The Argument for Genocide in Nazi Propaganda
- Randall L. Bytwerk
- History
- 1 February 2005
The Nazis justified their attempt to exterminate the Jews by claiming that they were only defending themselves against Jewish plans to destroy Germany and its population. I show how the Nazis used…
Bending Spines: The Propagandas of Nazi Germany and the German Democratic Republic
- Randall L. Bytwerk
- Political Science, History
- 2004
Why do totalitarian propagandas such as those created in Nazi Germany and the former German Democratic Republic initially succeed, and why do they ultimately fail? Outside observers often make two…
Rhetorical aspects of the nazi meeting: 1926–1933
- Randall L. Bytwerk
- Political Science
- 1 October 1975
Official Satire in Propaganda: The Treatment of the United States in the GDR's "Eulenspiegel.".
- Randall L. Bytwerk
- History
- 1 September 1988
Eulenspiegel, the weekly humor periodical of the German Democratic Republic, prints considerable satire directed toward the United States. The essay examines the extent of that material, its major…
Believing in “Inner Truth”: The Protocols of the Elders of Zion in Nazi Propaganda, 1933–1945
- Randall L. Bytwerk
- History
- 1 August 2015
Although most leading Nazis realized that The Protocols of the Elders of Zion was a spurious document, they found it useful in promoting belief in the international Jewish conspiracy of which they…
Impromptu speaking exercises
- Randall L. Bytwerk
- Education
- 1 April 1985
The failure of the propaganda of the German democratic republic
- Randall L. Bytwerk
- History
- 1 November 1999
Why did East Germany's outwardly successful propaganda system collapse in 1989? Despite enormous effort, East Germany faced difficulties training propagandists, producing quality propaganda,…
The SST controversy: A case study of the rhetoric of technology
- Randall L. Bytwerk
- Education
- 1 June 1979
During the SST controversy old arguments were losing force and new ones were developing. As in other recent technological debates, SST proponents raised charges of environmental catastrophe which…
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