Hitler's anti-semitic politically radical book Mein Kampf (My Struggle) is a best-seller in Turkey, thanks to new cheap publishing that allows it to be sold for $4.50 a copy. That's kinda scary.
Don't get me wrong here. I'm all about free press. And I have some desire to read works with beliefs that I disagree with---Mein Kampf, the Koran, possibly the Da Vinci code---for the purpose of fully understanding my opposition so that I know best how to combat it (although I haven't actually read any of those). Call me an arrogant cynic, but I doubt all the Turkish people have such noble motives. I wonder why they're all so interested in it... why now? Why Turkey?
Edmond the Hun
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