Category: Politics

Lessons from Hitler

Ganja Granny sez How did the Nazis use censorship?

When the Nazis came to power in 1933, the German constitution guaranteed freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Through decrees and laws, the Nazis abolished these civil rights and destroyed German democracy. Starting in 1934, it was illegal to criticize the Nazi government. Even telling a joke about Hitler was considered treachery. People in Nazi Germany could not say or write whatever they wanted.

Examples of censorship under the Nazis included:

Closing down or taking over anti-Nazi newspapers;

Controlling what news appeared in newspapers, on the radio, and in newsreels;

Banning and burning books that the Nazis categorized as un-German;

Controlling what soldiers wrote home during World War II.

How did the Nazis use propaganda?

The Nazis used propaganda to promote their ideas and beliefs. Beginning in March 1933, the regime tried to centralize its propaganda efforts in a new ministry led by Joseph Goebbels. This ministry was called the Reich Ministry of Enlightenment and Propaganda.

The Nazis used a variety of propaganda tools to spread Nazi ideas. Examples of propaganda under the Nazis included:

Glorifying Adolf Hitler by using his image on postcards, posters, and in the press;

Spreading negative images and ideas about Jews in magazines, films, cartoons, and other media;

Making radios more affordable so that more Germans could listen to Nazi ideas and news;

Broadcasting Nazi speeches on the radio and public loudspeakers;

Organizing large and celebratory Nazi Party rallies;

Creating groups, like the Hitler Youth and League of German Girls, that fostered Nazi ideals….

Photo of Joseph Goebbels speaking at a Book Burning….

End of the United States Constitution

The war on the United States Constitution is now on full display. President Donald Trump is the leader of the war. Being no fool, Trump is chipping away rather than a full declaration that the Constitution is obsolete.  Why doing his plan this way he appears to believe he can accomplish his goal without an uprising of most people.  He is succeeding!

Trump’s attack on the free press began as he was running for his second term. The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times owners nixed their editorial boards endorsements of Kamala Harris. The Times went even further than the Post when it canceled its editorial board. Why did they block the endorsements? They feared the attacks that Trump would bring to their businesses if he was elected that they were anticipating.

Now that Trump has been elected that same fear is being felt among the communication corporations.  ABC, NBC, CBS are Trump’s targets and they too have decided that it is better to accede to Trump’s demands.

From todays news:

  • President Donald Trump suggested that the federal government might revoke the licenses of broadcast television networks that are “against” him.
  • Trump’s comment came a day after ABC suspended airing the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” show because of comments its host made linking the alleged killer of Charlie Kirk to Trump’s MAGA movement.
  • Trump said it would be up to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to decide whether to cancel networks’ licenses.

First Amendment

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

So what is next? Laws about religion?

Trump is succeeding.