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In reply to the discussion: How did the U.S. reform cult-like, Fascist nations Japan and Germany after WWII? [View all]doubleplusgood
(944 posts)36. First, we stopped their propaganda broadcasts and publishing
One of the first rules of deprogramming someone who's been in a cult is to remove them from exposure to the cult propaganda. When we took over Germany and Japan, the fascist propaganda immediately ceased to be broadcast, published or displayed in cinemas. And, of course, it was replaced with our own "good" propaganda to promote democratic institutions. How we can do something like "de-nazification" in our own country will be a challenge since we will still have the likes of Fox News, R/W talk radio, Alex Jones, OAN, etc. spewing propaganda 24/7.
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How did the U.S. reform cult-like, Fascist nations Japan and Germany after WWII? [View all]
Yavin4
Nov 2020
OP
The US didn't reform Germany. Germany reformed Germany. Japan is a completely different culture.
Nitram
Nov 2020
#13
Bad history, Left inTX. France punished Germany so severely for WWI that they suffered severe
Nitram
Dec 2020
#30
That's been tried (and failed) on numerous occasions over many centuries. I'm assuming your
Nitram
Dec 2020
#31