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> The Nazis themselves were censored before seizing power, and some say it helped radicalize them. This is ahistorical. The only "censorship," they faced befor
by ianleeclark 6y ago
> The Nazis themselves were censored before seizing power, and some say it helped radicalize them.
This is ahistorical. The only "censorship," they faced before they were granted power were in response to an attempted coup. They were radicalized prior to any censorship.
There's just something that doesn't sit right with me about indicating that censorship lead to a radicalization of Nazis. Violent anti-Semitism has eternally been a problem in Europe and both Austrian and German nationalist parties were entrenched in such conspiracy. It was always a violent movement.
- brnt 6y agoThey used intimidation and book burnings to restrict freedom of expression long before they had any formal power. Look up the Sturm Abteilung.
- ianleeclark 6y agoRead my post again. I'm not saying the Nazis didn't censor.
- brnt 6y agoWhoops, sorry!