Coincidence or not, the party has timed its congress for the centenary of an infamous Nazi rally. But condemnation didn’t stop Hitler, and it’s not enough now, says historian and journalist Katja Hoyer
How? … steel oneself against an endless barrage of malicious propaganda.
When public broadcasters are trusted they can tell what is bad and people will believe them. That trust is lost in big parts.
You can’t hope to compete with simple propaganda slogans and oneliners through nuance and thoughtfulness.
If people suffer and are isolated, they want easy answers. We created the circumstances where people don’t have time for nuances. Public broadcasters can’t and shouldn’t placate society forever. Propaganda wouldn’t be an issue if the broadcasters had prepared society for what is coming.
The standard of living in Germany is close to the highest
If you measure size of TV screens. Sport clubs are losing members, bridges are fragile, trains unpunctual, pensions are not secure, teachers cannot teach the same level of knowledge, nature will change soon. People want answers and the estsblishment doesn’t deliver.
When public broadcasters are trusted they can tell what is bad and people will believe them. That trust is lost in big parts.
If people suffer and are isolated, they want easy answers. We created the circumstances where people don’t have time for nuances. Public broadcasters can’t and shouldn’t placate society forever. Propaganda wouldn’t be an issue if the broadcasters had prepared society for what is coming.
…due to a barrage of malicious propaganda.
The standard of living in Germany is close to the highest it’s ever been.
The betrayal came first.
If you measure size of TV screens. Sport clubs are losing members, bridges are fragile, trains unpunctual, pensions are not secure, teachers cannot teach the same level of knowledge, nature will change soon. People want answers and the estsblishment doesn’t deliver.