German Propaganda Archive Calvin University
Background: The Nazis were always worried about those Germans who did not accept anti-Semitism. In this article from the party monthly for propagandists, the writer provides ten responses to the most common objections they encountered to Nazi anti-Semitic measures. These were arguments intended for everyday use in conversation with fellow citizens.
The source: Kurt Hilmar Eitzen, “Zehn Knüppel wider die Judenknechte,†Unser Wille und Weg (6) 1936, pp. 309-310.
Ten Responses to Jewish Lackeys
by Kurt Hilmar Eitzen
There are still Jewish lackeys today who attempt to disrupt our storm attack on the Jewish world rulers, trying to stop us or even cause us to fall. The following hints show how one can reply to these arguments by our opponents, or even turn their arguments against them.
Argument 1: “You say that religion is a private matter. But you fight against the Jewish religion!†Counterargument: “Actually, the Jewish religion is nothing other than a doctrine to preserve the Jewish race.†(Adolf Hitler). “In resisting all government attempts to nationalize them, the Jews build a state within the state (Count Helmuth von Moltke). “To call this state a ‘religion’ was one of the cleverest tricks ever invented.†(Adolf Hitler). “From this first lie that Jewry is a religion, not a race, further lies inevitably follow.†(Adolf Hitler).
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