Stalin
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The Fourth Reich is alive and well - expect the mid-term elections to be a stage-managed farce..
do not forget that the hapless frump keeps a well-thumbed and annotated copy of hitler's speeches on his bedside table
"..An interview with author and historian Dr. Moritz Föllmer sheds light on how the Nazis reshaped culture to engineer extremism, war and genocide
The Third Reich took elaborate steps to create a “Nazi culture,” mixing ideological fantasies with reality through grand propaganda spectacles, mass media and seemingly innocent elements of everyday culture like classical music performances and lighthearted films. The Nazi regime exploited both traditional views and modern trends to make its insidious ideals acceptable to people in Germany and advertise itself abroad.
With his 2020 book Culture in the Third Reich, historian Moritz Föllmer, associate professor of modern history at the University of Amsterdam, has produced a detailed and vivid analysis of what “culture” meant for a wide range of people affected by Nazi groupthink, including party members, their victims, resisters and bystanders, demonstrating how Adolf Hitler’s regime manipulated society and attracted willing followers.
German culture before the Nazis was rich and open—censorship was reduced, funding remained fairly generous, and much room existed for innovation. But post–World War I Germany was a starkly divided culture, as modernists and traditionalists, left-wingers and conservatives were at loggerheads.
High expectations of unity made it difficult for Germans to accept a pluralistic view of culture, according to which it is acceptable for different groups and individuals to have different tastes. The Nazis skillfully exploited that mindset.
historynet.com
the book
comrade stalin
moscow
do not forget that the hapless frump keeps a well-thumbed and annotated copy of hitler's speeches on his bedside table
"..An interview with author and historian Dr. Moritz Föllmer sheds light on how the Nazis reshaped culture to engineer extremism, war and genocide
The Third Reich took elaborate steps to create a “Nazi culture,” mixing ideological fantasies with reality through grand propaganda spectacles, mass media and seemingly innocent elements of everyday culture like classical music performances and lighthearted films. The Nazi regime exploited both traditional views and modern trends to make its insidious ideals acceptable to people in Germany and advertise itself abroad.
With his 2020 book Culture in the Third Reich, historian Moritz Föllmer, associate professor of modern history at the University of Amsterdam, has produced a detailed and vivid analysis of what “culture” meant for a wide range of people affected by Nazi groupthink, including party members, their victims, resisters and bystanders, demonstrating how Adolf Hitler’s regime manipulated society and attracted willing followers.
German culture before the Nazis was rich and open—censorship was reduced, funding remained fairly generous, and much room existed for innovation. But post–World War I Germany was a starkly divided culture, as modernists and traditionalists, left-wingers and conservatives were at loggerheads.
High expectations of unity made it difficult for Germans to accept a pluralistic view of culture, according to which it is acceptable for different groups and individuals to have different tastes. The Nazis skillfully exploited that mindset.
How Hitler Created a "Culture of Destruction"
An interview with author and historian Dr. Moritz Föllmer sheds light on how the Nazis reshaped culture to engineer extremism, war and genocide
historynet.com
the book
comrade stalin
moscow
