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The only way I could rationalize the OG Nazis…trying to get into their head and how they managed to do the things they did…was that they were straight up brainwashed.

It sounded crazy when I was younger. Like, something out of a comic book instead of a history book.

But as I watch and try to critically understand how the modern propaganda machine works, I can’t help but wonder if maybe I was right.

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SasquatchBanana@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
OG Nazis experienced the same thing. Killing people on en masse mentally fucks with your head, even if the individuals you kill are perceived as vermin/degenerates. This is why they moved on to using other means that is more dehumanizing i.e. pressing a button for the gas chamber

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masquenox@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Brainwashing is perfectly easy. Just ask the US Marine Corps.

That creepy thing people in the US do, hanging flags in front of their houses? That’s brainwashing. That’s what it looks like.

That’s how easy it is.

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autriyo@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Not sure if “OG Nazis” only include the first generation, but their Children were pretty much brainwashed.

You can look up “Hitler Jugend” If you want, that organisation basically indoctrinated children while growing up. Right when humans are the easiest to manipulate.

I’d wager that, maybe, you were right.

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- JasonDJ@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Oh man I totally forgot about Hitler youth.
  
  Iirc they were taught to (and did) narc on their parents.
  
  Honestly wouldn’t be surprised, if Trump were to become president, if they co-opted BSA for a similar purpose.
  
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- masquenox@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  
  You can look up “Hitler Jugend”
  
  You have plenty of examples closer to home.
  
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