"Ministry of Propaganda and Public Enlightenment" - it was candidly named, if nothing else. > Indeed, Goebbels initially opposed the term propaganda, recognizi

"Ministry of Propaganda and Public Enlightenment" - it was candidly named, if nothing else. > Indeed, Goebbels initially opposed the term propaganda, recognizing that in popular usage, both in Germany and abroad, it was associated with lies. Even after the ministry had been in existence for a year, he proposed changing its name to Ministry of Culture and Public Enlightenment, but Hitler vetoed this proposal. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/ministry-of-propaganda-and-public-enlightenment https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/ministry-o...