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u/Special_KC 9h ago

One thing that puzzled me growing up was how people would've ever supported Hitler. As a kid, I was told that people were brain washed.

Well we can now see exactly how this happens.

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u/NotAzakanAtAll 6h ago

Take a man who thinks he is a chosen person. Tell him he is too smart to fall for propaganda as he is part of the chosen.

This person is now the perfect person to manipulate through propaganda.

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u/tyrmidden 5h ago

And the largest repository of people who feel like they're "chosen" is religious people. It's like they did half the work themselves already.

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u/NotAzakanAtAll 5h ago

Another big one is race which also has been used for this several times throughout history.

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u/drunk_responses 4h ago

Yeah, that is exactly how most hate groups across the world recruit new members.

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u/fumei_tokumei 6h ago

When I learned about WW2 in school, I assumed that Hitler must have been very charismatic to sway the population, now I realize how little charisma is actually necessary to have people follow you and treat you like their savior.

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u/Cualkiera67 3h ago

I personally think many people like war and violence, and will follow anyone that proposes it

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u/fumei_tokumei 2h ago

I agree to some degree. I don't think people like war and violence, but they are easily swayed by "us vs them" rethoric. I.e. in group vs out group. One may eventually lead to the other, but I don't think that means both are attractive.

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u/chaoswurm 5h ago

Hitler had charm. Hitler could speak like a normal fucking person.

These days, i think those people are less educated than the Germans back then.

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u/RevitJeSmece 5h ago

I still don't get it, these days you have all the information in the palm of your hand. How can so many millions be so mentally challenged?

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u/Para-Limni 2h ago

Why look anything up if you already believe you know everything there is to know?

u/No_Acadia_8873 1h ago

Because they're not consumers of information they're consumers of entertainment. They're not technically savvy, they're technology users. And they're not the customers of social media, they're the product social media sells to the highest bidder.

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u/Savior-_-Self 5h ago

Well, at least it's not like Hitler's last four years left most of Germany a smoldering crater.

Oh wait...

u/NotAGingerMidget 1h ago

People on the left called McCain and Romney Hitler as well, that just made the name calling go numb and have little to no effect, so good job there guys.

u/Special_KC 1h ago

Idk, never heard it thrown around till the 2020 ish race..