Hitler's Praise for Enemy Propaganda

Despite Hitler's clear hate for some of his enemies during World War II, at the time Mein Kampf was written (just after WWI); he believed that where Germany had failed in propaganda, his enemies had succeeded. One thing that he believed his enemies did well, especially the English and American, was represent the enemy as barbarians in their propaganda. One of the advantages of this was that it prepared the soldiers for war, the propaganda's 'barbaric' portrayal of the enemy meant that the soldiers were prepared for the harshness of the war. The second advantage that Hitler saw in portraying enemies in the worst ways possible, was that it increased the hatred shared among the soldiers; therefore giving them more emotional strength to fight for their people. A more political aspect which Hitler praised in the enemies propaganda was (in English propaganda) that because the propaganda's vicious view of enemy soldiers was proved right by soldiers on the front line, it built up everyone's trust in their Government; and after believing the original propaganda about vicious and 'barbaric' soldiers; they were more likely to believe more propaganda because they had already established trust with their country.

Another aspect of praise that Hitler had for English propaganda, was that it focused clearly on one point, and it did not alter from that point or show any sign that their point may be wrong. By assuring this, Hitler realized that in the enemy propaganda, there was confidence; and this confidence transferred into the soldiers and the people of that country. The final piece of praise that Adolf Hitler had for English propaganda in particular, was that it was large-scale; and Hitler felt that in order for propaganda to succeed it must appeal to the entire mass, therefore be wide-spread and convince the largest amount of people possible.

Adolf Hitler felt that in general, the most praise that should be given to the enemy propaganda (and which Germany should learn from), was the way in which they kept their soldiers keen to fight throughout the entire war. Hitler noted that enemy propaganda did exactly what he felt needed to be done; it focused on the emotions of the mass, and by attacking the emotions, it convinced even the not so intellectual people within the population. He appreciated the fact that when the enemy used this emotion-based propaganda, the soldiers would keep fighting again and again, even after various defeats. Adolf Hitler praised enemy propaganda for all of these points, and he knew that in order for Germany to be successful in the usage of its propaganda, he'd have t take a page out of his enemies book; which may be why he was so successful in World War II.