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10 Propaganda Tricks Hitler Used to Sway the German People
1. Appeal to the fears and hatreds of a constituency that feels they are being wronged or marginalized by the governmental powers that be. In Hitler’s case, he played upon the average Germans’ fear they were being ignored by their own failing government and industries. Remember, Germany was also in its own Great Depression following WWI. The people were desperate.
2. Harken back to the great days of historical pride. In his speeches, Hitler shouted that Germany was once a great and powerful nation. And was in fact winning World War I, until weak politicians and cowardly generals gave up and surrendered their country to the Allies of Britain, France and Russia. Only Hitler and the Nazis could make Germany great once again.
3. Portray yourself as an Outsider, as the only one who can unite the troubled nation and fix the country’s many problems. Play upon the divided parties of government, with their bipartisanship and stagnation, leaving the door open for a tyrant like Hitler. He stepped into the leadership vacuum with the radical Nationalist message of the Nazis, one the people feverishly embraced.
4. Use contemporary advertising techniques to convey your messages over and over again to the public. Hitler and Goebbels expertly used radio, movies, posters and pamphlets to flood Germany with their Fascist message. Repetitive propaganda delivers a kind of feedback loop, each cycle reinforcing the one before. It tapped into the deep-seeded bigotry of the populace. (Imagine what they could have done with social media!).
5. Repeat lies often enough and the people will believe they are true. Lie about people, parties, countries, even religions. Facts that do not support your narrative are deemed ‘Fake’ and even unpatriotic or subversive. Your opponents opposition shows they must hate their own country. The Nazis used book burnings with great success to demonize any ideas counter to that of the Third Reich.
6. Intellectuals and journalists were suspected of being Socialists or even worse, Communists! So discredit them as the highly educated “elites.” Plant distrust with the populace in their own public universities, the Press, even the judiciary … until such time that YOU control them all behind the scenes, from within. Then they become your propaganda mouthpiece.
7. Extreme Nationalism resonates with those who see themselves as disenfranchised, even if they technically are the middle-class majority. Someone else is to blame. So the demagoguery and totalitarianism of Hitler was ultimately seen as acceptable. The goal is not to gain 100% of minds, but 100% of Emotions – so convince their hearts of your twisted vision, and the mind surrenders its logic.
8. Ethics, legitimacy and even religious decency can be ‘back-burnered’ for the greater cause, sometimes for a generation. So bigotry, racism, xenophobia and sexism were simply ‘an ends to a means’ for the Nazis. Put your Christian values aside. We all think bad thoughts in private, so why not shout them out loud? Or better yet, take to the streets and act upon them!
9. You need a Scapegoat to rally against. People who don’t look, think, or pray like us. A particular race, religion, or faction who are the root cause of ALL the problems facing hard-working Germans. In Hitler’s case, this was the Jews and immigrant Gypsies. Portray them as dangerous, criminal, and even sub-human. After all, who could trust such people? Why risk it? Better to round them all up and deport them!
10. Exploitation of Patriotism was the ultimate ‘ace up the sleeve.’ Hitler spoke with zealous pride in front of rows of Nazi flags and fanatical cheering crowds. He demanded deference to HIS leadership alone. Paint the opposition an unpatriotic or better yet, Traitors! When blind nationalism rules, it’s then acceptable to employ the last and final step of their plan – Violence.
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