This New York Times ‘Hitler’ book review sure reads like a thinly veiled Trump comparison
By Aaron Blake
September 28 at 11:18 AM
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In the New York Times, Michiko Kakutani
reviewed a new book about Adolf Hitler, titled "Hitler: Ascent 1889-1939." ... To many observers, though, it read like a bit more than a book review. It read like a comparison between Hitler and Donald Trump.
It's true that the review didn't name Trump — or even allude to the 2016 U.S. presidential race. But it came across to more than a few readers as an intentional, point-by-point comparison of Hitler's rise and Trump's.
And it's not hard to see why. From the headline — "In ‘Hitler,’ an Ascent From ‘Dunderhead’ to Demagogue" — to the conclusion 1,300 words later, nearly everything Kakutani says about Volker Ullrich's book reflects long-standing warnings by some about how Trump shouldn't be dismissed as some sideshow and that history shows where this can lead.
In response to an inquiry from The Fix, Times spokesperson Danielle Rhoades Ha said, "The review speaks for itself."
Also, here's a link to the review in the
New York Times that's not intended for mobile devices:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/28/books/hitler-ascent-volker-ullrich.html
Books of The Times
By MICHIKO KAKUTANI SEPT. 27, 2016
How did Adolf Hitler — described by one eminent magazine editor in 1930 as a “half-insane rascal,” a “pathetic dunderhead,” a “nowhere fool,” a “big mouth” — rise to power in the land of Goethe and Beethoven? What persuaded millions of ordinary Germans to embrace him and his doctrine of hatred? How did this “most unlikely pretender to high state office” achieve absolute power in a once democratic country and set it on a course of monstrous horror?
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