I found reading this book to be an interesting and educational experience. It reads as a diary with the date listed and then a 1 to 5 page dictation of what Hitler had said in conversation. Because of this format it really grabbed my interest because there are short sections of material before another break. This led me to read a short section for a little while at times, and also gave me a nice stopping point. At times it also made me want to keep reading because I couldn't wait to see what was coming next. Hitler's dialog runs the whole gamut on all facets of life. You pick a topic, and I'm sure at least one page has some reference to it.
For those worried if this is a propaganda piece, I believe it is not. The conversation has an overwhelming abundance of detailed conversation which comes across the page as authentic dialog. In reference to Hitler's "Christianity", I will say this. Anyone could list a large number of people who have spoken of their "faith in Christ". For example, I do believe I remember Charles Manson in his numerous interviews compares himself to Christ and his sufferings, or Jim Jones preaching. One has only to look at the fruit or the actions to see what the true heart is. Let's speak plainly here shall we. Hitler was not a Christian. Hitler played word games using Darwinian philosophy wrapped in a cloak of Christian rhetoric. Hitler was no fool. He knew what he was doing. He did it to mock Christianity, and this book has quite a bit of that. Now, in fairness, I agree with him many times when he speaks of the hypocrisy of the Church; especially the Catholic Church. He cites numerous example where I was in strong agreement with him. What is sad to me is what happened with Adolf happens to many people. He was taught as a child a false Christianity intermixed with man made religion, hypocrisy, and superstition. This led him to view Christians as weak, not understanding the meekness of true strength. Hitler being a follower of Darwin believed those who are weak die. Hitler alludes to it a few times that he will not allow the church to continue after the war. The "state" will be the new religion, and that is exactly what all those rallies were about. They were designed to replace worship!
In addition, potential readers should be aware that the book is translated from German into "old" English text. There are many words I had to look up to understand their meaning. Hitler also uses a lot of slang in which a dictionary will not suffice. Also, Hitler is a very well read and intelligent individual, and he lists alot of names in history including all his meetings with church leaders, ambassadors, diplomats, etc. So what I found myself doing is reading this book next to the Google search engine to give meaning and context to the text. I found this to be the only way I could thoroughly enjoy this book. To some this may be a tremendous negative.
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