Why did Nazi's burn books?

[BrokenVisage]

I don't get it, what was the symbolization of book burning?

 

[blurredvision]

Because they couldn't read, and they felt stupid. It was a way out.

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Censorship.

 

[QuitBanningMe]

They didn't. The allies did to make them look bad

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
Censorship.

Yea, they didn't want their society to have any other culture other than Nazi.

 

[eigen]

The same reasons christians want evolution out of the classroom.

 

[KarenMarie]

they wanted to form a 'perfect' race/country based on the truths/ideals that they felt were pure. they hoped to instill in the population that anything that did not conform to their idea of pure ... was automatically evil.

and they had hoped to rewrite history, getting rid of any evidence that did not support their views of pureness of ideal.

that is my theory anyway.

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: eigen
The same reasons christians want evolution out of the classroom.

WOW, so you decided to go there............

I will keep an eye on this thread now.

 

[chambersc]

because you touch yourself at night.

 

[walla]

Originally posted by: Safeway

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
Censorship.

Yea, they didn't want their society to have any other culture other than Nazi.

Exactly. The best way to destroy history and culture (before the information age) was to destroy books and records, and subvert the population.

 

[ThePresence]

They could've destroyed the books without the public book burnings. I think ti was more of a symbolic "don't fvck with us" than just to destroy the books.

 

[tm37]

They were cold

Fire makes heat

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: chambersc
because you touch yourself at night.

Wow, n00b beat all you smartalecs with that one. :thumbsup:

 

[BRObedoza]

you watching indiana jones on USA right now too?

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: sleepmachine
you watching indiana jones on USA right now too?

You guessed it.