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[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 33 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The main goal of the Nazi film policy was to promote escapism, which was designed to distract the population and to keep everybody in good spirits; Goebbels indeed blamed defeat in World War I on the failure to sustain the morale of the people.

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[–] RedQuestionAsker2@hexbear.net 32 points 2 years ago

Goebbels indeed blamed defeat in World War I on the failure to sustain the morale of the people.

What a dumbass. Not only did he want to reduce art to a distraction, but his analysis of the war is also completely wrong. What no material analysis does to a mf

Common Nazi L

[–] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago

Goebbels indeed blamed defeat in World War I on the failure to sustain the morale of the people.

Bro thought the HOI 4 wiki was a tactical handbook

[–] CrimsonSage@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Maybe morale fell low because people were starving, and no amount if teeevee is gonna change that. Fuckin idealists always end up as nazis I swear.

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

That's what the Bolsheviks want you to think. In reality, Germany was one apolitical video game away from establishing the Kaiserreich over Europe.