The Power of Nazi Propaganda

From radio and film to newspapers and publishing, the Nazi regime controlled every aspect of German culture from 1933-1945. Through Josef Goebbels' Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, the German state tightly controlled political messaging, promoting deification of the leader—the Führerprinzip—and the demonization of the ubiquitous and duplicitious "racial enemy." A new exhibit at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., examines "how the Nazi Party used modern techniques as well as new technologies and carefully crafted messages to sway millions with its vision for a new Germany." Reason.tv's Michael C. Moynihan visited with museum historian and curator Steve Luckert to discuss the role and effectiveness of propaganda in the rise of fascism and what lessons can be drawn from the Nazi experiment in mass manipulation.

Approximately 6 minutes.

Produced by Jim Epstein and Michael C. Moynihan. Shot by Dan Hayes and Jim Epstein, with help from Joshua Swain.

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[RonnyRosco90]

Hate to break it to you guys- but all patriotism is propaganda.

[SeeleSchrie7]

@88KRUZE

I am a German-Jew and most my family fought for the Wehrmacht. You dont here much about these things through media.

Well they used to say something as follows and still do(or did. only two are living now) Sieg Heil!

Down with [Zionist] International Jewry Heil unsere Fuehrer!

[edersiomoran]

In retrospect, during the Third Reich everything was going well for germany in terms of economy, healthcare and quality of living right up until 1939.

[HipHopKiller94]

all american patriots are nazis, nothing else !!!

[rbm980]

you nazis are like little children we give children a time out we should just put all you lowlife hateful cocksuckers on a desert island with some hooks and some fishing line so at least you would not starve

[88KRUZE]

@SeeleSchrie7 I totally agree with you on that one kommerade and yeah you dont hear shit about what german jews did do for the war effort in anyway, glad to hear that your family joined the ban wagon, unsere fuehrer sieg heil! mein herr! deutschland uber alles

[MrAvctje]

And amirans kinda look like germans during 1933-1943, they all LOVE america, they take a vow of allegiance everyday in classrooms. anti american talks are looked down on, america starts war without much problems in the world...

[MrAvctje]

Really, mein kampf made him rich? Ffs open your eyes, it wasn't the bible, it's not like the red book in China!

And red? hitler hated red and everything that came with it, look at his war in russia, those were bolsjewits or reds in his eyes, he hated them more than jews probably.

[SeeleSchrie7]

Wow..... This Museum shows the biggest lies! Just go look at the documents and videos telling the truth.

[88KRUZE]

poor jews!, still banking off of german wealth! must be so sad, o AND ALL OF JUEDEA DECLARED WAR ON GERMANY FIRST!!!, "an economic war" what to do. . . what to do. . . Put them in camps! SIEG HEIL, western freedom from bolshivikism

[rbm980]

one soviet t 34 would do the trick 75mm or 88mm just one would be a lovely sight