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Bob Gale resigns as chair of Niagara Region amid allegations over copy of Hitler’s book (www.cp24.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online to c/ontario@lemmy.ca

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“Today, a member of the communist party circulated a dated document that listed my name as the owner of a historical book found in many libraries,” Gale wrote in his letter to Flack.

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[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Owning Mein kampf isn't that bad. It's a book, it can give you a look into the mind of one of the most famously evil who ever lived.

The book itself isn't very good. I remember reading it as a teen, and finding it very rambly

[–] Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Mitigating factors for me:

it's signed by Hitler and he had the signature authenticated
he decided to call the person who publicized that he owned this book a communist for some reason? Presumably with negative connotations.

I don't know fuck all about this guy, but it's not a good look.

[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

I somehow missed that his was a signed copy, that definately changes things.