[lacampbell]

I never understood the big deal about Mein Kampf. It's incredibly dull. If the premise is you're worried about people becoming Nazis, then his speeches are what you ought to be worried about. He rose to popularity through his speeches, not writing.

[mirimir]

For example, "Triumph Of The Will".[0]

0) https://archive.org/details/TriumphOfTheWillgermanTriumphDes...

[pdkl95]

"Triumph of the Will and the Cinematic Language of Propaganda"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ1Qm1Z_D7w

The propaganda was incredibly successful. To this day "Triumph of the Will" continues to be used as a reference point for the mental construct of the Nazi regime. The modern understanding of the Nazis is deeply informed by a propaganda film produced by the Nazis for the explicit purpose of creating that mental construct. "Triumph of the Will"'s endless lines of soldiers marching in formation is exactly the image they wanted you to think of when you thought of them.

[mirimir]

Not just that. There's a long sequence on life in the young men's camp. The feeling is a lot like Woodstock. Or maybe a mix of summer camp and an idyllic version of basic training.

And the light show! Camp fires and torchlight! Huge insignia, and huge billowing banners. Very moving.