Advice for those who want to become a dictator....by Joseph Goebbels

[madfloridian]

From the archives at Calvin propaganda archive. 1932

http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/angrif13.htm

Just a few of the 20 tips given by this master of propaganda from long ago Germany.

1. A dictatorship requires three things: a man, an idea, and a following ready to live for the man and the idea, and if necessary to die for them. If the man is lacking it is hopeless; if the idea is lacking, it is impossible; if the following is missing, the dictatorship is only a bad joke.

4. A dictator's first task is to make what he wants popular, bringing the will of the nation in tune with his own will. Only then will the broad masses support him in the long run and join his ranks.

7. A dictator does not need to follow the will of the majority. He must however have the ability to use the will of the people.

9. Dictatorships must be able to survive on their own spiritual reserves. It will not work if what is good in their ideas comes from their opponents, and what does not come from their opponents is bad.

13. Dictatorships that hide behind the law to give themselves an appearance of legality even if their actions disagree, are short-lived. They will collapse of their own incompetence, leaving behind chaos and confusion.

16. A true dictator depends on himself. His false counterpart hides behind the rules and depends on legal paragraphs to justify his actions.

17. Everything great is simple and everything simple is great. The little man likes to conceal his insignificance through complexity.

18. The army exists to defend the country against external threats, not to suppress the people in the interests of a thin layer of usurpers. A dictatorship that cannot defend itself with its own supporters deserves to be displaced.

20. Mussolini's work is unshakable, for he is his people's idol. He gave back to Italy what has always been the surest and best foundation of a state: confidence.

http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/

[bananas]

1. k&r nt

[MrScorpio]

2. He gave back to Italy what has always been the surest and best foundation of a state: confidence.

Then when they were done with him, they hung his executed ass on a meat hook.

Sic Semper Tyranus, Baby!