If the old proverb, “Knowledge is Power,” is true, then one can assume that words and language also are power. With power and a spark of genius, one can be persuasive, deceiving, and deadly. We, as human beings, are, as we have been since our beginning existence, easily convinced by our leaders, especially when they have been glorified by the whole nation. It is by this that Hitler was able to convince the majority of Germany that the Jewish, Romani, Communists, homosexuals, Jehovah's witnesses, and physically or mentally disabled people were evil, and innately inhuman.
Why do you drink milk? This seemingly random question will surely pull up an immediate answer- because it’s good for you, and makes your bones strong. Why do you think this? …show more content…
By 1936 there were 5.6 million children, ages 10 to 17 willingly participating in a club, called Hitler’s Youth, that helped to promote the Nazi ideals, as well as prepare boys for military work. By 1939 it would be illegal not join Hitler’s Youth, thus forcing all of Germany’s youth to participate in this brain washing Nazi tool. Unfortunately, this was not the only way that the German youth were corrupted; The use of propaganda was a major Nazi weapon. Using both the social and political power he held, Hitler allowed anti-Jewish boycotts, promoted book burning, issued laws that belittled Jews, promoted films with anti- Jewish propaganda, and promoted the use and manufacturing of the People’s Radio. This being said, the common people of Germany were all constantly subjected to messages from all the currently existing media forms. The Nazi’s eventually forced military censorship over any and all media. The only messages that came from the radio, newspapers, or movies said that Hitler was good, and the Jews bad. Generally speaking, this would be enough to indoctrinate any child, yet it was taken a step forward; they were taught Hitler’s messages in school. A high percentage of teachers were Nazis, who showcased pictures of Hitler, and taught the Nazi message, teaching from books that told students that the Jewish had lost them the war, and that they were impure, …show more content…
We’re not. We are human. We are highly susceptible to being outsmarted. Hitler himself once said, “By the skillful and sustained use of propaganda, one can make a people see even heaven as hell or an extremely wretched life as paradise.”. I previously mentioned milk, and I stated that all the media and positivity towards milk is propaganda in itself. We were told as children that it is a good source of calcium, when in reality it is inferior in comparison to vegetables, and contains allergens that affect 2 out of 3 people, even if they are not aware of it. So, ask yourself, what else are they telling us, that isn’t true? What other falsities are we buying into? A current, and very prominent example, is the propaganda against people who are bisexual, homosexual, or are transgender. In Russia, a bill was passed that prohibited people with any sexual preference other than heterosexual from gaining their drivers license. The bill referred to homosexuality as a disorder. Yes, we are in the 21st century. The year doesn’t matter. We are still