Four major concepts constituted the basis
of the Nazi ideology. These concepts drew large crowds of support for
Hitler and National Socialism. Coupled with the ideas that resonated
with many Germans were the carefully staged Nazi rallies.
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The “Aryans” of
Nazi Germany are superior to all other races and form the basis
of the legitimate political community;
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In the past, “Aryans” had
been the victims of the Jewish conspiracy to take over the world;
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Since 1919, Jews are threatening Germany by attempting to control Russia
and the Bolshevik Revolution. For Germany to thrive, the state must preserve racial purity of the “Aryans” and have Lebensraum(living space).
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The Führer as leader is the only one capable of saving Germany
and destroying
the Jewish threat.
(These points are distilled from Robert Melson’s
analysis in Revolution and Genocide, p. 213.)
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Poster: “Der Ewige
Jew” (The Eternal Jew), poster for the film, Eternal
Jew. From FHM archives.
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These concepts were repeatedly emphasized in the public ceremonies,
speeches, party gatherings, the press, films such as Der Ewige Jude
(“The
Eternal Jew”), the educational system and in meetings of the
Hitler Youth. In essence, they became the core of German culture and contributed
to the
popular belief that Jews were the “enemies of the Germans” and
needed to be excluded from German culture.
Alfred Rosenberg was considered the philosopher of the Nazi Party.
He was an ideology who propounded the notion that Jews, Bolsheviks and
Communists were the chief threats to Germany. For many years, Rosenberg
served as the editor for the Nazi newspaper, Volkischer Beobachter. |
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