Many of the great economic masters, though they had originally favored radio-bliss in moderation as an opiate for the discontented workers, now turned against it. Their craving was for power; and for power they needed slaves whose labor they could command for their great industrial ventures. They therefore developed an instrument which was at once an opiate and a spur. By every method of propaganda they sought to rouse the passions of nationalism and racial hatred. They created, in fact, the "Other Fascism", complete with lies, with mystical cult of race and state, with scorn of reason, with praise of brutal mastery, with appeal at once to the vilest and to the generous motives of the deluded young.Olaf Stapledon
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In the 1930s, when radio was still a new technology, many people believed that it could be used to increase happiness and moral conduct. Some even predicted that in this new age of mass communication, humanity would become more loving and kind. It is true that in the beginning of the radio era, many people believed that listening to music and news broadcasts would increase happiness. However, in the 1930s, fascist governments began speaking out against radio programs.
They claimed that these programs promoted all types of immoral behavior such as homosexuality and drug use. Fascists also claimed that listening to these programs made listeners weak and easily influenced. Fascism's propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels said: “Nationalism is a religion with its own priests and its own sacred rites….
Its object is to make us believe in ourselves and to glorify our race…. Its epithets are: 'Nazi', 'Fascist', 'Socialist', 'Democrat', 'Liberal'. Its ideals: 'Our Leader' — everything we love — everything we hate.
Its enemies: 'The Murderer', 'The Traitor', 'The Coward'. To us it is a religion… In God we trust." In order to have a strong country, you have to have a strong leader. In order to have a strong leader, you need an enemy who can be hated so your people will rally together behind that person.
Source: Star Maker
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