Things you should know about Hitler's Nazi Germany and how it may apply Trump's attempts to gain power thread.
History and Psychology
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History and Psychology
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(1) Milgram Experiment (1963)- Obedience to authority:
Examined justifications for acts of genocide offered by those accused at the WW2, Nuremberg War Criminal trials. Their defense often was based on "obedience" - that they were just following orders from their superiors.
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Examined justifications for acts of genocide offered by those accused at the WW2, Nuremberg War Criminal trials. Their defense often was based on "obedience" - that they were just following orders from their superiors.
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(1) Milgram experiment cont:
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(1) Milgram experiment conclusion:
65% (two-thirds) of participants (i.e., teachers) continued to the highest level of 450 volts. All the participants continued to 300 volts.
450 volts in the experiment was enough to kill the person twice over!
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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65% (two-thirds) of participants (i.e., teachers) continued to the highest level of 450 volts. All the participants continued to 300 volts.
450 volts in the experiment was enough to kill the person twice over!
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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(2) Reichstag fire (false flag attacks):
Germany on February 27, 1933, when a sizeable portion of the parliamentary building in Berlin, the Reichstag, went up in flames from an arson attack.
- Hitler blamed it on a communist and used it to consolidate power.
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Germany on February 27, 1933, when a sizeable portion of the parliamentary building in Berlin, the Reichstag, went up in flames from an arson attack.
- Hitler blamed it on a communist and used it to consolidate power.
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(2) Reichstag fire (false flag attacks)
“If this fire, as I believe, is the work of the Communists, then we must crush out this murderous pest with an iron fist.” - Hitler to Von Papen
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“If this fire, as I believe, is the work of the Communists, then we must crush out this murderous pest with an iron fist.” - Hitler to Von Papen
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(2) Reichstag fire (false flag attacks)
President Hindenburg invoked an act that abolished freedom of speech, assembly, privacy and the press; legalized phone tapping and interception of correspondence; and suspended the autonomy of federated states.
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President Hindenburg invoked an act that abolished freedom of speech, assembly, privacy and the press; legalized phone tapping and interception of correspondence; and suspended the autonomy of federated states.
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(2) Reichstag fire (false flag attacks) conclusion:
That night around 4,000 people were arrested, imprisoned and tortured by the SA (A NAZI paramilitary wing).
- Hitler used the fire to
1) Consolidate power
2) Arrest those who were counter to him e.g communists, Jews etc.
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That night around 4,000 people were arrested, imprisoned and tortured by the SA (A NAZI paramilitary wing).
- Hitler used the fire to
1) Consolidate power
2) Arrest those who were counter to him e.g communists, Jews etc.
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(3) Night of the long knives
In 1934 Hitler was worried that the SA had become to powerful so he ordered the SS (Hitlers elite guards) to murder the organisations leaders.
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In 1934 Hitler was worried that the SA had become to powerful so he ordered the SS (Hitlers elite guards) to murder the organisations leaders.
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(3) Night of the long knives
- Whether Trump would physically do this remains to be seen
- He has already removed most those opposed to him and replaced by Trump sycophants
- See the recent IG removals for example
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- Whether Trump would physically do this remains to be seen
- He has already removed most those opposed to him and replaced by Trump sycophants
- See the recent IG removals for example
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(4) Goebbells - The master of propaganda
-Hitler had Goebbells at his disposal arguably one of the best propagandists to have ever existed (see Triumph of the will)
"If you tell a lie big enough & keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it." - Goebbells
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-Hitler had Goebbells at his disposal arguably one of the best propagandists to have ever existed (see Triumph of the will)
"If you tell a lie big enough & keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it." - Goebbells
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(4)Goebbells/Hitler
Basic principles:
1) Avoid abstract ideas - appeal to the emotions.
2) Constantly repeat just a few ideas. Use stereotyped phrases.
3) Give only one side of the argument.
4) Continuously criticize your opponents.
5) Pick out one special "enemy" to vilify
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Basic principles:
1) Avoid abstract ideas - appeal to the emotions.
2) Constantly repeat just a few ideas. Use stereotyped phrases.
3) Give only one side of the argument.
4) Continuously criticize your opponents.
5) Pick out one special "enemy" to vilify
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(4) Goebbells/Hitler
"The BIG lie"
Never to admit a fault or wrong; never to accept blame; concentrate on one enemy at a time; blame that enemy for everything that goes wrong; take advantage of every opportunity to raise a political whirlwind.
More:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_lie
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"The BIG lie"
Never to admit a fault or wrong; never to accept blame; concentrate on one enemy at a time; blame that enemy for everything that goes wrong; take advantage of every opportunity to raise a political whirlwind.
More:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_lie
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