ships. Is that what our big strong navy should emulate? Should study? What a bunch of stupid, fascist jackasses.