Closing Scene of the Triumph of the Will
There is a complete Triumph of the Will – Triumph des Willens, the 1hr 45 min film about the 1934 Nazi congress in the bucolic Nuremberg by Leni Riefenstahl, via YouTube. This film should be required in every school on the face of the earth. It simply shows what’s the fight of the last hundred years is all about. On this Memorial Day we are reminded that they fight and the sacrifice was and is the fight against the post judeo-christian-islamic movements, they all have this in common:
- authoritative, absolutist pyramidal power structure
- cult of personality
- groupthink
- messianic, god given purpose
- ends justify means to reach the messianic purpose
- parades, rallies and speeches
- slogans and endless repetition of movement’s visual symbols
- inspired screaming
- dilution of individuality in a mass
- indoctrination
- always some sort of unification message and the return to the old glory
- evil opponents
Every such movement from the Country of Gulag, its twin in Germany to the present day Al-Qaeda, they all follow this template. So do the minor religious imitators. I can write at length about Leni Riefenstahl’s craft. But the most amazing thing for me is how really indistinguishable are the Nazis from the Stalinist Russia.
Bless the courage of the drafted and undrafted soldiers who carry on the fight.
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“But the most amazing thing for me is how really indistinguishable are the Nazis from the Stalinist Russia.”
Of course they were so similar. Both leftist movements. But, Stalinism went further than the National Socialism. So, they disagreed on enough points to become enemies late in the game.
What is really shocking to me is how the USA government, and both major political parties could easily check of many of the points you mention.
To wit: I see in Obamanism all (or close to all) of the items in your points.
You get one person trying to motivate and cajole millions of people, you end up with similar oratory. But the founding fathers wanted to put some royal controls in place and they really work. So instead of the absolute power of Stalin or Hitler, you get the oratory and the frenzy plus the absolute impotence and inability to change the course of the country.
If you still remember the last the elections there were these rallies in the stadiums…
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