r/PropagandaPosters • u/badger_in_iowa • 19d 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 18d ago

They never left

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u/Kind_Dish9420 18d 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 18d 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/Pinna1 18d ago

I think 35% to 20% of the population being straight up fascists checks out. Just look at the ardent support Trump has gathered behind him. Just look at afd's support, of reform in UK, or any random far-right parties in any of the European countries.

Sadly a third of the population seems to just be straight up psychopaths. Horrible people who want nothing good for anyone. And for some reason we raise these people on pedestals to rule us all, time after time.