Hitler's Propaganda Machine: Building The Brand

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HITLER'S PROPAGANDA MACHINE. Hitler's fascination with propaganda was born in the trenches of the First World War. There he saw it emerge as a potent tool of psychological warfare - one that he would harness to build the Nazi movement over the course of the 1920's and early 1930's. He used simple, repetitive rhetoric, striking images and symbolism and his talent as a public speaker to tap into the discontent of the German people. This film explores Hitler's early propaganda tactics as he rose through the ranks of the Nazi Party, from PR man to ultimate leader.



USHMM. Shortly after rising to power in 1933, Adolf Hitler created the Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda (RMVP), headed by Joseph Goebbels. Nearly all aspects of German culture were subject to the Propaganda Ministry's control, including films, theater, music, the press, and radio broadcasts. Given tremendous leeway by Hitler, and utilizing modern techniques and technologies, Goebbels quickly set out an ambitious agenda to indoctrinate the German people in Nazi ideology and to influence the behavior of the entire society.

The principles of Nazism, including the antisemitism at the core of much of its dogma, were incorporated into nearly every newspaper, radio broadcast, and film produced in the Third Reich. These carefully-crafted messages were designed to mobilize the German population to support all Nazi military and social efforts, including the deportation of Jews and others to concentration camps. Read More...
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-propaganda



Sculptures of the idealized 'Aryan man' typified Nazi ideology in the 1930s.

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1. Russian Propaganda

Even worse, Trump pushes propaganda from ANOTHER country. Think about that. Hitler used propaganda to advance Germany’s twisted goals, Trump uses propaganda in the U.S. to advance Russian goals and his slimy political career.

Every Republican is culpable.

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2. Anyone who thinks we are not living in 1930s Germany has drank the hitler/trump koolaid

Thx for posting.. always so much to learn from history

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3. Charlie Chaplin's political comedy satire film, 'The Great Dictator' 1940

Trailer, 'THE GREAT DICTATOR,' a 1940 American political satire comedy-drama film written, directed, produced, scored by, and starring British comedian Charlie Chaplin, following the tradition of many of his other films. Having been the only Hollywood filmmaker to continue to make silent films well into the period of sound films, this was Chaplin's first true sound film.

Chaplin's film advanced a stirring condemnation of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, fascism, antisemitism, and the Nazis. At the time of its first release, the United States was still formally at peace with Nazi Germany. Chaplin plays both leading roles: a ruthless fascist dictator and a persecuted Jewish barber.

The Great Dictator was popular with audiences, becoming Chaplin's most commercially successful film. The Great Dictator was nominated for five Academy Awards – Outstanding Production, Best Actor, Best Writing (Original Screenplay), Best Supporting Actor for Jack Oakie, and Best Music (Original Score). In his 1964 autobiography, Chaplin stated that he could not have made the film if he had known about the true extent of the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps at the time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Dictator