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The Myth of German Villainy
458 pages, Hardcover
First published June 29, 2012
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November 25, 2021
Wow. Read this book. Shine a light on the historical blackout. What a great pick I made on Memorial Day 2021, while WW2 movie propaganda was blasting across televisions, to read this book. A very sad story, but a necessary one to be told.
November 30, 2016
They say that there are two sides to every story, and that has never been more evident than the case of the Second World War. This is a book that is excellent at shedding some light on the other side, the side we were never told in school and which to put it lightly, has been brushed well and truly under the carpet.
Bradberry strongly argues the case that regretfully Britain and France joined the wrong side in the War. He casts Germany as being a last bastion against the evils of the Jewish Bolshevik run Communist Russia and without her forming a strong bulwark, the red terror would swarm throughout Europe, in a fatal strike against Western civilization. The book does not solely deal with World War 2 but goes right back to before the Bolshevik revolution and carefully illustrates that this murderous event was Jewish-run entirely out of proportion to their numbers in the Russian population. Chronologically he gives accounts of WW1, Weimar Germany and WW2, with the focus very much on this seldom-heard other side of events from the German perspective. Almost every claim is backed up with hard evidence. A minor criticism would be that Bradberry's style of writing is not the most fluid and can on occasion seem a little repetitive, but it is the content of the text itself and not the style in which it is written which is important here.
Highly recommended to a student of history who senses that much is missing from the tale they have long been told. Prepare to have your eyes opened.
Bradberry strongly argues the case that regretfully Britain and France joined the wrong side in the War. He casts Germany as being a last bastion against the evils of the Jewish Bolshevik run Communist Russia and without her forming a strong bulwark, the red terror would swarm throughout Europe, in a fatal strike against Western civilization. The book does not solely deal with World War 2 but goes right back to before the Bolshevik revolution and carefully illustrates that this murderous event was Jewish-run entirely out of proportion to their numbers in the Russian population. Chronologically he gives accounts of WW1, Weimar Germany and WW2, with the focus very much on this seldom-heard other side of events from the German perspective. Almost every claim is backed up with hard evidence. A minor criticism would be that Bradberry's style of writing is not the most fluid and can on occasion seem a little repetitive, but it is the content of the text itself and not the style in which it is written which is important here.
Highly recommended to a student of history who senses that much is missing from the tale they have long been told. Prepare to have your eyes opened.
January 21, 2016
A lot of people will not believe this. Too seasoned to the lying press and propaganda. Anybody with an interest in the truth should read this book
Good read for those who are open minded and not influenced by the mass media, or history books written by victors
Good read for those who are open minded and not influenced by the mass media, or history books written by victors
June 7, 2022
I was already familiar with the thesis of this book, yet I was still pleasantly surprised by how much I learned.
Rather than focusing on German concentration camps, Bradberry provides a thorough survey of the causes and effects of the Franco-Prussian War, WWI, and WII. This is important because each war led to the next.
I had never really studied the penalties and restrictions imposed by the Versailles Treaty after WWI and how that affected Germany. That puts WWII in a completely different context. I also had not studied the Red Terror that took place in Russia or how that affected the German psyche.
One thing I was aware of: the firebombing of Dresden at the end of the war. This is the subject of Kurt Vonnegut's novel Slaughterhouse Five. Vonnegut was one of the Allied soldiers who for weeks helped dispose of corpses in Dresden.
Bradberry covers the firebombing of Dresden in detail, providing the context needed to understand this event for what it was: an intentional slaughter of Germans for no reason other than they were German.
This book relentlessly peels back the varnish on modern mainstream WWII history by using numerous sources, including newspapers published during the time of the events being written about. He also quotes many of the primary actors in WWII, using text from their speeches and diaries.
In spite of a handful of minor typos sprinkled throughout, this is a very well-constructed book from start to finish. The case Bradberry makes is airtight.
Any serious student of history should read this book. Although I must warn you that some of the firsthand descriptions of what was done to victims is graphic and disturbing. I have a pretty high tolerance for that sort of thing, and yet after reading the descriptions in Chapter 22, I was in a bit of a funk for a few hours.
Rather than focusing on German concentration camps, Bradberry provides a thorough survey of the causes and effects of the Franco-Prussian War, WWI, and WII. This is important because each war led to the next.
I had never really studied the penalties and restrictions imposed by the Versailles Treaty after WWI and how that affected Germany. That puts WWII in a completely different context. I also had not studied the Red Terror that took place in Russia or how that affected the German psyche.
One thing I was aware of: the firebombing of Dresden at the end of the war. This is the subject of Kurt Vonnegut's novel Slaughterhouse Five. Vonnegut was one of the Allied soldiers who for weeks helped dispose of corpses in Dresden.
Bradberry covers the firebombing of Dresden in detail, providing the context needed to understand this event for what it was: an intentional slaughter of Germans for no reason other than they were German.
This book relentlessly peels back the varnish on modern mainstream WWII history by using numerous sources, including newspapers published during the time of the events being written about. He also quotes many of the primary actors in WWII, using text from their speeches and diaries.
In spite of a handful of minor typos sprinkled throughout, this is a very well-constructed book from start to finish. The case Bradberry makes is airtight.
Any serious student of history should read this book. Although I must warn you that some of the firsthand descriptions of what was done to victims is graphic and disturbing. I have a pretty high tolerance for that sort of thing, and yet after reading the descriptions in Chapter 22, I was in a bit of a funk for a few hours.
December 10, 2015
A true eye opener. To get another prospective on history, after only hearing the victors side.
May 23, 2016
The author makes quite a remarkable point: the historic tale of the warmongering and anti-Semitic Germany that we came to accept in our upbringing is not valid. We have been told a big lie, inspired by Germany's enemies.
Especially the part about the Holocaust may provoke the most intense dispute. Many will therefore discard this book almost at face value.
I didn't. Although the author makes some mistakes here and there, in general he is making a point that cannot be easily swept away. He is not the only one disputing the conventional narrative about the Holocaust, which is not the same as denying that anything violent against Jews and others ever happened. It is about refuting many details that don't seem to match up with each other. It's about revisionism, not mere denial as such, a straw man argument that is often used against revisionists to have a quick and easy point against them.
The conventional narrative is not just about the prosecution of mainly Jews, but simultaneously about ignoring the fate of so many Germans, suffering severe maltreatment, enslavement and murder at the end of the war, as well as during the war while being bombed extensively.
Revisionists therefore point towards that underexposed part of history too, which acts as one of the pillars of their perspective. The official version of history is trying to distract from the suffering of the Germans by stressing the Holocaust myth. The loss of large parts of their country, the almost complete annihilation, the occupation and destruction by the Soviet Union, the bombing raids, the enslavement, the ethnic cleansing from Czechia and Poland and the brutal murders that took place then, it all may be covered up by presenting the Holocaust.
And of course, the soviets had an ax to grind. They were more than just mildly motivated to manufacture an abundance of tales to tell (whether true or not) feeding the Nuremberg Trials with anything that could incriminate the Germans.
And the western Allies had not much choice than to comply. They had engaged with Stalin and his oppressive, murderous regime. They also waited for the still imprisoned GI's to be released by the same Stalin. Shortly after the war, the US and Great-Britain sent many Russians (even people that weren't really Russian, but were perceived as such) into the hands of Stalin, knowing they would end up dead, or at least sent into Siberian camps, which wasn't that much better than being killed immediately.
More than enough reasons for the western Allies to play along with the Holocaust claims. A common enemy and villain: Germany. That made things so much easier to straighten up the narrative.
Is the author just an anti-Semitic neo-nazi, or someone with genuine arguments against a myth that is simply too powerful and too well rooted in society to be challenged without retribution and ostracism?
Especially the part about the Holocaust may provoke the most intense dispute. Many will therefore discard this book almost at face value.
I didn't. Although the author makes some mistakes here and there, in general he is making a point that cannot be easily swept away. He is not the only one disputing the conventional narrative about the Holocaust, which is not the same as denying that anything violent against Jews and others ever happened. It is about refuting many details that don't seem to match up with each other. It's about revisionism, not mere denial as such, a straw man argument that is often used against revisionists to have a quick and easy point against them.
The conventional narrative is not just about the prosecution of mainly Jews, but simultaneously about ignoring the fate of so many Germans, suffering severe maltreatment, enslavement and murder at the end of the war, as well as during the war while being bombed extensively.
Revisionists therefore point towards that underexposed part of history too, which acts as one of the pillars of their perspective. The official version of history is trying to distract from the suffering of the Germans by stressing the Holocaust myth. The loss of large parts of their country, the almost complete annihilation, the occupation and destruction by the Soviet Union, the bombing raids, the enslavement, the ethnic cleansing from Czechia and Poland and the brutal murders that took place then, it all may be covered up by presenting the Holocaust.
And of course, the soviets had an ax to grind. They were more than just mildly motivated to manufacture an abundance of tales to tell (whether true or not) feeding the Nuremberg Trials with anything that could incriminate the Germans.
And the western Allies had not much choice than to comply. They had engaged with Stalin and his oppressive, murderous regime. They also waited for the still imprisoned GI's to be released by the same Stalin. Shortly after the war, the US and Great-Britain sent many Russians (even people that weren't really Russian, but were perceived as such) into the hands of Stalin, knowing they would end up dead, or at least sent into Siberian camps, which wasn't that much better than being killed immediately.
More than enough reasons for the western Allies to play along with the Holocaust claims. A common enemy and villain: Germany. That made things so much easier to straighten up the narrative.
Is the author just an anti-Semitic neo-nazi, or someone with genuine arguments against a myth that is simply too powerful and too well rooted in society to be challenged without retribution and ostracism?
March 19, 2019
History is written in 50 shades of black. The other side of everything. An alternative perspective.
September 11, 2019
6/5 stars. Read it.
July 8, 2019
It’s time to understand Jew.
What happened in Germany,
What’s happening in our world.
Clock is ticking.
Israel & US, UK have been harassing Iran.
Me, Japanese.
Economic sanction was a start.
JPN didn’t Surprise attack, Pearl Harbor.
We have to stop evil Israel .
What happened in Germany,
What’s happening in our world.
Clock is ticking.
Israel & US, UK have been harassing Iran.
Me, Japanese.
Economic sanction was a start.
JPN didn’t Surprise attack, Pearl Harbor.
We have to stop evil Israel .
Read
May 2, 2018Not going to rate this due to social stigma and wanting to preserve friends, plus there are obviously some questionable statements written in this book. However, I will say that to picture every German during World War 2 as an outright Nazi is a bit silly. Don't forget these were people living under Fascism and doing their best to deal with an authoritarian regime, and that includes their military. Eisenhower was a great fighter and leader in his own right, but I question the soundness of his plan to cause a food shortage of the regular civilian population by blockade.
December 22, 2016
Read this book...
May 3, 2021
There are no words to overstate the importance of this factual history book and of the genocide and unspeakable atrocities committed against the German people, women, and children (as well as against the old Russian people beforehand). Rumors of what we've been relentlessly brainwashed to dismiss - the "chosen people"'s stated doctrine of media and opinion control and ruthless ruling over the rest of us Gentiles - are unequivocally exposed. I feel that every human being has a duty to know of this. It left me shattered.
July 4, 2015
Very interesting how the Germans have been beat up by the Zionist PR machine. Germany did not start WW 1 and was punished so severely that they ended up with Hitler to save them from economic ruin and a communist takeover by Communist i.g. Jewish Zionist.
December 29, 2019
Excellent read. Provides the "other side of the story" that we never seem to hear.
March 28, 2020
A must read for all, because the lie lives on and is costing today’s society. The author did a commendable job with his research and proves his title is accurate.
May 6, 2021
Everyone should have this book,& take it all in in their own good time,as it would b a challenge to most people.Most def a must for anyone seeking the truth about the "Chosen ones" .
July 17, 2016
I love these types books. It was so nice to read something that challenges the others and gives another perspective. Benton L. Bradberry did what I feel was a great job and all the 5 Star Reviews show it. I won this great book on GoodReads and like I do with most my wins I will be paying it forward by giving my win either to a friend or library to enjoy.
January 25, 2017
The other side
It seems that there could be another side to the story of The world wars. This book gives the the others sides views. I can't determine weather it is all true but I can't determine what we hear every day in America is true either. Very interesting a lot of facts.
It seems that there could be another side to the story of The world wars. This book gives the the others sides views. I can't determine weather it is all true but I can't determine what we hear every day in America is true either. Very interesting a lot of facts.
March 4, 2021
This book is an outstanding and rare piece of truth in a world where reality is almost completely blotted out by constant lies. Read it before the central banksters execute their complete takeover of the world monetary system (underway now) and cement their dictatorial rule over the globe.
July 14, 2022
This book is extremely interesting and presents a comprehensive perspective that many historians are reluctant to explore for fear of having their books banished from being published.
Benton L. Bradberry's book and Nicholas Kollerstrom's book are impossible to find in any bookstore. As one Amazon agent conveyed, "It's obvious someone very powerful does not want the books available." valuable historians such as David Irving found new facts and history about the second world war, facts and history inconsistent with what has been available. He is now persona non grata in the publishing world. What is wrong with historical truth?
There is a problem when this happens in the United States of America.
Benton L. Bradberry's book and Nicholas Kollerstrom's book are impossible to find in any bookstore. As one Amazon agent conveyed, "It's obvious someone very powerful does not want the books available." valuable historians such as David Irving found new facts and history about the second world war, facts and history inconsistent with what has been available. He is now persona non grata in the publishing world. What is wrong with historical truth?
There is a problem when this happens in the United States of America.
January 30, 2018
Very informative book. Definitely a must read.
The reason why I docked a single star was that the book was filled with many typos and a few grammatical errors. "Throwne" being used in place of throne was one that stood out in particular to me. It may have been just the edition I was reading, but the author should have at least gotten someone to proofread his work for spelling and grammatical errors before he published it.
If you can ignore the typos, you'll learn something from this book.
The reason why I docked a single star was that the book was filled with many typos and a few grammatical errors. "Throwne" being used in place of throne was one that stood out in particular to me. It may have been just the edition I was reading, but the author should have at least gotten someone to proofread his work for spelling and grammatical errors before he published it.
If you can ignore the typos, you'll learn something from this book.
January 20, 2019
C'est un livre fort instructif qui sort des sentiers battus et qui donne une nouvelle perspective sur l'histoire du XXème siècle et la diabolisation dont furent et sont victimes les Allemands. L'auteur est concis, incisif et fort documenté, ce qui donne un ouvrage léger, mais lourd de sens. À lire et à faire connaître!
September 27, 2022
Another great book highly praised by all my acquaintances. I finally went ahead and read it.I'm glad I did.
Lies upon lies told about the Germans must be recognized and buried forever.
Lies upon lies told about the Germans must be recognized and buried forever.
January 3, 2019
The arguments were well constructed. I applaud Mr. Bradberry for his bravery in speaking out on such a controversial topic. There were some spelling and formatting errors that can be overlooked because this book was independently published. One thing I would have wanted to know more about was Hitler's personal faith as a Catholic (because the majority of media presents him as an esotericist or atheist), and about the religious policies of the Third Reich (because, again, media presents it as widely atheist or dabbling in paganism).
Overall, even if you disagree with the precepts of the book, it is an important read because it offers the history of the World Wars from a new perspective and contains information that can't be found in many other places, backed up by hard evidence in the form of firsthand accounts, quotes, and photographs. I guarantee even the most well-read World War scholars will learn something through this book they did not know before.
Overall, even if you disagree with the precepts of the book, it is an important read because it offers the history of the World Wars from a new perspective and contains information that can't be found in many other places, backed up by hard evidence in the form of firsthand accounts, quotes, and photographs. I guarantee even the most well-read World War scholars will learn something through this book they did not know before.
October 13, 2022
Excellent book.
(Calling a book "nAzi gArbAge" is not going to deter people from reading it.)
You can find it on archive.org
(Calling a book "nAzi gArbAge" is not going to deter people from reading it.)
You can find it on archive.org
October 3, 2022
Repeatedly commenting neo nazi this neo nazi that is not a review.
Excellent book and very well written.
I truly recommend.
Excellent book and very well written.
I truly recommend.
August 10, 2022
Neo Nazi garbage. Save your eyes from this trash.
June 12, 2021
Complicado, muito complicado avaliá-lo. Agradável. Fácil. Denso. Fartamente documentado. E objetivo.
Para ser franco, ler algo que contraria a narrativa usual (a narrativa da grande mídia, ou mainstream media) é como trocar aquelas roupas sujas e gastas por um conjunto novinho, após tomar um banho. Mas a verdade é que essa sensação se deve principalmente ao simples fato de que você está lendo um conteúdo que, embora já tenha se aprofundado muito, aparenta ser novo. É legal enxergar novos horizontes e descobrir coisas diferentes, após já ter absorvido todas as enxurradas mais comuns de informação.
Bradberry traz inúmeros documentos históricos para corroborar sua visão. Eu mesmo tomei a liberdade de desenterrar alguns desses arquivos usando da internet, e todos eles existiam e foram usados sem qualquer tipo de distorção aparente pelo autor. Bem, além de umas puxadas de sardinhas aqui e ali através das citações, eu não identifiquei nenhuma manipulação muito relevante feita pelo autor, e você?
A questão é que a maior parte das atrocidades cometidas contra o povo alemão na primeira metade do século XX são sim fatos, e são citadas esporadicamente por historiadores da "mainstream media". O ponto chave é que esses eventos, embora reconhecidos como verdadeiros, são pouquíssimos comentados pelos meios de comunicação, de modo que o grosso da população mundial nem sonha que eles existam. A ocupação do Ruhr pelos franceses, o bloqueio comercial da Inglaterra sobre a Alemanha que causou 1 milhão de mortes logo após a Primeira Guerra, a morte de milhões de alemães através dos bombardeios aéreos dos Aliados ao longo da Segunda Guerra, a Expulsão dos Alemães étnicos da Europa Oriental após a Segunda Guerra, o avanço do Exército Vermelho no fim da Segunda Guerra com suas ondas de estupros e roubos... tudo isso são fatos e inquestionáveis. Mas, diferentemente de outros eventos, não há centenas de reportagens, documentários, filmes, livros e séries recontando essas histórias repetidas e repetidas vezes, fazendo-nos reviver suas atrocidades de novo e de novo. No fim, as duas guerras mundiais, como qualquer outra guerra deste planeta, trouxeram sofrimento imensurável para ambos os lados (na verdade, existiam mais de dois lados, mas isso é conversa para outro momento). Infelizmente, narrar os sofrimentos daqueles que perderam iria acabar tirando um pouco da culpa de seus ombros e ofuscando o sofrimento dos vencedores. E isso é algo que eles não querem. Sabe, são detalhes assim que criam as inúmeras distorções encontradas na interpretação da História da humanidade. A História, meus amigos, não é escrita por seres fora da sociedade humana, que esperam determinado evento histórico se desenrolar até o seu último instante, para apenas então pegarem seus lápis e começarem a escrever tudo o que viram, desde o início ao fim, com a visão de quem não participava dos eventos. A História de um determinado evento histórico começa a ser escrita no exato momento em que ele começa a ocorrer, através dos artigos de jornais, dos livros eufóricos de historiadores apressados, das reportagens e documentários. Esse processo está ocorrendo neste exato momento, durante esta pandemia. A pandemia não acabou, e ninguém sabe com exatidão sua origem e suas futuras consequências ao mundo, mas já existem milhares de documentários a respeito, livros criticando os respectivos governos, reportagens, artigos científicos... estamos escrevendo a História, sem nem sequer sabermos seu desfecho. Estamos julgando, antes de colhermos todas as provas. E o que é dito agora será repetido daqui dez, vinte, cinquenta, duzentos anos! Quem ousar fazer uma interpretação diferente será chamado de revisionista, mesmo duzentos anos depois.
Possuo incontáveis críticas das ideias trazidas pelo Bradburry. E, em razão de todas elas, decidi dar 4 estrelas. Mas a leitura me foi muito boa, principalmente porque foi o primeiro livro em inglês que não tive dificuldades de acompanhar a leitura. A escolha de palavras são bem simples para uma pessoa com meu nível de aprendizado. E creio que expandi bastante meu vocabulário, além de estar mais preparado para futuras leituras em inglês.
Retornando: guardo várias críticas dessa obra. Para começar, Bradburry critica e muito os ateus. Desprezar os ateus é tipo um status quo das sociedades. A maior parte das pessoas sentem, no mínimo, um incômodo ao ouvir essa palavra, e eu aposto que você, leitor, recompôs-se na cadeira só de lê-la. Repito isso inúmeras vezes: ser ateu é não acreditar em nenhum deus. Ponto. É só isso. Acabou aí. Ah, mas, na verdade, vocês são satanistas...! Mentira. Ah, mas ser ateu é ser marxista! Mentira. Ateísmo é uma seita, ideologia... Men-ti-ra. Existem, sim, retardados que querem transformar o ateísmo num movimento social, seguindo a avalanche besta de progressismo político, mas eu os repudio pois eles se desvirtuam completamente do significado da palavra "ateu". Ser ateu é não acreditar em nenhum deus. Se fulano acrescenta a isso marxismo, comunismo, satanismo, movimentos e lutas sociais, partido político, ideologia... então esse é um problema inerente a esse fulano e seus seguidores energúmenos.
A segunda e última crítica que vou trazer é a seguinte: visão racial do mundo. O autor claramente enxerga o mundo através da divisão racial da espécie humana, sob a qual cada povo do mundo deveria tentar preservar sua "pureza racial", preservar seu sangue... e mais um monte de lorota que vem de lambuja ao ouvirmos essa narrativa. O meu comentário é bem óbvio: nós, como povo brasileiro, sabemos melhor do que ninguém, que isso é um monte de bobagem! Somos uma miscigenação de etnias, e não há problema algum nisso. Sangue, meus amigos, serve para transportar gases e nutrientes. O resto é resto. O que nós devemos preservar não é a "raça", mas sim a cultura! A cultura é algo lindo e, mais importante ainda, é real! Mesmo não existindo uma etnia brasileira, existe sim uma cultura brasileira, pois esta não é dependente da existência daquela. Essas pessoas com uma visão racial do mundo deveriam estudar o Brasil e o brasileiro. Temos um povo lindo, com rostos de todo o mundo, desde a Ásia até às Américas! E possuímos cultura própria como qualquer nação. Tudo que é nosso é único: a língua, os costumes, o Direito, a música, as danças, a culinária... enfim, essa é a análise que vou deixar registrada desta obra. Tenho centenas de outras observações a serem feitas, mas não sinto a necessidade de continuar me alongando.
Para ser franco, ler algo que contraria a narrativa usual (a narrativa da grande mídia, ou mainstream media) é como trocar aquelas roupas sujas e gastas por um conjunto novinho, após tomar um banho. Mas a verdade é que essa sensação se deve principalmente ao simples fato de que você está lendo um conteúdo que, embora já tenha se aprofundado muito, aparenta ser novo. É legal enxergar novos horizontes e descobrir coisas diferentes, após já ter absorvido todas as enxurradas mais comuns de informação.
Bradberry traz inúmeros documentos históricos para corroborar sua visão. Eu mesmo tomei a liberdade de desenterrar alguns desses arquivos usando da internet, e todos eles existiam e foram usados sem qualquer tipo de distorção aparente pelo autor. Bem, além de umas puxadas de sardinhas aqui e ali através das citações, eu não identifiquei nenhuma manipulação muito relevante feita pelo autor, e você?
A questão é que a maior parte das atrocidades cometidas contra o povo alemão na primeira metade do século XX são sim fatos, e são citadas esporadicamente por historiadores da "mainstream media". O ponto chave é que esses eventos, embora reconhecidos como verdadeiros, são pouquíssimos comentados pelos meios de comunicação, de modo que o grosso da população mundial nem sonha que eles existam. A ocupação do Ruhr pelos franceses, o bloqueio comercial da Inglaterra sobre a Alemanha que causou 1 milhão de mortes logo após a Primeira Guerra, a morte de milhões de alemães através dos bombardeios aéreos dos Aliados ao longo da Segunda Guerra, a Expulsão dos Alemães étnicos da Europa Oriental após a Segunda Guerra, o avanço do Exército Vermelho no fim da Segunda Guerra com suas ondas de estupros e roubos... tudo isso são fatos e inquestionáveis. Mas, diferentemente de outros eventos, não há centenas de reportagens, documentários, filmes, livros e séries recontando essas histórias repetidas e repetidas vezes, fazendo-nos reviver suas atrocidades de novo e de novo. No fim, as duas guerras mundiais, como qualquer outra guerra deste planeta, trouxeram sofrimento imensurável para ambos os lados (na verdade, existiam mais de dois lados, mas isso é conversa para outro momento). Infelizmente, narrar os sofrimentos daqueles que perderam iria acabar tirando um pouco da culpa de seus ombros e ofuscando o sofrimento dos vencedores. E isso é algo que eles não querem. Sabe, são detalhes assim que criam as inúmeras distorções encontradas na interpretação da História da humanidade. A História, meus amigos, não é escrita por seres fora da sociedade humana, que esperam determinado evento histórico se desenrolar até o seu último instante, para apenas então pegarem seus lápis e começarem a escrever tudo o que viram, desde o início ao fim, com a visão de quem não participava dos eventos. A História de um determinado evento histórico começa a ser escrita no exato momento em que ele começa a ocorrer, através dos artigos de jornais, dos livros eufóricos de historiadores apressados, das reportagens e documentários. Esse processo está ocorrendo neste exato momento, durante esta pandemia. A pandemia não acabou, e ninguém sabe com exatidão sua origem e suas futuras consequências ao mundo, mas já existem milhares de documentários a respeito, livros criticando os respectivos governos, reportagens, artigos científicos... estamos escrevendo a História, sem nem sequer sabermos seu desfecho. Estamos julgando, antes de colhermos todas as provas. E o que é dito agora será repetido daqui dez, vinte, cinquenta, duzentos anos! Quem ousar fazer uma interpretação diferente será chamado de revisionista, mesmo duzentos anos depois.
Possuo incontáveis críticas das ideias trazidas pelo Bradburry. E, em razão de todas elas, decidi dar 4 estrelas. Mas a leitura me foi muito boa, principalmente porque foi o primeiro livro em inglês que não tive dificuldades de acompanhar a leitura. A escolha de palavras são bem simples para uma pessoa com meu nível de aprendizado. E creio que expandi bastante meu vocabulário, além de estar mais preparado para futuras leituras em inglês.
Retornando: guardo várias críticas dessa obra. Para começar, Bradburry critica e muito os ateus. Desprezar os ateus é tipo um status quo das sociedades. A maior parte das pessoas sentem, no mínimo, um incômodo ao ouvir essa palavra, e eu aposto que você, leitor, recompôs-se na cadeira só de lê-la. Repito isso inúmeras vezes: ser ateu é não acreditar em nenhum deus. Ponto. É só isso. Acabou aí. Ah, mas, na verdade, vocês são satanistas...! Mentira. Ah, mas ser ateu é ser marxista! Mentira. Ateísmo é uma seita, ideologia... Men-ti-ra. Existem, sim, retardados que querem transformar o ateísmo num movimento social, seguindo a avalanche besta de progressismo político, mas eu os repudio pois eles se desvirtuam completamente do significado da palavra "ateu". Ser ateu é não acreditar em nenhum deus. Se fulano acrescenta a isso marxismo, comunismo, satanismo, movimentos e lutas sociais, partido político, ideologia... então esse é um problema inerente a esse fulano e seus seguidores energúmenos.
A segunda e última crítica que vou trazer é a seguinte: visão racial do mundo. O autor claramente enxerga o mundo através da divisão racial da espécie humana, sob a qual cada povo do mundo deveria tentar preservar sua "pureza racial", preservar seu sangue... e mais um monte de lorota que vem de lambuja ao ouvirmos essa narrativa. O meu comentário é bem óbvio: nós, como povo brasileiro, sabemos melhor do que ninguém, que isso é um monte de bobagem! Somos uma miscigenação de etnias, e não há problema algum nisso. Sangue, meus amigos, serve para transportar gases e nutrientes. O resto é resto. O que nós devemos preservar não é a "raça", mas sim a cultura! A cultura é algo lindo e, mais importante ainda, é real! Mesmo não existindo uma etnia brasileira, existe sim uma cultura brasileira, pois esta não é dependente da existência daquela. Essas pessoas com uma visão racial do mundo deveriam estudar o Brasil e o brasileiro. Temos um povo lindo, com rostos de todo o mundo, desde a Ásia até às Américas! E possuímos cultura própria como qualquer nação. Tudo que é nosso é único: a língua, os costumes, o Direito, a música, as danças, a culinária... enfim, essa é a análise que vou deixar registrada desta obra. Tenho centenas de outras observações a serem feitas, mas não sinto a necessidade de continuar me alongando.
September 22, 2022
A neo-Nazi told me I should read this book to change my world view. I put it off for almost 2 years and out of boredom decided I should pick it up. What a mistake!
Not only is this book written at a middle school level (typos galore, awful grammar, etc.) it's a "history" book without any real sourcing and with a bunch of conclusions reached that basically amount to 2+2=10. If you are extremely gullible and already Anti-Semitic, this might be a good book for you because it won't challenge you in any way. If you're a history buff or scholar (which I am) it might be a decent read for comedic purposes, but then it'll make you sad when you realize there are at least a few dozen people who have read this and thought it was great.
Not only is this book written at a middle school level (typos galore, awful grammar, etc.) it's a "history" book without any real sourcing and with a bunch of conclusions reached that basically amount to 2+2=10. If you are extremely gullible and already Anti-Semitic, this might be a good book for you because it won't challenge you in any way. If you're a history buff or scholar (which I am) it might be a decent read for comedic purposes, but then it'll make you sad when you realize there are at least a few dozen people who have read this and thought it was great.
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