Five Brothers and a War

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the Pharus Hall. That is a matter of practice, not of theory. We do not want to be a movement of a few straw brains, but rather a movement that can conquer the broad masses. Propaganda should be popular, not intellectually pleasing. It is not the task of propaganda to discover intellectual truths.” • “We shall go down in history as the greatest statesmen of all time, or as the greatest criminals.” • “Our starting point is not the individual: We do not subscribe to the view that one should feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, or clothe the naked … Our objectives are different: We must have a healthy people in order to prevail in the world.” • “That propaganda is good which leads to success, and that is bad which fails to achieve the desired result. It is not propaganda’s task to be intelligent, its task is to lead to success.” • “Every age that has historical status is governed by aristocracies. Aristocracy with the meaning - the best are ruling. Peoples do never govern themselves. That lunacy was concocted by liberalism. Behind its "people's sovereignty" the slyest cheaters are hiding, who don't want to be recognized.” • “Devotion, fervor, longing! Those are my pillars. We have to be the bridge to the future.” • “What does Christianity mean today? National Socialism is a religion. All we lack is a religious genius capable of uprooting outmoded religious practices and putting new ones in their place. We lack traditions and ritual. One day soon National Socialism will be the religion of all Germans. My Party is my church, and I believe I serve the Lord best if I do his will, and liberate my oppressed people from the fetters of slavery. That is my gospel.” • “Think of the press as a great keyboard on which the government can play.” The American election of 2008 shows that an individual who had never been in charge of anything, who had no experience in working for the government, other than being a U.S. Senator (from January 2005 until November 2008), could be, and was, elected to be the 44 th President of the United States of America. Obama began his campaign for President after just two years in public office. There are a series of reasons why he won, not least that his opponent, John McCain, was perceived to be an old man with old ideas. Obama, who was born in 1961, was young, and supposedly had fresh ideas. This was the persona that was created and sold, despite the fact that Obama’s lack of experience meant that his ideas were more a product of a marketing campaign than of real-world practicality. The aura that was created by the electioneering and advertising world dominated the campaign, and people, who in the best of times are not particularly bright, were swayed.

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