So I was reading that news story about how, while they are due a very large pile of money for it, Hitler's heirs have zero interest in collecting royalties for Mein Kampf. Anyway, I typed that into Google to see if there was more on the story, and this was the result:
So basically, the only company on the planet (or at least in my Google search — if you are located in the US, you won't get any ads for it since Google has regionalized its advertising system) seeking out advertising promoting Mein Kampf is Steven Harper Amazon.ca. I don't know about you, but to me that seems in kind of bad taste, especially given Canada's persistent problem with various ever growing neo-Nazi movements. I should mention that if you type in other famous books very few of them are bought as keywords by Amazon.ca — neither “The Great Gatsby” or “A Tale of Two Cities” for example, which are part of the Canadian school curriculum, aren't even linked.
That said, I do think it's a book people should read, but read it for free online… if you want to do that, download it from these ignorant assholes and be sure to press reload a thousand times while you're doing it. I support their right to be morons, but if I can make it cost them, good.
AH CRAP, I JUST REALIZED THAT BY DOING A PILE OF STUPID NAZI SEARCHES ON AMAZON AND GOOGLE, I'VE JUST ALTERED MY ALREADY NUTTY PROFILES WITH THEM…
Update: I'm getting feedback from people not really understanding why this is even an issue. To overly simplify things, Canada has a neo-nazi movement analogous to America's neo-con movement. Neo-nazi politicians now control one of Canada's largest (and wealthiest) political parties, and they alone have been successful in unifying the right in Canada. The fact that a mainstream Canadian company is capitalizing on this (and perhaps even encrouaging it) is what I find disturbing.
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