Nazi Propaganda Book "The Turner Diaries" Sold At Balto. Penn Station News Stand

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"Nazi Propaganda Is Being Sold At Baltimore’s Penn Station." The Turner Diaries has been linked to over 200 murders. Think Progress by Luke Barnes, Aug 24, 2018.
(Update: 3:45 p.m: After an inquiry from Think Progress, Amtrak has requested the merchant remove the Turner Diaries from all stations where they operate by the close of business on Friday. The merchant has been contacted for comment).

A news stand in Baltimore’s Penn Station is selling an infamous neo-Nazi book, which has been linked to over 200 murders and has been described as “arguably the most important single work of white nationalist propaganda in the English language.” The Turner Diaries was written in 1978 by avowed white supremacist William Pierce, and documents a white nationalist uprising in the United States which ends in the worldwide genocide of all non-whites.

The Turner Diaries was first spotted for sale in the Maryland station, which is operated by the federally-run Amtrak, on Friday morning. The book was also the last one on the shelf, although it is unclear at the time if that was because it had sold well or was the only one stocked.

The book has been repeatedly associated with acts of extreme far-right violence. When Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh was arrested, for instance, pages of it were found in his car. Thomas Mair, a right-wing extremist who killed British MP Jo Cox in 2016, bought books from the publishing arm of National Alliance, a white supremacist group run by Turner Diaries author William Pierce. Norwegian mass-murderer Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 69 people (mostly teenagers) at a summer camp in 2011, was also reportedly influenced by it.

“People were introduced into the [white nationalist] movement as young men,” Heidi Beirich, the director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Project previously told Think Progress. “[The Turner Diaries] is a very simplified and emotional way to get them into the system.” “The book is arguably the most important single work of white nationalist propaganda in the English language.” the Hague’s report read. “[In this] highly charged social climate… the book is likely to find traction with a new generation of readers.."...

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*BOTTOM SHELF, FAR RIGHT: "The Turner Diaries" Book.




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[SummerSnow]

1. Wow, I would buy then just burn it

[sweetloukillbot]

2. When I worked at Borders we carried it

I had a couple skinheads come in looking for it. That was the edition we carried, which they called "The damn Jew edition." That one has a disclaimer about the content on the cover.

[appalachiablue]

3. Balto. Penn Station version cover w/disclaimer. I didn't know Borders sold it, wow.

[sweetloukillbot]

8. It's possible it was a special order

That was not picked up. But Borders carried a lot of controversial material, although not the Anarchists Cookbook.

[Hoyt]

4. That was a very popular book among white wing gun-humpers and racists

during late 70s and 80s. Here’s what SPLC says about it: https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2004/turner-diaries-other-racist-novels-inspire-extremist-violence

[dalton99a]

5. They forgot to stock Mein Kampf

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Possible it may have been planted there to create a little controversy or trouble

Did anyone check with the store operator / cashier to see if it was actually part of the store's inventory / pricing system?

[appalachiablue]

7. In the Update at the top, it says the merchant has been contacted.

End of article: "Think Progress has contacted both Amtrak and Amtrak Police about the book being on sale.
*This is a developing story and will be updated with additional information."

So we'll see what happens..

[Midnight Writer]

9. I don't understand. Amtrak (government agency)? Police? What right do they have to ban book sales?

Of course the book contains odious abhorrent content, but is it illegal?

I recently heard an Eminem song where he raps about killing a Jew. Is that illegal?

John Fowles' "The Collector" has been found in the possession of several serial killers. Is it illegal?

"Catcher In The Rye" has a very controversial history. Is it illegal?

There has been a movement in my hometown to ban Harry Potter books from the schools and libraries. Hundreds of parents have signed a petition.

When the government tells us what we can read, where will they draw the lines? Who will decide?