Chapter 1503 Arson
Germany, Stuart.
The latest issue of International News Monthly was soon placed in newsstands on the streets, and the cover had a conspicuous headline that read "Ridiculous Aryan Race Theory, Adolf 'Accepts the Thief as His Father'."
As the most prominent figure in Germany in recent times, Adolf himself was a hot topic throughout Germany, and the theory of the Aryan race was also very popular in Germany at this time.
As a result, this "rebellious" non-mainstream newspaper quickly attracted the attention of many people.
"Boss, give me a copy of the International News Monthly." Lorraine, a Stuart citizen with a rather sloppy appearance, said, pointing at the newspaper in front of him.
The newsstand owner took out a newspaper and said, "Twelve pfennigs a copy."
The pfennig is a type of German currency. As a subsidiary of the mark, it can also be understood as small change. In today's economic crisis, all walks of life are having a hard time, so the price of newspapers has also dropped a lot.
Therefore, those who still have spare money to buy newspapers now at least have a relatively considerable income. After all, the unemployment rate is only high during the economic crisis, but most people still have jobs.
After Lorraine got the newspaper, he couldn't wait to read it. To be honest, he was very interested in the content of this issue of "International News Monthly", especially the discussion on the origin of the German nation.
"Are the Aryans actually Persians and Indians?" This view made Lorraine frown.
This is of course a rough statement. It should be said that the Aryans are mainly distributed in Central Asia, the Middle East and South Asia. Distribution does not mean uniqueness. Just like in India, only the high castes are qualified to be considered Aryans.
Of course, for Lorraine, he had been led by this newspaper to generalize and equate the Aryans with India and Persia.
Moreover, according to the current supporters of the Aryan theory in Europe, ancient Indian civilization and ancient Persian civilization are the "masterpieces" of the Aryans, which further strengthens Lorraine's speculation that India and Persia are equal to the Aryans.
As a relatively authoritative newspaper, the International News Monthly uses relatively conservative terms. Therefore, Lorraine added his own ideas on this basis, and these extra parts are his personal conjectures and cognitions.
He continued reading, and the newspaper began to focus on India and Persia, introducing the Aryan people. In other words, it gave a detailed introduction to the human geography of India and Persia.
At present, the impression of India and Persia in the international community, as well as the actual situation in their own countries, can be said to be quite bad.
India, in particular, was not only a British colony, but also very backward in many areas. The International News Monthly naturally wrote the facts truthfully and "degraded" India to the point of being worthless.
For example, India’s caste system, character, living habits, environment, national quality, etc. have all been made public.
For many Germans, India is obviously a strange country. Their understanding of India may be limited to the fact that it has a large population, is very hot, and is Britain's most "rich" colony.
Now, with the revelations of the International News Monthly, Lorraine has seen the tip of the iceberg of India, and it even made him a little angry.
"What the hell is India? It turns out this is just a bunch of crap. Is this the truth about the so-called Aryans?"
"And Persia isn't much better. From this point of view, the so-called Aryan country has nothing to do with civilization. Instead, it is full of backwardness, ignorance and suffocating corruption. How could Germany be related to such backward things, let alone have such ancestors?"
In fact, just one point was enough to completely dispel all of Lorraine's past fantasies about the Aryan theory: the Indians mentioned in the newspaper used their hands...
It is true that European civilization was not very advanced in the past, but when it came to cooking, they did use simple tools.
Therefore, Lorraine could not imagine that India, an Aryan country, and his great German nation were of the same race and origin.
The newsstand owner looked at Lorraine's indignation and said jokingly, "Actually, if you think about it, Germany has nothing to do with the so-called Aryans. Indians look very different from us. As for Persia, it has nothing to do with the blonde hair and blue eyes that the National Party promotes."
“Even their party leader, Adolf himself, is not blond, yet he still brazenly fabricates the Aryan narrative.”
"The so-called Aryan physiognomy of the German National Party is actually Nordic physiognomy. It would be more reliable to just say that the Vikings are the orthodox Aryans."
For the southern region of Germany, Adolf's claim of blond-haired and blue-eyed Aryans was somewhat untenable, because there were still some differences between southern Germans and northern Germans. For example, the hair of southern Germans was mostly darker, and many were even brown or black.
This conflicts with the "pure race" argument that the German National Party has been boasting about.
Lorraine agreed with this: "I also agree more with what the International News Monthly said. Our German nation is a nation that formed spontaneously. At most, we were influenced by ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. We do not need to rely on the long-decayed and corrupt Aryan nation as our ancestor."
"To be honest, we are more like enemies of the Aryans, just like ancient Greece and Persia were enemies, and now Britain is conquering India..."
Lorraine and the newsstand owner had a heated discussion about the Aryans, and this situation also occurred throughout Germany in areas where the International News Monthly was sold.
For a time, "International News Monthly" caused some waves in Germany. However, the sales of "International News Monthly" in Germany were not high, so it did not completely overturn the Aryan theory of the German National Party.
Even so, the newspaper attracted the attention of some interested parties and was eventually delivered to the headquarters of the German National Party in Bavaria.
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Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria.
"Alfred, what is this?" Adolf asked Alfred, who looked hurried.
Alfred was an important figure in the internal ideology and external propaganda of the German National Party, and was also the main promoter of the German National Party's propaganda on the Aryan theory.
He reported to Adolf angrily, "Mr. Party Leader, please take a look at this newspaper. It openly challenges the inferences of us Aryans and smears you, the leader."
Adolf frowned, realizing the seriousness of the problem. After all, manipulating public opinion was an important measure for him to take over power in Germany in the future. Now someone was openly provoking the German National Party and even "slandering" him, which touched his taboo.
He took the "International News Monthly" and started reading. As time passed, his expression became more and more gloomy, and finally he slammed the newspaper on the table.
Because the newspapers were full of criticism and ridicule of him, which was very threatening and destructive to the image he had built in Germany. At the same time, the Aryan race theory he promoted was also criticized by the newspapers, which was something he could not tolerate.
Alfred went on to say, "According to reports from our members and the Brownshirts, this newspaper has appeared in many places in Germany. This is a provocation to us, and many ignorant people have been deceived by it. It is also a naked devaluation of your prestige."
Adolf asked: "Who is behind this newspaper, is it the Labour Party, or some other organization?"
Alfred said: "According to our investigation, the shareholders behind the International News Monthly are East Africans. The newspaper is headquartered in East Africa, but has branches in Germany and Austria-Hungary."
"Their German branch is located in Stuart, Württemberg. Now, this newspaper is also sold in Munich. If it is not banned, it may further threaten us."
After learning about the mastermind behind the International News Monthly, Adolf said: "Sure enough, this is a conspiracy by the East Africans. These mixed-blood bastards are jealous of the purity of our Aryan bloodline. This is a deliberate attempt to discredit the nobility of the Aryans."
Adolf himself has always looked down on this mixed-race country in East Africa, so he immediately listed the East African government as the first suspect.
In fact, International News Monthly does have some connection with the East African government. The newspaper is a private enterprise in East Africa, but the Mombasa Municipal Government has some shares.
The Mombasa City Government's investment in such local opinion organizations is actually to promote Mombasa domestically and internationally, thereby consolidating and promoting the economic development of Mombasa. Therefore, the Mombasa City Government has invested in many influential local newspapers.
These newspapers invested by the Mombasa Municipal Government occasionally discredit East African cities such as Dar es Salaam, but they will certainly not easily make enemies in international propaganda.
The conflict between International News Monthly and the German National Party was entirely a spontaneous act of the newspaper.
Of course, Adolf certainly didn't think so. He had already determined that the "International News Monthly" was a weapon used by those hostile elements to disgust him.
So he ordered Alfred: "Now, you must take all measures to completely suppress the voice of the International News Monthly in Germany. At the same time, you must target newspapers of hostile elements, foreign forces, and Labor Party members."
"International News Monthly is no longer an ordinary newspaper. We must strike hard. I will let the Brown Shirts cooperate with you and let them know that in Germany, only one voice is allowed."
Simply put, Adolf was prepared for both scenarios. On the one hand, he intensified the German National Party's propaganda offensive and launched indiscriminate attacks on members of the Labor Party, foreign forces, hostile elements, etc.
On the other hand, he was ready to mobilize his violent organization to physically "encircle and suppress" those enemies who were against him.
After Adolf made his deployment, over the next two months, Germany's notorious criminal group, Adolf's private armed force, the Brown Shirts, began to surge across Germany.
They began to collect all kinds of "illegal" newspapers, books, and reading materials directly from people's homes, and destroyed all items that "slandered" the German National Party and Adolf himself.
Of course, because the Brown Shirts did not receive certification from the German government, they could only enforce the law through threats, violence and other means.
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Stuttgart, German branch of International News Monthly.
Under the cover of night, Stuttgart was unusually quiet. It was already two o'clock in the morning, and most of the citizens of Stuttgart had already fallen asleep.
At this time, a group of people gathered together stealthily.
"Hans, are you sure this is the place?" Cole, an older young man, asked the younger man beside him.
Hans: "Boss, this is the branch of International News Monthly. All the newspapers they distribute in Germany come from here."
"We have issued warnings to them before, but the people from International News Monthly completely ignored them and insisted on having their own way. Therefore, normal means obviously cannot silence them."
Kerr said with a sinister look on his face: "In Stuttgart, no one has ever dared to ignore our Brown Shirts Team. In this case, there is no need for us to be polite."
"Hans, go and pry open their door lock. Everyone else, prepare the gasoline and fill it up later."
Under Cole's command, Hans quickly opened the door of the International News Monthly branch with a crowbar, and then several members of the brown shirt team, including Cole, entered carrying oil drums.
They first looted the place and stuffed some valuable items that were easy to carry into their pockets. Then they began to pour gasoline on the tables, chairs and floors in each room, and threw oil barrels into each room.
Soon, everyone gathered at the door again. Cole said, "You guys leave first. Be smart and don't get caught by the police. I'll clean up after you."
So, the other members left and went home to sleep. After making sure that everyone had left, Cole took out a box of matches.
With a crackling sound, a flame appeared in the darkness. With a sneer on his face, Cole threw the match and the flame onto the floor that was flowing with gasoline.
In an instant, the gasoline on the floor was ignited and began to spread along the floor. Cole had no time to appreciate his "masterpiece". After confirming that the fire was burning, he quickly fled the scene and disappeared into the night.
The fire at the International News Monthly branch grew increasingly intense, with bright flames, scorching heat, and thick smoke, and finally attracted the attention of surrounding residents.
However, at this time, with the help of gasoline, all areas of the entire branch have been covered by flames, and it is impossible to put out the fire in a short time.
The residents around could only watch as the newspaper branch was mercilessly devoured by the fire. It was not until the fire died down on its own that newspaper staff and firefighters slowly arrived. By then, there was not much time left until dawn.
After daybreak, the newspaper branch manager entered the ruins. Looking at the blackened oil drums on the ground, he immediately thought of the Brownshirts.
Unfortunately, this was destined to be an unsolved case, because the Brownshirts did a very clean job and did not leave any valid clues. As for suspicion, the German police department would not use it as a basis for making a judgment.
Of course, after suffering such a huge loss, International News Monthly would not give up. In the following period, they kept their eyes on the German National Party and Adolf, especially in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and other areas with "freedom of speech". In Germany, they could not deal with Adolf, but it was difficult for him to reach out to other places.
(End of this chapter)
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