Its interesting to look at Trump and Hitler in comparison. I asked chat gpt to put this summary together so if you hate Ai stuff, skip it:
Propaganda technique parallels:
Simple, repeated slogans
Hitler: “Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer” (“One People, One Nation, One Leader”).
Trump: “Make America Great Again.”
Function: Reduce complex problems into a single emotionally charged phrase, repeated until ingrained.
Enemy construction / scapegoating
Hitler: Jews, communists, “degenerates.”
Trump: Immigrants, media, political opponents.
Function: Create a common external/internal enemy to unify supporters.
Claim of exclusive truth
Hitler: Nazis as the only ones who understood Germany’s destiny.
Trump: “Only I can fix it” rhetoric, delegitimizing other sources of authority.
Function: Concentrate loyalty on the leader as sole interpreter of reality.
Attack on independent press
Hitler: Branded press as “Lügenpresse” (lying press).
Trump: “Fake news media,” “enemy of the people.”
Function: Undermine alternative narratives, isolate supporters from dissent.
Emotional amplification
Hitler: Used rage, victimhood, national humiliation (Versailles, economic collapse).
Trump: Anger at globalization, job loss, cultural change.
Function: Keep the base in a heightened emotional state that overrides rational analysis.
Mass rally theatrics
Hitler: Choreographed Nuremberg rallies with symbols, music, torchlight.
Trump: Arena rallies with chants, hats, flags, media spectacle.
Function: Transform individuals into a collective identity and reinforce loyalty.
Us vs. Them narrative
Hitler: “Aryans” vs. everyone else.
Trump: “Real Americans” vs. coastal elites, globalists, immigrants.
Function: Simplify politics into existential struggle.
Discredit institutions
Hitler: Courts, parliament, Weimar democracy depicted as broken and illegitimate.
Trump: Courts, FBI, electoral system often cast as corrupt or rigged.
Function: Reduce faith in mediating institutions, channel trust into the leader.
Nicely done. Im always too scared to break my machine by messing with grub. :)