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Comment by swayvil

Teutonic culture didn't spawn the militarism. That's just the angle that was exploited by the propaganda campaign.

It's how you turn an innocent population into a unified fighting force (or whatever). You exacerbate and channel existing tensions and/or exploit a crisis. You frame your story in terms of popular narratives.

They teach this stuff in Dictatorship 101

parent swayvil 5 years ago

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