WWII documentaries built the idea in many people that Nazis were extremely cool.
We all know what the Nazi air force was called, the names of their tanks, the names of their bombs, the name of their propaganda chief, and many other of their high-ranking officials.
Who knows the name of the Russian air force? What's the name of the British bombs? Does anyone know the name of any Japanese officials?
Most people think the Nazi uniforms looked awesome, but does anyone think the American uniforms were anything less than ugly?
This is the problem with propaganda: you have to make your enemy seem greater.
Another problem is what we see in all attempts at indoctrination: you know that you teach young people, but you don't know what they are really learning from you..
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