"Although
socialism was traditionally an internationalist creed, the radical wing of National Socialism knew that a mass base existed for policies that were simultaneously anticapitalist and nationalist. "
"Despite its economic and political success, National Socialism maintained its power by coercion and mass manipulation. The Nazi regime
disseminated a continual outpouring of propaganda through all cultural and informational media. Its rallies—especially its elaborately staged
Nürnberg rallies—its insignia, and its uniformed cadres were designed to impart an aura of omnipotence. The underside of its propaganda machine was its apparatus of terror, with its
ubiquitous secret police and
concentration camps. It fanned and focused German
anti-Semitism to make the Jews a symbol of all that was hated and feared. By means of deceptive
rhetoric, the party portrayed the Jews as the enemy of all classes of society."
Sound familiar? It sure does to me.
National Socialism | political movement, Germany
"After
Adolf Hitler’s accession to power in 1933, the
Nazis set out to reconstruct German society. To do that, the
totalitarian government attempted to exert complete control over the populace. Every institution was infused with
National Socialist ideology and infiltrated by Nazi personnel in chief positions. Schools were no exception. Even before coming to power,
Hitler in
Mein Kampf (1925–27; “My Struggle”) had hinted at his plans for broad educational exploitation. The Ministry of Public Enlightenment and
Propaganda exercised control over virtually every form of expression—radio, theatre, cinema, the fine arts, the press, churches, and schools.".
education - Nazi Germany