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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 int
by swayvil 5y ago
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
- inglor_cz 5y agoWell, I specified it as "dark undercurrent". Every culture has its own dark undercurrents. This specific undercurrent worshipped German-ness a lot. As a Slav you definitely feel as an alien visitor there :)
- grimoald 5y agoI'm German and I felt very alien as well when I visited. It is an historical monument. People don't go there to commemorate the Völkerschlacht (the small museum nearby is better suited for that), but to see how they commemorated the Völkerschlacht 100 years ago.