DEAR FRIENDS AND FAMILY:
The email below came to my yahoo email UNSOLICITED. If you got one, you can go to the bottom of the email and CLICK "unsubscribe".
This is the height of "invasion of privacy" and PROPAGANDA mongering! Here is a quote from Joseph Goebbels, who in 1929, was given overall charge of the Nazi party’s propaganda machine. It was here that Goebbels excelled. In 1933, after Hitler was appointed chancellor, Goebbels was appointed Minister of Enlightenment and Propaganda. He held this post until 1945.
PLEASE SEE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED AT THIS LINK! http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/propaganda_in_nazi_germany.htm
Why was so much effort put into propaganda?
At no time up to 1933, did the Nazi Party win a majority of votes at elections. They may have been the largest political party in 1933, but they did not have a majority of support among the people. Therefore, those who had supported the Nazis needed to be informed on how correct their choice was with an emphasis on the strength of the party and the leadership. Those who opposed the Nazi Party had to be convinced that it was pointless continuing with their opposition. The fact that Goebbels had so much power is indicative of how important Hitler thought it was to ensure that the people were won over or intimidated into accepting Nazi rule.
"The essence of propaganda consists in winning people over to an idea so sincerely, so vitally, that in the end they succumb to it utterly and can never escape from it." Goebbels
"Propaganda is not an end in itself, but a means to an end. If the means achieves the end then the means is good.........the new Ministry has no other aim than to unite the nation behind the ideal of the national revolution." (Joseph Goebbels)
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HERE IS THE EMAIL I RECEIVED ON JUNE 4, 2009:
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From: "David Axelrod, The White House" info@messages.whitehouse.gov
To: _ _ _ _ _ _ _@yahoo.com
Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2009 12:55:18 PM
Subject: A New Beginning -- Watch the President's Speech
Hello - As a Senior Advisor to the President, I'm here in Cairo, Egypt where I watched President Obama deliver an unprecedented speech calling for a new beginning for the United States and Muslim communities around the world. We all know that there has been tension between the United States and some Muslim communities. But, as the President said this morning, if all sides face the sources of tension squarely and focus on mutual interests, we can find a new way forward. The President outlined some big goals for this new beginning in his speech -- including disrupting, dismantling, and defeating violent extremism. It was a historic speech, and since many Americans were asleep at the time it was given we wanted to make sure you had a chance to see it: Majority-Muslim countries around the world are filled with extraordinary people who simply want to live their lives and see their children live better lives, just as in America. Indeed, part of what makes America great is having nearly seven million Muslim Americans living here today and enriching our culture and communities. We can extend that kind of relationship abroad. It won't always be easy, but if we make an effort to bridge our differences rather than resigning ourselves to animosity, we can move toward a more peaceful world over time. Thank you, David Axelrod Senior Advisor to the President
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Here is more about the propaganda machine in Hitler Germany. It’s chilling to see the similarities with “the Obama rallies” held during the Presidential campaign and continuing even after he was elected president.
“To ensure that everybody could hear Hitler speak, Goebbels organized the sale of cheap radios. these were called the "People's Receiver" and they cost only 76 marks. A smaller version cost just 35 marks. Goebbels believed that if Hitler was to give speeches, the people should be able to him. Loud speakers were put up in streets so that people could not avoid any speeches by the Fuhrer. Cafes and other such properties were ordered to play in public speeches by Hitler.
Goebbels and his skill at masterminding propaganda is best remembered for his night time displays at Nuremberg. Here, he and Speer, organized rallies that were designed to show to the world the might of the Nazi nation. In August of each year, huge rallies were held at Nuremberg. Arenas to hold 400,000 people were built. In the famous night time displays, 150 search lights surrounded the main arena and were lit up vertically into the night sky. Their light could be seen over 100 kilometers away in what a British politician, Sir Neville Henderson, called a "’cathedral of light’. “
(http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/propaganda_in_nazi_germany.htm)
Propaganda is the art of persuasion - persuading others that your 'side of the story' is correct. Propaganda might take the form of persuading others that your military might is too great to be challenged; that your political might within a nation is too great or popular to challenge etc. In Nazi Germany, Dr Joseph Goebbels was in charge of propaganda. Goebbels official title was Minister of Propaganda and National Enlightenment.
(http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/propaganda_in_nazi_germany.htm)
TAKE NOTE OF WHAT IS TRANSPIRING from this "community organizer" turned American President.
"Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
Thursday, June 4, 2009
UNSOLICITED EMAIL
The following email was sent to my Yahoo inbox today. Did you get one of these unsolicited emails from Obama Chief Advisor, David Axelrod?
