While NOTHING compares to the Holocaust & the systematic slaughter & attempted world-wide annihilation of the Jewish people...
..it is fair to examine the successful use of repeated propaganda by the Nazi Party to bend the will of everyday citizens to achieve Nazi goals.
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..it is fair to examine the successful use of repeated propaganda by the Nazi Party to bend the will of everyday citizens to achieve Nazi goals.
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The soft, soothing voice from the speaker above repeats...
"We are all in this together"
"Doing our/your part"
"Staying apart to stay safe."
"Stay home, stay safe."
"Stay safe"
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"We are all in this together"
"Doing our/your part"
"Staying apart to stay safe."
"Stay home, stay safe."
"Stay safe"
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Minutes pass...and that same soothing voice repeats its rallying cries for you to make sacrifices for the greater good.
A greater good that may require you to:
- sacrifice your freedoms.
- shame others who do not fall in line...and "snitch" on your neighbors.
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A greater good that may require you to:
- sacrifice your freedoms.
- shame others who do not fall in line...and "snitch" on your neighbors.
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It is all for the preservation of what is most important in your country.
Critical examination of what they ask you to do is strictly forbidden.
Those who resist will suffer.
Those who submit are promised great reward.
THE MESSAGE MUST BE REPEATED...AND REPEATED...
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Critical examination of what they ask you to do is strictly forbidden.
Those who resist will suffer.
Those who submit are promised great reward.
THE MESSAGE MUST BE REPEATED...AND REPEATED...
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NORMALIZATION of actions, regardless of how counterintuitive they are - MUST be achieved.
THE MESSAGE MUST BE REPEATED...AND REPEATED...
...until ACQUIENCENCE occurs.
"Normalization"....a "New Normal" must be accepted and achieved.
It must be branded into their psyche.
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THE MESSAGE MUST BE REPEATED...AND REPEATED...
...until ACQUIENCENCE occurs.
"Normalization"....a "New Normal" must be accepted and achieved.
It must be branded into their psyche.
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Audio messages...
Posters...
Impressive graphics...
Videos...
Fear...stories of apocalyptic doom....FEAR!
WHATEVER it takes.
It must be EVERYWHERE...and leave NO part of their lives untouched by THE MESSAGE.
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Posters...
Impressive graphics...
Videos...
Fear...stories of apocalyptic doom....FEAR!
WHATEVER it takes.
It must be EVERYWHERE...and leave NO part of their lives untouched by THE MESSAGE.
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THE MESSAGE MUST BE REPEATED...AND REPEATED...
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Before I proceed, I just want to be clear that I am NOT comparing anything from the Holocaust or the suffering of the Jewish people to our current day or draconian CV-19 measures.
Misappropriation of the suffering of others for the latest cause celebre is NOT my intent.
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Misappropriation of the suffering of others for the latest cause celebre is NOT my intent.
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[In fact, I will provide a much needed (and mostly unknown) fact at the end to give some #perspective on the extent of the Holocaust's destruction.]
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Let's take a very brief look at how repeated & ubiquitous propaganda allowed the Nazis to motivate everyday citizens of Germany (& of countries they occupied) to change their perceptions of others AND modify their behavior in ways they would have never previously imagined
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The Nazi machine developed a very elaborate intermeshing of propaganda mediums to ensure that their message, and the desired results, reached the masses - and at every level of society.
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A constant barrage of propaganda was disseminated via radio, films (such as "The Eternal Jew"), newspapers (such as Der Sturmer), colorful posters, travelling exhibits, etc.
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ALL proclaimed the common themes of duty to one's country, working together, preservation of the German culture (& Aryan race), ensuring the safety of children & those in need, AND sacrifice for the greater good.
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This 1934 propaganda poster in support of the national welfare program reads: “National health, national community, child protection, protection of mothers, care for travelers, are the tasks of the NS-Welfare Service. Join now!”
facinghistory.org/resource-libra…
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From the 1938 antisemitic children’s book The Poisonous Mushroom. The boy is drawing a nose on the chalkboard, and the caption reads: “The Jewish nose is crooked at its tip. It looks like a 6.”
facinghistory.org/resource-libra…
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This 1938 poster advertises a popular antisemitic traveling exhibit called Der Ewige Jude (The Eternal Jew).
facinghistory.org/resource-libra…
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"One people, one Reich, one leader!" was a popular theme on posters.
People were encouraged to be united & and mobilized as part of the national community.
Conformity at any cost....all for the greater good.
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People were encouraged to be united & and mobilized as part of the national community.
Conformity at any cost....all for the greater good.
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"Why we fight—for our children's bread!!"
In this poster, by emphasizing that the war was not for territory but to protect German children, the Nazis sought to justify Germany's actions as defensive, to preserve the nation's future.
ushmm.org/propaganda/arc…
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In this poster, by emphasizing that the war was not for territory but to protect German children, the Nazis sought to justify Germany's actions as defensive, to preserve the nation's future.
ushmm.org/propaganda/arc…
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Posters were a centerpiece of the Nazi propaganda effort.
From this very small sample, there are common themes of:
"We are all in this together"
"Doing your part"
Whether radio, film, newspaper, books, posters, etc....
THE MESSAGE MUST BE REPEATED...AND REPEATED...
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From this very small sample, there are common themes of:
"We are all in this together"
"Doing your part"
Whether radio, film, newspaper, books, posters, etc....
THE MESSAGE MUST BE REPEATED...AND REPEATED...
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Back to today - creation of a false equivalence between wartime & a pandemic has been demonstrated in the over-utilization of military terminology, parallels & metaphors.
"At war/battle/fight with this virus."
"Get tough with this virus."
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"At war/battle/fight with this virus."
"Get tough with this virus."
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And what do nations do during wartime?
Sacrifice for the greater good!
THE MESSAGE MUST BE REPEATED...AND REPEATED...
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Sacrifice for the greater good!
THE MESSAGE MUST BE REPEATED...AND REPEATED...
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As you leaving the store, the soft, soothing voice from the speaker above repeats...
"We are all in this together"
"Doing our/your part"
"Staying apart to stay safe."
"Stay home, stay safe."
"Stay safe"
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"We are all in this together"
"Doing our/your part"
"Staying apart to stay safe."
"Stay home, stay safe."
"Stay safe"
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THE MESSAGE MUST BE REPEATED...AND REPEATED...
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Hitler wrote in Mein Kampf that to achieve its purpose, propaganda must "be limited to a very few points and must harp on these in slogans until the last member of the public understands what you want him to understand by your slogan."
facinghistory.org/holocaust-and-…
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facinghistory.org/holocaust-and-…
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"The art of propaganda consists precisely in being able to awaken the imagination of the public through an appeal to their feelings..."
"...its thought and conduct are ruled by sentiment rather than by sober reasoning."
- from Mein Kampf
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"...its thought and conduct are ruled by sentiment rather than by sober reasoning."
- from Mein Kampf
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"Propaganda must not investigate the truth objectively ...yet it must present only that aspect of the truth which is favorable to its own side."
- from Mein Kampf
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- from Mein Kampf
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Pop quiz: In what year did the worldwide Jewish population approach its PRE-Holocaust numbers?
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By the end of June 2015, there were "14.2 million Jews in the world. When factoring in individuals with one Jewish parent & others who identify as partially Jewish, the figure approaches 16.5 million — the Jewish population on the eve of the second world war."
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If you are interested in reading further regarding Nazi propaganda, here are a few links:
facinghistory.org/holocaust-and-…
facinghistory.org/holocaust-and-…
ushmm.org/propaganda/
dw.com/en/how-the-naz…
encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/art…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propagand…
ushmm.org/propaganda/the…
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facinghistory.org/holocaust-and-…
facinghistory.org/holocaust-and-…
ushmm.org/propaganda/
dw.com/en/how-the-naz…
encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/art…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propagand…
ushmm.org/propaganda/the…
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