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Don’t Be a Sucker – antifascist film, US 1947

29 Tuesday Jan 2019

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1947, America, antifascism, fascism, germany, nazis

What’s a sucker? A gullible person pulled into a con by criminals who want something from you.

This War Office video from 1947 explains very well how Germany was turned into “a nation of suckers,” and how quickly this can happen anywhere — even in America. It’s fascinating to see how the War Office was still concerned about the seduction of fascism despite the total victory over Nazi Germany. And the video gives a good glimpse into how the US saw the rise of fascism as a problem every individual must recognize early, and reject.

Please pay attention to the discussion of how the Nazis “abolished truth.” That’s quoted out of the film, made 70 years ago. And we’re still talking about it today.

Give it a watch.


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