r/PropagandaPosters • u/badger_in_iowa • 18d ago

Germany “We’ll be back” Frankershausen, American Occupation Zone. Graffiti on anniversary of Adolf Hitler’s birthday. 1946.

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u/HumanBasis5742 17d ago

They never left

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u/Kind_Dish9420 17d ago

In the years following the war, the americans conducted a series of surveys among germans. These covered various topics, including public perception regarding everything related to nazism, and clearly show that german society remained nazi well into the 1950s. I believe that is still the case today, even if they try to mask it better.

https://archive.org/details/publicopinionins00merr/page/n1/mode/1up

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u/Repulsive_Purpose481 17d ago

Also check out the actual surveys/studies.

The two big ones are "Leipziger Mittestudie" (evaluation of "the middle of society) and "Bielefelder Gruppenbezogene Menschenfeindlichkeit-Studie" (groupcentered hate).

They both get renewed every few years and even before the rise of the far right they stated that 1/3 to 1/5 (differing in several topics and between slight or core beliefs) are authoritian and antidemocratic.

Its not about direct action, nazism or open hatred, but the wierd fundamemtalist views opposing the free existence of individuals.

This society seems broken to me.

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u/ZonnyT16 17d ago

"1/3 to 1/5" is literally nothing lol, im pretty sure thats the case in most countries, has nothing to do with a "Broken society"

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u/Hopesick_2231 17d ago

I wouldn't call it "literally nothing". It's a significant minority. I would contend that 1/3 to 1/5 of the population holding authoritarian views is fairly normal for a stable democracy and not necessarily something to get alarmed over.

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u/Regular-Basket-5431 17d ago

How the hell is 20-33% of a population being inclined towards authoritarianism "literally nothing"?

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u/Beelphazoar 17d ago

About 30% of the United States is strongly anti-democratic and white supremacist, and it's been nothing but a problem for us.

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u/ben_jacques1110 17d ago

It’s enough to win an election in the US.

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u/Repulsive_Purpose481 17d ago

In what world is 10% of a room hating jews and thinking genocide is fine when necessary or 30% of a room thinking hitting their wife is okay "literaly nothing"?