Who Gets the Royalties for Hitlers Book?

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Mein Kampf, the autobiographical, anti-Semitic hate-manifesto written by Adolf Hitler in the 1920s is one of the most controversial and infamous books of all time. As you might imagine, this has resulted in millions of copies of the book being sold since Hitler did the world a major favour and heroically (and with no regard for his own personal safety) managed to infiltrate the Führerbunker and take out one of the most hated individuals of all time- himself- in 1945.
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[@thharrimw2187]

First :)

[@cameronwoods8758]

Can you all make a video on how the red cross came to be? And on biographies could u do one on harvey milk? Would be a good video for pride month. A video on the stonewall riots would be cool as well.

[@vixendoe2545]

The Time article needs to be re-released.

[@Kay_McKay]

@@vixendoe2545 I suspect when they write about Trump, they'll revisit their sharp tone.

[@carlgrau5910]

As always love your work Simon thank you.

[@joelhall5124]

"Say what you want about Hitler, but he did kill Hitler." - Some Bloke whose name I don't remember.

[@darlixlord]

Jimmy Carr

[@DoctorProph3t]

Variation I heard as a kid was; “Hitler can’t have been that bad of a guy, I mean he shot Hitler.”

[@flee4342]

Didn’t Dean Winchester kill him?

[@caroljomartin3051]

Jimmy Carr said it.

[@AmarthwenNarmacil]

We should put up a statue for the person who shot Hitler.

[@pete3767]

Skipped a few seconds at the start, which turned it into "today's video is sponsored by, Mein Kampf"

[@jaybajan]

u to? lol

[@harriffanconshertini8804]

If you skip 20 seconds from the word "by", you get: "Today's video is sponsored by - anti-Semitic hate manifesto."

[@borisjohnsonslostcomb7457]

Impeccable timing man

[@spamuel98]

"Nobody wanted anything to do with that money" *150 million homeless people* "nobody asked us!"

[@MrMeow-iq7kq]

I was thinking that this whole time.... it seems impossible that there wouldn't be someone who could overlook the history behind where that money comes from. Personally I would build a cat shelter with that money tho. Cats won't complain about it.

[@daniellediller5070]

Or Jewish charities, or blacks, lgbtq+ or mental health. All were persecuted by the natzi's.

[@j.m.w.5064]

@@daniellediller5070 I'm sure you meant well but - this idea is just horrible. Imagine the guy who mudered your family advertised and rationalized his deed in a book. Your compensation now depends on how much an audience is enjoying his reasoning for taking your family. That would be sickening. No offence meant, just my two cents.

[@ziradraws9029]

@@j.m.w.5064 But the fact is the homeless people had nothing to do with the murders. Or the book writing. So ppl that murdered anybody during the holocost wouldn't be benefiting

[@intensellylit4100]

@@daniellediller5070 *nazi's

[@Sgt_SealCluber]

"$430,000,000 that's £279 today." The British Pound is doing a lot better than I thought it was. 😁

[@carltonleboss]

I wish.

[@jacksonpercy8044]

It also converts to AUD$279,000,000,000,000,000,000

[@santiagopeck]

@@jacksonpercy8044 I believe you misspelled Mexican peso.

[@banana-dw3ez]

The dollar had to devaluate. Dw with the state of interest rates these days were heading that direction again but on a global level.

[@MartinPuedes]

I was like, yeah I caught that too, hehe, he obviously meant 279 million pound, but said 279 pound. It was hilarious.

[@Crushenator500]

"Hefty, textbook-like price of $60" *Laughs in American*

[@mooniejohnson]

Even the e-textbooks I have to buy for a couple of my classes set me back $250. For a damned authentication code on a piece of cardboard so they know it's "really you." That sound you heard was me banging my head against the wall, btw.

[@Firstname137]

How about when teachers make you buy books that they had published. Ughh.. The real icing on the cake is when you don't use it or you have to purchase a new copy because they updated something later on.

[@YouTubecanfuckagoat]

Laughs in Canadian

[@Msfitz83]

I've been out of college since 2006 and I'll never forget how one semester I spent $1100 on books and could only sell back half and only got like $150.

[@katyungodly]

America is so thoroughly corrupt. Colleges are corrupt, the medical industry is corrupt, insurance companies are corrupt, media is corrupt, clergy is corrupt, and to top it off politicians are corrupt and therefore refuse to fix any of the other corruption.

[@locustfire75]

It's official, Simon has become self-aware.

[@copieiermenschen8350]

The Blaze is spreading.

[@killerdove123]

Yeah, it’s almost as if he’s a sentient being. Crazy!

[@Pennywise-nx4jz]

Let's just hope hes aware enough to keep the basement door locked. Cant let danny out

[@TheStoretex]

Shelf*

[@omaralkayal7598]

Seriously how many channels does this dude appear on ? I came here from Visual politick his politics channel

[@lyricmelodysheenan]

Laughing so hard at the “taken out of context” soundbite possibilities of “Hitler was right” comment 😂😂

[@sebastianortega1938]

I did nazi that coming...

[@mugwump7049]

@@sebastianortega1938 I'm shoah you didn't.

[@EMurph42]

Me too flipping loved that

[@ihswap]

Check out his other channel business blaze. He has this type of humor for the whole episode. You really get to see a different and more genuine side of him lol

[@DoctorProph3t]

I watched this from Mein Kampfy chair. If that joke makes you Führerious, that’s just Reichdiculous, its Heilarious.

[@lekiscool]

The door is over here... lettuce leaf.

[@justinpipes85]

You're so punny.

[@Mark-zu6oz]

Zappa would have watched it from his sofa.

[@EinsamPibroch278]

I did Nazi that coming, did Jew?

[@Terri_MacKay]

Brilliant!!! 😂😂😂

[@thedude6299]

I love the Video (not sure if its just a meme) where the Grandfather buys his grandchild the Book "Mein Kampf" and the kid opens the gift and the Dad Grabs it off him and turns to his Father and says " He Wanted MineCraft not Mein kampf" Lol

[@jimmy2k4o]

“The problem is that no one want anything to do with the money” I’ll take it.

[@bjburk]

Same!

[@duanewillis7058]

As would I.

[@Moosh_]

I’ll have it

[@F1rstp3rson]

and then giving it to charity.

[@jimmy2k4o]

F1rstp3rson lol yeah course

[@MAKaplan55]

"hefty textbook price of around 60 euros" Americans: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA (cries in intro classes with 200$ textbooks)

[@LynxSnowCat]

$200 USD!? Some of my textbooks were nearly double that.

[@josephfontana7300]

That either you never open or buy so you can get the access code for the ebook/homework list

[@UnDeaDCyBorg]

I have to admit I have no idea what text books at my university are. I never had to buy any. But holy crap, why are they that expensive? Ok, I know the answer to that. Is there at least a market for used copies?

[@gd2234_]

LynxSnowCat literally all my math and science textbooks were worth more than my super high tech longboard...EACH

[@zmanjace1364]

@@UnDeaDCyBorg Nope! They update the text books every year so the old ones cant be used! While this isnt true 100% of the time it's TRUE far too often.

[@joelhall5124]

Interestingly, according to history books where the authors interviewed former SS members, many of them claimed to have hated the book and most never finished it. I find it quite amusing that even Hitler's elite troops were bored by him.

[@marcpeterson1092]

If I remember correctly, Albert Speer didn't read the book. He said Hitler told him it was out of date by the time Hitler came to power.

[@fetzie23]

It is spectacularly badly written. Think about something with the literary quality of 50 Shades, but instead of people having kinky sex it is extremely dry, boring, political theory interspersed with anti-semitic or nationalistic rants.

[@foxhoundp9949]

And they didn't even have sparknotes to not get caught

[@CrazyBear65]

Trump's inner circle of cronies likely feel similarly, albeit covertly.

[@jackskatter.3888]

Most felt he was a garbage leader and a moron, but they did as they would to keep face and protect their homeland because they still believed that the allies would litterally destroy them and their way of life if they lost. Which they technically did.

[@Doctors_TARDIS]

Wait, a ba da boom boom tsh? This isn't Business Blaze?! *double checks*

[@aaronberta3958]

0:53

[@matthewmultiplayer5947]

Business blaze Simon is slowly taking over

[@Subpar1224]

@@matthewmultiplayer5947 which is okay

[@matthewmultiplayer5947]

subpar 1224 for sure

[@DerptyDerptyDUM]

NEVER FEAR, I just bought a TIFO t-shirt to help with the imminent demonetization!! ✊😄

[@rizokahn]

12:15 Weirdest transition to a sponsor I've ever heard

[@HaveRandomQuestions]

Speaking of speaking, let me speak to you about our new sponsor!

[@zeusathena26]

I expected him to laugh at himself for the weird transition.

[@Willy_Tepes]

Can you explain national debt and who we owe all this money to? Is it true that the combined debt of the worlds nations is more than the combined wealth/resources they have?

[@LegoTux]

That sounds like a great topic for Biz Blaze!

[@IreneWY]

You owe it to other countries and banks.

[@janet6421]

Pretty sure it's true after the world shutdown and medical bills

[@slimbo7858]

We owe it to the federal reserve (privately owned) that prints the money and there is no way to actually pay it back. There's no way to discuss it without it "sounding" like a total scam. Shhhhh. No one wants to talk about it.

[@mahojohodge5395]

He really should do a video on that.

[@janet6421]

If charities refuse to accept the money, why do they keep telling them where it comes from? Cash the check and leave the money in a box on someone's desk.

[@ABadassDragon]

If they refuse it, can i have it? Havent they heard of the saying: dirty money buys clean hospitals

[@jenniferschmitzer299]

probs in some untouched swiss account accrueing interest by the quarter.

[@JoshuaRellick]

@@stingcool9455 That feels like an anti-Semitic statement in and of itself.

[@MrMeow-iq7kq]

The giver would know still. The giver can't do that knowing that the money may offend. They would know they placed someone in a situation that they might not want to be in. What you say sounds simple from an outside perspective, but its not.

[@Meladjusted]

Ethics..? lol

[@briansimmons9242]

Lol "this isn't going to go well is it?" "We're gonna need a bigger book"

[@Scout-Fanfiction]

Well it's been up a whole 5 minutes, and still monotized! Let's try for 10 minutes!

[@slimbo7858]

They won't be demonitized. Come on now.

[@Eaglefalls14]

2 months later it's monitized

[@4077Disc]

Had to check if I was watching Business Blaze or not. I like it. Embrace the Blaze.

[@stephjovi]

Same 😂😂😂😂. Every non BB viewers (these poor people who are missing out) must have wondered wtf is going now

[@peters7196]

Me too! Embrace the Blaze!

[@stratometal]

Yep, I had to pause and look at the channel again. Just hilarious! I think Simon is going bonkers a bit.

[@jackhammer8061]

Stephanie what is going on?

[@peggysue1725]

Yup. I was already subscribed to Blaze and something else but this vid got my sub in a minute.

[@jimmyyu2184]

Interesting, I have a copy, bought it at a second hand book store in NorCal years ago, paperback, translated by Ralph Manheim; publisher is Mariners Books, and looking inside the cover, they are a division/subsidiary of Houghton Mifflin. Copyright was renewed in 1971 (probably newly added footnotes and what nots), and the first edition published under Mariner's name was 1999. My copy is the 9th reprint... Why, do I have a copy? To understand evil, you must know and come face to face with it. Plus I am a history buff. I also have Hitler vol 1 by Volker Ullrich. To further my understanding and the histories that took place.

[@SpacePatrollerLaser]

When I was a teenager in the very early 1960's in the US, this was just about required reading in high school to illustrate two things: Nutaaggery and political manipulation; the latter of which it was considered a textbook

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

My Papa has recommended that I read it for that exact reason.

[@remalm3670]

... I've read it because of kzbin.info/www/bejne/joCZXqGroJWInqM how somethings in this world are so similar and don't know it ...

[@LizardSpork]

Hitler: I can't release my tax returns because they're still audited. Besides as leader of the nation, I have complete immunity and total authority. Wonder where we've heard that before...

[@SneakyStabz13]

Any form of government

[@sb6489]

Any form of religion.

[@harryobriensmith40]

I'm a massive military history nerd and so I read this out of curiosity, it's actually a really interesting piece of writing and I think anyone studying world war 2 should read it to gain a good bit of insight into the mad dictator

[@kentneil7100]

Me too and i totally agree.... Although i've not read the book yet, i have bought it

[@thecollierreport]

It's terrible writing, in German it's worse

[@IreneWY]

Except when it's illegal in your country and rightly so

[@AfroGaz71]

@@IreneWY Do you not see the irony in your comment in that fascists like to ban books?

[@deniseboldea1624]

I tried to read it in High School, Even with editing it was a collection of mad ramblings. He was apparently better at speaking than writing, still wouldn't want to be one of the unfortunate people compelled to listen to the man's speeches.

[@jwhitely7]

I love the batta boom boom tiss from business blaze OG legend over here

[@grahamjudge9336]

Just what I was thinking!

[@jarodspade1]

Thats why I came to the comments.

[@Subpar1224]

Alegendly

[@gd2234_]

Simon: Textbook like prices... Me: okay so like a couple hundred dollars Simon: €60... Me:......😂

[@joshuahoover6841]

Me every day: Gee I bet I know every piece of useless information there is. Simon: hold my beard comb.

[@nolakillabeast]

People are going to cry and all, but as a Jew, I find this an excellent question to ask, thank you Simon !

[@NekoWinters]

I got an ad for a German Tourism company xD LMAO nice to see the algorithm working

[@sb6489]

NekoWinters: I once saw a T-shirt that said (in the style of a rock band promo):- "Adolf Hitler, Tour of Europe 1939-1945".

[@lilanthforester2207]

"Who gets the royalties for Hitler's book?" Well, that easy. The garbage can!

[@TraditionalAnglican]

Lilanth Forester - Give the royalties to the nation of Israel or the Simon Wiesenthal Center...

[@Carewolf]

@@TraditionalAnglican They don't want it. Besides it is a moot point now that the copyright expired.

[@HeilRay]

@@TraditionalAnglican Thatd be in the worst taste possible.

[@mugwump7049]

@@HeilRay How is giving the profits of a crime to its victims "in the worst taste possible", exactly? It would be the most moral thing to do, as a compensation of sorts.

[@My_Old_YT_Account]

@@mugwump7049 Israel doesn't have the best human rights track record and doesn't really represent Jews

[@natureinmotion2355]

Pretty awesome that you're still going Simon thanks for your dedication you have to your videos, free knowledge, and the betterment of mankind.

[@NotHPotter]

The BB rimshot is creeping into the rest of the channels. Only OG Legends will understand.

[@VikVaughan]

I've noticed Business Blaze Simon as a whole is bleeding into all of his other channels lately, haha.

[@dirtybreakage]

Allegedly

[@MrGrumblier]

When I joined the Canadian Forces years ago, I was posted to the same base that my grandfather had served at during WWII. When I told my grandmother, she asked me to return a library book my grandfather had forgotten to return when they moved away from the base following the war. It was a copy of Mein Kampf. Fortunately, the base library didn't charge me the 50 years of late fees.

[@shroomzgames7370]

used to read this on my way to work when i was young, invented social distancing before covid was here.

[@stevenlouton6381]

Isn’t this video a rerelease? I’m sure we hit this video sometime within the past year or so. Anyway, it doesn’t matter, all of this videos are great and worth watching more then once.

[@TodayIFoundOut]

More like 6 years ago. There are certain ones from our long distant past (before the channel took off) that we occasionally update, both for quality improvement reasons and sometimes, as this one, content itself, as when we wrote it before it was still copyrighted and all that. Don't like to do that too often, but sometimes beneficial, especially ones that nobody watched because it was from back when the channel only got a few thousand views per video or the like. -Daven

[@stevenlouton6381]

Today I Found Out ,right on. It’s crazy how time passes. I been watching since back then and I’ve been so happy to watch the channel and the other grow like unattended weeds. Like I said before, rereleases aren’t a bed thing especially when the content is as good as it is. Also, I didn’t think about it but doing so with a video that had very few views is pretty smart because as you said not many people saw it cause you weren’t a huge channel but the content was still awesome, so, yeah, it’s a good idea also because it give you more time to work on other projects. The copyright part just make good business since. Anyway, than you so much again for always giving us such wonderful content and with said content, your time and energy that comes along with it. Thank you, I really mean it, thanks. All that being said, take care, stay safe, and keep the awesomeness rolling out! Peace.

[@Zebojr2kool]

Without watching I think it’s a Jewish charity.

[@Readyplayer11]

Half right

[@jimmykool3253]

If that’s true it would be funny because you are supporting the Jews harmed by hitler buy buying his book that says shitty things about Jews lol

[@AndroidJackson]

@@jimmykool3253 not if bought used.

[@IreneWY]

@@AndroidJackson there are no royalties in used book sales

[@JeantheSecond]

jimmy kool No, it doesn’t. That idea makes no sense whatsoever.

[@paulname5483]

Not available on Audible. Imagine that.

[@conniethesconnie]

This is a poor choice. We need to be familiar with multiple views - even those we find disgusting. Refusing to distribute this work they are just performing a modern day book burning. Oh the irony. To try and stop the distribution of Hitler propaganda they have to behave like Hitler.

[@nukerevgaming3979]

I'm starting to see Business Blaze Simon leak into Today I Found Out Simon..... He even did the rimshot gag. The timelines are converging, the gods will not be happy with you, Simon.

[@AVoiceofSanity]

Deities do not get angry with their own kind.

[@marcbeebee6969]

Bada bum bum

[@georgipavlov3792]

I'd like to suggest a video topic: where does the "ba dum tss" sound effect after a joke come from? What's it's origin?

[@mugwump7049]

It's a circus thing, where the drummer punctuated stunts with a similar jingle.

[@waltervanbrunchem2462]

Of course it goes to a certain man in Argentina. Where else?

[@iamkalkidan3800]

Lol his son Right??

[@MrCheesyBaconBits]

Well played

[@Ffun023]

🤣£60 for a text book Let me laugh and cry as I lay my Benjamins down to pay for mine😭

[@IoEstasCedonta]

Is this a reupload? I'm sure I saw it before, in particular the joke about Hitler "heroically and without regard for his own safety" killing Hitler.

[@TodayIFoundOut]

We make that joke a lot. :-) -Daven

[@stephjovi]

I started watching with Autoplay, when Simon did the bada boom....I thought wait what? I don't remember him going all business Blaze on the Mein Kampf video 😂. Had to check the date to see that it's new

[@bassett_green]

Damn, 430MM USD = 279 GBP. The pound sterling really has skyrocketed huh

[@stevenlouton6381]

Great video! Also, love seeing the rimshot made it’s way over here all the way from Business Blaze. That’s just awesome. Thanks Simon, for another great video. Take care, stay safe, and keep the great work rolling out. Peace.

[@kingjames4886]

simon: makes video about hitler youtube: aaand it's gone. all you're money, it's gone. maybe you can sell them your face...

[@placeholder2924]

purch the merch

[@Niinsa62]

I am reading the book now. Or trying to. It is very boring. I keep falling asleep at page 19, out of 500 plus pages, where he talks about his school years. Apparently his father felt that he wasn't cut out for higher education, but that he should learn a trade instead.

[@edi9892]

I'd shamelessly accept the royalties as I'm F-ING broke...

[@liebnub]

Now I haven't read the book, but I think it's important for us to learn from the mistakes of the past, and as long as you're reading the book to be educated and not because you're behind the ideas I think it's perfectly fine. It could give us clues for things to look out for in the future. We also can't change the fact that the Holocaust and all of the atrocities happened, so not reading it isn't going to make anything better. We obviously all know now that he was an awful human and that the ideas and whatever he wrote about are super wrong, so again, as long as you're not trying to become Hitler 2.0 and you don't subscribe to the ideas, then all you're doing is learning. Plus it's not like the contents of the book are going to be much of a surprise.

[@robbyfox4898]

i had forgotten about Hitlers nephew how i see the similarities in my personal dealings with some people lets face it your channels speak for themselves truly brilliant stuff i have learned so much from you thank for being an amazing human

[@Gman92000]

He never died in the bunker, he escaped to Argentina. The show Hunting Hitler proves that multiple Governments were still looking for him long after the war ended 😭

[@TodayIFoundOut]

Lots of people were looking for Elvis after he died too. That's not evidence that he was still alive. -Daven

[@ulyssessphoenix2745]

People look for Bigfoot. He isn't real.

[@andreasplunkett2300]

Need to escape for a bit from what’s happening right now.

[@outlandish.history]

Me too! Thank you Simon!

[@Doctors_TARDIS]

You know things are bad when you're like "oh a video about hitler, that's a good escape from reality"

[@denisenova7494]

Let's distract ourselves from all the racism in this world by watching a video about Hitler.

[@AVoiceofSanity]

@@Doctors_TARDIS Touch. Fair point.

[@AVoiceofSanity]

@@denisenova7494 To learn history is to avoid repeating it.

[@GreekPele]

I don’t get why everyone automatically assumes this book is what people mean when they say “Mein Kampf”, it’s literally German for “my fight” so honestly it could pop up in any German conversation not knowing even about the book. Just a thought.

[@aidanquiett668]

Mostly just cause people dont generally know german outside germany, but everyone knows hitler

[@Fr4ncM]

Absolutely nobody: Simon: *M E I N K A M P F*

[@MrLothsmodelmaking]

Yea he shot himself with a PPK which had been around since 1929 as the standard issue for police. Hence the PP (Polizeipistole). the K variant was a smaller version K standing for Kriminal. Basically translates as: police pistol, detective.

[@chanvalentine8283]

I only got through the first 18 pages, I couldn't take all the whining and bemoaning. I never made it past the first page/both sides, of Harry Potter either.

[@TheJediCaptain]

Can you do a video on accents within former British colonies and how they evolved over time? Australia, Canada, India, and the US all have decidedly different accents but at some point, should have been common with the UK.

[@sidecharactermoment3223]

Only english accents in US, Canada and Australia (in this example) “evolved” though, because they were european settlers whose ancestors still constitute the majority of those countries. Whereas for India and other colonised countries (which the europeans didn’t settle in but eventually left), the accent didnt evolve, rather just meshed together with the way regional languages were spoken to have a completely new accent. Slightly different things but still both would be super interesting to learn about.

[@dariusanderton3760]

Well, I think the starting points for all these accents were not the same to begin with. Parts of Ontario and Manitoba (in Canada) initially had a lot of Scottish people partly because the climate was so cold and the Scottish were believed to be more suited to farming and trading in this area.. I think the Newfoundland and Maritimes area of Canada had a lot of Irish people and fishermen, and the Newfoundland accent today sounds a bit Irish to me. I think the New England area was initially settled by people from southern England . I think the Appalachian mountains area of he US was a lot of people from Ulster / Northern Ireland / the Scots-Irish. I think there were lots of people from Northern England who migrated to the US midwest and Canadian prairies in the mid and late 1800s and I am descended from this group. At the time of the 1840s potato famine the Irish Catholics seemed to prefer the US more than Canada, while Irish Protestants seemed to prefer Canada. The British who moved to India were perhaps more middle and upper class than the British who moved to other colonies, since they were there as administrators and military. Most of them left India eventually, but I'm sure this influenced the English spoken there. These are all generalizations but I have noticed this over the years. I'm making a complete guess that maybe the people who were sent to Australia were more likely to be urban poor (such as Cockneys) and Irish.

[@negimaaddict742]

I never had this question but dammit after seeing it if I didn't want to know the answer.

[@Cadwaladr]

I did the math before watching and realised that Mein Kampf was already in the public domain. As a Wikipedian, you have to know some things about copyright. If he'd published it before 1923, it would have been public domain much sooner.

[@Mark-zu6oz]

I doubt that many couples had that book listed on their registry. "Oh you shouldn't have! No, really, you shouldn't have."

[@alameachan]

Technically speaking, Bavaria didn't outlaw publication of the book but refused to issue publication licenses therefore making it illegal to publish it. It was, however, completely fine to quote from it, for example in history school books.

[@Uldihaa]

Wow, William was a piece of work, wasn't he? Perfectly willing to trade on his name right up until it he could get more out of denouncing it.

[@worldofdoom995]

As soon as Hitler seized power he was fired from his job and barred from working in his profession. He didn't have much of a choice. In 1939 he was barred from sending money to care for his ailing mother in the UK. So he took her and moved to the US to tour the country and make lectures.

[@milliondollarmistake]

i respect the hussle

[@Baal117]

What is this Simon? A badadum tssss without slapping the script or memes? maybe this was a business blaze in disguise?

[@julianshepherd2038]

Give the money to AntiFa.

[@Kaiyats]

You forget all the great things Hitler did such as getting Germany out of huge inflation (Before he came to power it costed 70,000 marks for a loaf of bread he famously said “the wheel barrels aren’t big enough to hold the money”) He also built the first motorway First affordable car (Volkswagen) Fanta the soda The first anti smoking laws and education

[@Tfin]

Asking Hitler's family about Trump is just a cheap way to get sensationalistic headlines. You'll either get "Hitler's grandnephew supports Trump" or "Not even Hitler's family supports Trump."

[@paulceglinski3087]

I found this book in the school library, it was 1972, and I was in 6th grade. I took the book and tried to read it. Never got past the first page then. I had kept it and through the years I tried to reread the thing. I did get further than the first page, but not by much. I found the Crib notes for it, but it still doesn't make much sense. Course what did I expect from a certifiable nut. Just saying.

[@MikeStavola]

My grandma was a Nazi, and she was a genuinely evil human being. She died in the early 90s. Likely was poisoned. Nobody was sad, not even my mom. Turned out she left me a part of her life insurance policy. It was a decent amount. I'm buying a house with it, with the intent to make it a halfway house of sorts. I want to help some folks get back on their feet, and maybe find solace from stress and anxiety. It would piss my grandma off SO MUCH to know I was using the money to help others, instead of solely benefiting myself.

[@zipinkent4026]

If you could just have resisted taking a swipe at Pres Trump at the end, I'd smash that thumbs-up. Instead, I'm inclined to unsubscribe. Change my mind.

[@rudolfhuber2672]

Over-all great video, I just wanted to note that Hitlers hometown was actually Braunau am Inn and not Linz. Linz is just the capital of Upper-Austria and Braunau am Inn beeing an upper-austrian city, he knew Linz quite well and wanted to spend the rest of his live there.

[@kpounders7437]

I liked the video until the end. The quote about Trump wasn't necessary. We know Simon's opinion about the US leader, but that is NOT why I want the videos.

[@FoolTheWizard]

The patent for "mein kampf" ran out 2016ish, it is still illegal to publish it in Germany without critical connotations and comments. That said, there is one publisher in munich offering such an edition, which you can only order as no shops display it. (www.thalia.de/shop/home/suggestartikel/ID44013970.html?sq=Hitler,%20Mein%20Kampf&stype=productName) if you are interested in the german article: www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/mein-kampf-kann-man-hitlers-hetzschrift-jetzt-einfach-kaufen-a-1068642.html

[@callabeth258]

Ba da boom boom tsh! For those who don't get the reference you need to go watch Business Blaze! And no it's not boring business talk quite the opposite!

[@cueballzero]

Question for a future episode: what are the oldest and youngest fossils ever found and where were they found?

[@Ted_Stryker]

Good stuff👍 The stuff about the royalties, not what's in the book... I do have two copies of the book myself though, just for research purposes. One's a standard copy and the other is a reprint of a copy that was given to captured American G.I.s during WWII, which contains some added propaganda.

[@Moldybaguette]

I love how almost everybody was like “okay so there are laws preventing this but fuck that guy.”

[@rebokfleetfoot]

i read it. it was mildly interesting at first because of the historical context, but otherwise was a painful chore to finish, he was not exactly a poet :)

[@joelsantora7434]

It’s really not as anti semitic as you think. It’s actually more of the pissing and moaning teenage diary type thing.

[@sirlaugholot]

Ide take the money. People offended over a dead man is stupid.

[@realpugtail]

If no-one wants the money. I guess I am not that respectable.. Where can I apply for money?

[@llb7869]

Maybe some kind of “anti neo-nazi charity” would be a good recipient.

[@susellis493]

"My loathsome nephew" 😂 I wonder what William called his uncle? The part about his nephew threatening to say awful things about Hitler on a speaking tour sounds like it could be a skit from Monty Python.

[@Imnotyourdoormat]

i thought for sure all future royalties and residuals had been affixed to hillory clinton.

[@BigMobe]

And that's what we like to call 'the trash taking itself out'

[@bridersurris904]

Apostrophe in the title! It's "Hitler's book," not "Hitlers book".

[@tomgidden]

So, should I use Dashlane's password monitoring and VPN as recommended by Simon Whistler, host of Today I Found Out; or should I use Surfshark's VPN and password monitoring as recommended by Simon Whistler, host of Business Blaze?

[@stephjovi]

I don't know Surfshark I know I used the brainfood code for nord vpn It kills my WiFi every time I start it. Customer service wasn't helpful. So if anything listen to business Blaze Simon 😂

[@Delenter]

heck, if no one wants it give it to me... I'll put it to good use....

[@caseylimbert266]

Hey, if nobody wants the money, I'll take it

[@j.l.9029]

Simon is trying so hard not to go full Business Blaze in this video, but it's slipping through

[@JesusLovesYouPerfectly]

i want to send a message to all the families of the victims of this needless murder and racism: i am so deeply sorry for all that you've gone through. there was no need for this to happen. it's beyond words. we as a nation need to remember the words of the late, and great, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's famous I Have A Dream speech. all races, nationalities, different ethnic backgrounds are valuable and have meaning. the basic fundamental of all humans is that we all have the precious gift of life that God has given us and we need to honor God by not taking that which we did not own to begin with: the priceless gift of life, whether it's our own or another human beings. True, we come from different walks of life, different backgrounds, upbringings, etc... But, we all have the same blood coursing through our veins, we all have the Same heart beating in our chest to pump that same blood around our bodies. all people of all colours are all equal, all people matter and all people are created in the image of God and should be respected and valued as such, regardless of whether we disagree with them in one way or another. if we Must protest, let us do it Peacefully and without more violence. we will get much further as a nation if put our differences aside and learn how to solve problems with our hearts and intellects rather than with our anger or our fists. my heart is truly broken at the thought of everything going on right now. we already have a global pandemic going on, let's not add protests on top of it. with tears, i ask All people Everywhere to work as a team to find a solution to this social injustice. to all the people out there who are protesting, i ask you, tearfully, to PLEASE, Stop! please stop protesting, i know what happened was wrong, i know it hurts to see something So horrible and So tragic happen but, Please let us all come together as a united People and find a peaceful solution to this problem. it Is possible, it Can be done. at least this once, can we all do what Jesus said and: Love One Another? i really hope my words reach someone out there who will listen and start doing something to turn things in a positive direction. i know i'm only one person and amid the roars of chaos, one little voice of peace might not be heard all that clearly but, i honestly pray that it will reach someone in authority, like in the NFL or NHL who can do something about this. Everyone on KZbin, i ask you: if you agree with everything i've written here, will you please like this comment? i'm hoping that if these words of mine get enough likes that it will generate some kind of attention from someone in high places that can create some kind of positive change. So, if you will stand with me for peace, click like on this comment. Thanks.

[@sketchesofpayne]

"So, if you will stand with me for peace, click like on this comment. Thanks." You sort of kill the message when you shill for likes and comments.

[@mr.meeseeks6549]

Lol why 16 minutes for you to just tell us where the money goes? 😂😂

[@graylinshowell7051]

Is it bad that I was relieved that this was not a Business Blaze episode?

[@singingsiren82]

When someone asks a question you didn't know you wanted an answer to.

[@tornado649]

The synopsis on the heroics that ended that sob's life was hilarious, badum tish indeed

[@ernestschultz5065]

kind of like when the GOP purchased thousands of copies of Don junior's book to get it on the Times best seller list.

[@timewave02012]

If copyright law made any sense, we would assume "gets" was a typo referring to the royalties for Mein Kampf, and that its copyright had expired before Simon's mother was born.

[@skunkrat01]

I swear they’ve done this topic before. Or am I going crazy? (Going crazier)

[@Matthewqwerty]

Yeah I remember this exact video

[@stephjovi]

Daven said they did it 6 years ago this is an update. Meaning they updated that Mein Kampf was re-released with notes in Austria and Germany and the Trump stuff. And used the updated Simon model with the business Blaze update.

[@robertrowan7477]

I read about a 1//3 of his book. It has some good points like: " The sword then will become the plow and from tears of war will the bread to feed generations to come." However never could finish it even though I love history.

[@stevethepocket]

Swords being turned into plows is a line cribbed from the Bible.

[@veditakapoor9698]

Same here . I love history but couldn't get myself to finish the book.

[@samward5349]

LMFAO what a textbook for almost 60 euros too expensive?? Try $500 in America

[@stephjovi]

In Austria people held demonstrations against 400 euros per semester fee for universities. American standards are unthinkable

[@smol_yote]

Didn’t you make a video about this like 6 years ago?

[@stephjovi]

OK did you cheat or are you that legendary? Daven commented that it's an update from a 6 year old video

[@smol_yote]

I just got as far as the first 15 seconds and thought this sound familiar. Didn’t read a single comment