Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2019-09-26
Books mentioned on Part Two: Rudolf Steiner: The Racist Who Invented Organic Farming and Waldorf Schools
In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Chris Crofton to continue discussing Rudolf Steiner. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.
Robert Evans discussed The Key to Theosophy by Helena Blavatsky, Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler, and The "isms": a History and Evaluation by Eugene Owen Golob.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Key to Theosophy
Discussed“In a book called The Key to Theosophy, Madame Bllovzky wrote, quote, "If the root of mankind is one, then there must also be one truth which finds expression in all the various religions except in the Jewish."”
Where to get it
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Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf is an autobiographical manifesto by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler that outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany.
Discussed“When they were in prison together, Hitler dictated mine comp and Hess did a lot of the actual typing for it. So Hess was like as close to Hitler as a person could be.”
Where to get it
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The "isms": a History and Evaluation
Discussed“For example, I found the book isms and ologies all the movements, ideas and doctrines that have shaped our world. It includes a brief discussion of Steiner and anthroposophy.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Mein Kampf
“Hitler got very wealthy off of the sales of mine comp and that's what gave him a lot of the time to formulate the rest of his philosophies and like figure [ __ ] out.”