Reply #3: Of course, right out of Josef Goebbels' propaganda manual.... [View All]

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Leonard W. Doob, “Goebbels’ Principles of Propaganda,” Public Opinion and Propaganda (New York: H. Holt, 1948) (POLITPROP)



Who was Joseph Goebbels? He was the Minister of Propaganda for Nazi Germany
Directed Reichsministernium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda (trans. Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propagada for the Realm) and Reichskulterkammer (trans. Chamber of Culture for the Realm)
Largely responsible for the positive image of the Nazi party In charge of Press
Radio
Theatre
Films
Literature
Music
Fine Arts<7>



Important points Propaganda must be planned and executed by only one authority
To be perceived, propaganda must evoke the interest of an audience and must be transmitted through tan attention-getting communications medium
Propaganda must be carefully timed
Propaganda on the home front must diminish the impact of frustration


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<link> http://www.students.sbc.edu/mckinney03/gmm/propaganda.htm

...other quotes:

Josef Goebbels

"...the rank and file are usually much more primitive than we imagine. Propaganda must therefore always be essentially simple and repetitious." -Josef Goebbels - Nazi Propaganda Minister

"The most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental principle is borne in mind constantly...it must confine itself to a few points and repeat them over and over." -Josef Goebbels - Nazi Propaganda Minister

Adolf Hitler

"This year will go down in history. For the first time a civilized nation has full gun registration! Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future." -Adolf Hitler, 1935.