The Bizarre Deception of Hitler's Diaries | Tales From the Bottle

This hunt for Hitler's personal diaries broke into an international scandal - but not for the reasons you might think.
"The Hitler Diaries (German: Hitler-Tagebücher) were a series of sixty volumes of journals purportedly written by Adolf Hitler, but forged by Konrad Kujau between 1981 and 1983. The diaries were purchased in 1983 for 9.3 million Deutsche Marks (£2.33 million or $3.7 million) by the West German news magazine Stern, which sold serialisation rights to several news organisations. One of the publications involved was The Sunday Times, who asked their independent director, the historian Hugh Trevor-Roper, to authenticate the diaries; he did so, pronouncing them genuine. At the press conference to announce the publication, Trevor-Roper announced that on reflection he had changed his mind, and other historians also raised questions concerning their validity. Rigorous forensic analysis, which had not been performed previously, quickly confirmed that the diaries were fakes.
Kujau, born and raised in East Germany, had a history of petty crime and deception. In the mid-1970s he began selling Nazi memorabilia which he was smuggling from the East, but found he could raise the prices by forging additional authentication details to link ordinary souvenirs to the Nazi leaders. He began forging paintings by Hitler and an increasing number of notes, poems and letters, until he produced his first diary in the mid- to late 1970s. The West German journalist with Stern who "discovered" the diaries and was involved in their purchase was Gerd Heidemann, who had an obsession with the Nazis. When Stern started buying the diaries, Heidemann stole a significant proportion of the money.
Kujau and Heidemann spent time in prison for their parts in the fraud, and several newspaper editors lost their jobs. The story of the scandal was the basis for the films Selling Hitler (1991) for the British channel ITV and the German cinema release Schtonk! (1992)."
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'I hate snow. It's wet and cold and irritating, and stops everything' -Hitler Diary, 1941.

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@@deadlineuniverse3189 It's also referring to the quote about sand by Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars lol

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Said Napoleon upon his defeat in Russia....and then Hitler refusing to learn from Napoleon's winter ass-kicking.

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My dad restores books for a living, and sometimes requires replacing entire pages, but needing to make them look like the old pages so it doesn't look stupid. He would also use tea to age them, as well as just throw them on the floor and walk all over them, lol.

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hitler was secretly writing fanfiction about himself and people he worked with

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and thus neo-nazi bibles were born

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Tales of the third yiff.

[@PickledMemes]

"Hitler what are you doing?!" "eh.. Hitler Chan for you"

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Triste, trágico, lamentável.

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@@how8955 motherless activites

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I like to think that the newspapers defended the legitimacy of the diaries not because they thought it was legit, but because they were too embarrassed about the thought of being wrong that they had to defend it

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The newspaper to first publish it was the Stern. They made a lot of money by revealing Hitlers diaries, but they made even more money with the "Hitlers diaries fake!" headline.

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That's most of what news has always been. Making risky assumptions early on, then doubling down on those assumptions in hopes that you don't look stupid later

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Well that explains the continued push for masks and vaccines at this point

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@@bradk6270 Politicians don't know what to do with masks, which is hilarious and sad at the same time.

[@kaltenstein7718]

Over here in Germany, this was such a big scandal and people still talk about it.

[@user-vu2yb1gy4l]

I am so disturbed by the journalist. He bought a nazi boat and dined with an ss officer in the boat. Is he a neo nazi?

[@kaltenstein7718]

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Quite

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"Jews bad" -Hitler Former German sweetheart having PR nightmare after offensive statement surface from personal diary expose. I lol'd hard.

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Beloved Painter and Camp manager may have had ties to the far right

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After all that, if I got sold one of those fake diarys, I wouldent mind, given the story behind them

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The Diaries had the initials 'F.H' on the front in big letters. You'd think those that saw the diaries in their entirety would have twigged something was up.

[@icetwo]

according to the Movie Schtonk :en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schtonk! FH stands for Führerhauptquartier

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@@icetwo I was totally convinced that FH stands for "F*ing Hitler" LOL

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Final Solution

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1:18 the single most accurate artist's rendition of all time. Absolutely nailed it.

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Bit ironic that he had a personal valet called art.... Just a thought

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I think it's a mistake in the video, there's only a valet called Hans Linge that I could find

[@apexinstinct]

@@aa898246 Hitler's valet was actually called Heinz Linge.

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Hitler's valet's were called Heinz Linge, Hans Hermann Junge, Wilhelm Arndt and Karl Wilhelm Krause.

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That may not be accurate, but he did have a general named france holder, he never stationed him to be in charge of france however...

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1:19 "A little nazi" is the best insult to a child ever.

[@zenniththefolf4888]

Historian: "I'm here to verify the authenticity of this diary." Publishers: "It's real." Historian: "Well I'm convinced." ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Scammer scams scammer validated by scam

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Publishers are the foremost authority on Nazi documentation

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Just wanted to say cute pfp :3

[@taruthemenace]

Alternate title: _Man makes $3.7 million selling Hitler fanfiction._

[@1337fraggzb00N]

"What is Gerd Heidemann doing?" "He's beginning to believe" - Morpheus Kujau

[@cpt_nordbart]

They made a movie about this called "Schtonk!" It is an entertaining story and a big embarrassment for "Stern" magazine.

[@bean_eater1209]

"In the auld nazi shite" is the most Irish thing you could say about 1940s Germany.

[@TheJer1963]

Well when it comes to Ireland during World War 2 as a country they didn't want anything to do with the war. They just gave it a pass and called it "The Emergency" they were some who did fight and they caught hell for it when they got home. I doubt if Ireland even teaches anything about the war today.

[@bean_eater1209]

@@TheJer1963 WW2 is actually one of the biggest units in Irish secondary schools, takes up like 30% of the Junior Cert lol

[@devinchad331]

There is a german movie about this called "Schtonk!" and it's really worth watching if you can find a subtitled version

[@leetsUpr3m3]

but he failed to make the stonks tho

[@bobbest1611]

english movie too -- Selling Hitler. very funny.

[@DeWitherWarrior]

*Schtonks*

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Will never forget the day I found Qxir. I feel sorry for people who have never watched.

[@glennmcgee1729]

Herman Goring's daughter sent Heidemann a Strudel with a file in it while in prison.

[@mario27171]

"Die übermenschlichen Anstrengungen der letzten Tage verursachten mir Blähungen im Darmbereich und Eva sagt, ich habe Mundgeruch." There is a ITV miniseries ("Selling Hitler" 1991) and a german movie ("Schtonk!" 1992), the last one getting an Oscar nomination.

[@Lukoro1357]

The podcast "Faking Hitler" by Stern (the newspaper that wanted to publish the books) is also pretty good. Though I don't know if there are any dubs for non-germans.

[@OpusBuddly]

I laughed like a fuckin madman when the Soviet soldier slapped young Konrad. Yeah, I'm a bad person.

[@johnladuke6475]

I dunno, when an occupying Soviet Communist slaps a genuine 1940s Nazi, I think the guy laughing at slapstick humour is probably the least morally conflicted part of the story.

[@tinkeringinthailand8147]

And shouldn't it have been "post World War East Germany"?

[@DefiniteIyHuman]

1:24

[@asadabdulqaabir4006]

Don't feel bad, I LMAO for half an hour viewing again and again Boris slapping the heck out of little Conrad

[@Krishus15]

Jesus Christ, why can't you all just leave the unemployed house painter alone! All he wanted was a glass of juice!

[@jesussatanicchrist]

I'm not sure if you're asking me, or just using my name in vein... Either way, carry on😈

[@Mikkelmand]

God that joke is moldy

[@jesussatanicchrist]

@Jun Mar hahaha thanks, I do what I can

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@@jesussatanicchrist jesus is this you ??

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I bet not many people got on the 'Dads Army / John Snag' reference in this comment !! At least I'm pretty sure that's where you had it from anyway 🤔. Classic.

[@Kaboomy1210]

Now guys, I've come to the conclusion that he may have also impersonated Hitler while writing those diaries.

[@wolfmanAl]

They did that as a joke in the german satirical movie "Schtonk!" that was based on the story. That movie is hillarious.

[@danyo5786]

what the fuck are you on

[@solgerWhyIsThereAnAtItLooksBad]

Challenge: post a video where you just say Hitler and Nazi for 10 minutes and see how long it lasts

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probably 10 minutes

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take my like

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The entirity of twitter will find him

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What you are telling me is that Hitler fan fiction sells for a lot of money. Got it.

[@ernestoacosta7918]

You know the Turner diaries is popular amongst neo n*zis?

[@Gussyboy06]

@@ernestoacosta7918 it is literally a book about white supremacists so yeah it would be

[@Razgar_Voxel]

Forgeries of Forgeries huh? Makes me wonder if there’s forgeries of forgeries of yet more forgeries?

[@MrFjordbak]

yes everything is a forgery, because at some point in the line of forgeries it becomes unrecognizable from the original

[@KoltiraMemeweaver]

Is this the physical telephone game?

[@yagnikbose8973]

Dude, the facial expressions of the characters and the overall artwork look immaculate.

[@itsyoboiivan3255]

Hitler's diary is like ann franks diary... He describes his no no parts

[@zee_terminator2850]

@@LTPottenger you did it before i could

[@LTPottenger]

Both written in ballpoint pen, which is surprising since that did not exist while they were alive lol

[@urphakeandgey6308]

@Pottenger's Human 1888 was before WW2, dumbass.

[@sivvinod3187]

@@LTPottenger ...WW2 happened in the 1930s through 40s, not through the 1800s.

[@LTPottenger]

@@sivvinod3187 Ballpoint pens were not mass produced until long after the war.

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“Ter-tea eight” officially the best accent ever 😳

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[@simonwest9450]

The history of the Carin II is quite interesting. After it was captured by the British it was used as a patrol ship along the Rhine, guests on board included the Queen, Prince Phillip, and Prince Charles (the ship was renamed “Prince Charles” when he was born). Then Heidemann bought it and it hosted SS generals.

[@LukSter18998]

seems smack normal given the family’s original name

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Watch the diary of hitler be a crossover whit Anne Frank’s diary

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I sure hope searching for this video directly doesn't fuck up my search history and recommendations for forever

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Watching the editors and historians get it wrong remind me of the time my father was a vice president at Holt Rinehart and Winston and he was their chief editor, so he allowed the placement of a map of North America that supposedly was from Leif Ericson and he put it into the American History textbook which at the time was the most commonly used edition in the country. The map came from Yale University and he thought it would be a great idea to start the book with the map. 4 months later after they had printed the book, it turned out the map was a forgery, using a felt tipped marker for the map. But it made it into the book and has been there reprinted over and over since the late 1960s. The map has created a whole field of education, may professors have been hired and rehired in educational institutions worldwide on the subject and it all comes down to a forgery.

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Seeing that Qxir uploaded a new video related to WW2 is orgasmic

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sources: trust me bro

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Qxir too?!? Today gets better and better! Moreover I am of the opinion that Carthage should be destroyed.

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>Enters whatever forum or comment section >types "CARTHAGO DELENDA EST!" >Doesn't explain it any further >leaves >based

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why do you want it to be destroyed?

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^ Its just a reference to a roman politician whom ended his speeches on the senate always like that. Or so they say.

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You by far tell the most interesting stories that are on KZbin

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I wonder what hitlers actual intentions were if what was lost was his actual reasons for the war before anyone could read em

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It was definitely not to take over the whole world, he was just deluded about what would happen after going into poland and foolishly kept escalating the war instead of trying to end or stalemate it.

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Keep in mind the whole "he had secret documents that revealed his real motivation" came from a book his pilot wrote. The guy could of easily lied about that to make his book more dramatic

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Who gives a fuck about that fascist pos? Punch Nazi's

[@LTPottenger]

@@dre-afa You've never punched anyone and never will.

Probably more stuff like Mein Kampf just mental ravings and Hitler trying to blame his generals and so on. There may have been some lost documents, works of art, or attempts to justify the war, money, directions to where he wanted to stay if he could escape. In reality it probably all got nicked and sold to collectors or found by Communists and burned.

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Oh shit

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said me to my wife five seconds ago except I just sent her a picture of hitlers animated counterpart, and an image of the QXIR logo. She knows whats up. lol

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@@realchilldude1271 Youre a bike, you cant have a wife.

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@@pepeishere7529 That picture IS my wife..

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Yes qxir my day just got better

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Fr honestly. And on a Friday???? Ooooo today's the best

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Exactly my thoughts!

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Fascinating. Heard about this before but really prefer the way you presented it. I CAN TOTALLY SEE YOU DOING A TALK SHOW BUD! You crack my shit up!

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Ah yes, the latest episode of "History go home, you're drunk!"

[@AliasUndercover]

I remember when that was all going on. It was hilarious.

[@confusedkemono]

Credible historians: Yes this is real! Forensics experts: What a piece of fake shite! Now discredited historians: *surprised pikachu*

[@bloomp7999]

great story! The man did an incredible job though, writting all these diaries

[@GodBless423]

This would make a great miniseries

[@fds7476]

They actually made a comedy movie about it starring Uwe Ochsenknecht and Götz George, _Schtonk!._ I warmly recommend it.

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I'd just like to say I'm really enjoying this series so far!!

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This channel is just another reason to look forward to friday.

[@528hrtz]

Just finished watching a doco called: “Adolf Hitler the greatest story never told” by Eric Dubay It tells hitlers version of events.. you can only find it on bitchute

[@wolfmanAl]

This is such a brilliant story. It really made huge waves here in Germany back in the day. And Kujau ist still an absolute legend. You can´t help but love the guy, I mean there is nothing better then conning Nazis out of their money.

[@moos5221]

Keep in mind, he was a Nazi himself.

[@deeznuts23yearsago]

I love the fact that there is somewhere out there some Hitler diaries that could contain fan fics written by him and we will never prove it’s wrong

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you said ‘guess i’ll be damned’ and i got two unskippable ads immediately after you burst into flames

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Avergae non-adblock user

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One of my top favorite channels to listen to at work. And i love the artwork!! Keep it up man!

[@imalright2837]

Miss probably the greatest opportunity to use the Willhelm scream 0:29 😔

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KZbin: "Whatcha got there?" Qxir, posting an educational video with swastikas in it: "... a smoothee?"

[@rush1er]

BRAVO Qxir... BRAVO! This was one of yer best written, edited, and narrated videos. The topic was actually quite mediocre but bcuz of all you did, i laughed and remained attentive! Cheers from South Florida

[@XxXBlocPartyXxX]

Once again another great moment of German journalism, gotta love it

[@stevenandre7969]

It's a secret book titled "I'm reincarnated as an aspiring painter and the world war is coming, so i try to rule the world"

[@tombo1bo]

This is a great summary of this crazy story. The book "Selling Hitler" by Richard Harris and the ITV film of it Qxir mentions in the description are actually pretty good, Jonathan Price plays Heidemann and Alexei Sayle Kujau. The discredited historian David Irving is played by Roger Lloyd-Pack (Trigger), Irving's presence is unfortunate in hindsight but he did doubt the dairies from the start.

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When I clicked this video, I new that I would have to binge your entire channel again.

[@Mamorufumio]

2:25 meanwhile in the Marvel timeline this meeting was between members of hydra

[@Tortee2]

imagine a scenario where you’re waking around in a forest and you just see some cardboard boxes with swastikas on them

[@alexmirakin]

This story gives me flashbacks from Man in the High Castle

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Those last questions are on point.

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Ey up, lad. Qxir posts so it's a better day than yesterday

[@DM-qp7do]

Fun fact, Hitlers private photo albums ended up in Wyoming U.S. A member of the 101 st Airborne was one of the first people to take "The eagles nest" which was Hitler private home. He was questioned extensively but never admitted he swiped it and sent it home🇺🇲

[@UnrequitedFriday]

The animation of him beating the book on the desk made me cackle

[@UnrequitedFriday]

I'm a good way.

[@jimvick8397]

It's my birthday, it's been a rough lonely one, this is the first thing to make me laugh all day... thanks!

[@TeRenner123]

Fun fact that was his carrier defining move Even a movie was Made about this

[@rocotaco5517]

Damn was a bizarre adventure of 2 con man with similar interests meeting up

[@morgangallowglass8668]

It always feels like Christmas when you upload a vid!

[@excal22]

defiantly my favourite youtuber, I have been getting my friends to subscribe to you and the enjoy your videos too.

[@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S.]

Defiantly?

[@dyslexicbatnam1350]

@@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S. Defiantly

[@mikethespike7579]

I remember watching all this unfold in Germany. From the very first report in the German weekly magazine, Der Stern, that Hitler's dairies had been found and will soon be published, I was more intrigued by the stupidity of the people so easily buying into the story without any reflection of just what they were doing. Der Stern, a primary national news outlet at the time, never really recovered from it and has a far smaller circulation now. A satirical Film (in German) was later made, "Stonk", loosely based on the case.

[@matthewmaurysmith2486]

Great video! Super interesting and informative and made me laugh a bunch... good work :)

[@gyromurphy]

This is absolutely one of the most entertaining channels on KZbin

[@willgeaghan3350]

Thank you so much for not shying away from this subject

[@ayyylmao5978]

I was once around original WW2 nazi memorabilia in Oregon in some random antique store and the bottom was a store that sold fresh fruit and other fresh local goods. But the antique shop up the stairs had something eerie on one of the levels.

[@T-74]

Well isn’t it more like tales from the diary’s instead of tales from the bottle

[@dr.killjoy29]

You got a really good channel man. I’m glad I found you 👍

[@paulh6438]

this dude is my go-to.. the accent, the information and the pure pisstake of his videos. love it man.

[@JohnSmith-xv2ob]

Imagine having inherited Hitler's own WWI spiked helmet as an heirloom, only to find out it was sold to your granddaddy by THIS guy. Yeesh. Put an awful stain on my day for sure. Disclaimer: I'm a military collector, not a Nazi, in the collecting world, items from famous military personalities and items marked with Swastikas are more collected as trophies to say "Yeah we kicked Nazi ass!" Rather than to display allegiance. It is preserving the victory and bragging about it, not hoarding items from idols... If a Nazi is your idol, I'd recommend you not talk to me, like ever.

[@sabotabby3372]

There is a lot of demand for this stuff by neonazis though

[@JohnSmith-xv2ob]

@@sabotabby3372 Sure is, but... how does that factor into anything? You saying I shouldn't be allowed to own anything from the war because a neonazi might buy it? Here is a little secret. If the news calls someone a neo nazi, there is about a 50% chance that they actually are not. Well, more like a 70% chance, but I'm being generous here. The problem is not nearly as widespread as media might make you believe.

[@charliekezza]

I read a version that had all these little amendments at the bottom from a historian. After getting about a third the way thru all the lies and inconsistencies drove me insane and i put the book down and never finished it (something i rarely do when i get that far into a book)

[@stratojet94]

The most underrated channel on the entire internet

[@chefturbo4117]

It is a real shame that you don't have twice as many subs. You're the man.