On the contrary,the collapse of the one must
necessarily drag the other down with it. Thiswould be done the moment Prussian
Militarism had been finallydestroyed. When people attempt to answer this reasoning
byhighfalutin talk about aesthetics, etc.
This sentiment, however, is not complex, but
simpleand consistent.
Gradually our soldiers beganto think just in the
way the enemy wished them to think.
Almostevery clerk was a Jew and every Jew was a
clerk. Thus their rage and hatredagainst the infamous foe was
increased.
The receptive powers of the masses are very
restricted, and theirunderstanding is feeble. Germany was waging war for its very
existence. In political matters itfrequently happens that feeling judges more
correctly than intellect. It was only by slow stages that one could grow
accustomedto this new world again. But I was a being without a name, one among eight
millions.
They allowed no half-measureswhich might have given
rise to some doubt. Germany was waging war for its very existence. It was quite
obvious that the enemywas in a state of depression.
Therefore,just after my arrival in Munich I
reported myself for service again.
During the War, propaganda was a means to an
end.
It was no longer soeasy to demonstrate that the
prospect of a German victory was hopeless.
Such people grow sick and tired of everything. They
all told more or less the same story, with somevariations in the form of it. How
long could Germany hold out in this competition?
Thus its struggle lies in attack ratherthan in
defence.
In a similar way letters coming directly from home
had long since beenexercising their effect. The metropolis, with its
teemingmillions, was suffering from hunger. One could now judge the effects ofthis
proselytizing movement step by step. They allowed no half-measureswhich might have
given rise to some doubt. The metropolis, with its teemingmillions, was suffering
from hunger.
The second question of decisive importance is this:
To whom shouldpropaganda be made to appeal?
The lesson to be learned from this hadunfortunately
no attraction for the geniuses on our own side. If they deny this fact they show
themselves notonly impudent but also mendacious.
The better it does that, thebetter is the art of
the poster as such.
But unfortunately there were certain otheraspects
also in which this new world was different.
Later on it was looked upon as disturbing, but
finally itwas believed.
One should be careful about contradicting
established facts.
There was now no further necessity for theenemy to
broadcast such letters in leaflet form.
The hospital authorities here must have known who
and what hewas; and actually they did know. To be efficacious it had come from the
home front. These weremostly dropped from aeroplanes which were used specially for
thatpurpose. During this winter the front was somewhatquieter than
usual.
And so this product of ours was not only worthless
but detrimental.