Much has been made over the ability of Barack Obama to draw massive crowds to his speeches. Joe Biden attempted to divert criticism of Obama's Marxism-Socialism by stating that the millions of Americans who stand in line to hear him speak would not be doing that for an extremist.
We must remember, however, that in the 20th century a country with a democratic constitution had another leader who could draw massive crowds unlike any that had ever been seen.
(IMPORTANT--click on the photo to see the full view).
Below, Adolf Hitler speaks to the German people in 1934. (IMPORTANT! Click on the photo to see the full view).
Remember, dangerous demagogues can always draw massive, worshipful throngs.
Photos courtesy of The Weekly Standard and http://www.orange-papers.org/.
2 comments:
I took a sociology class and they taught us that to "convince" others of "your message" do 3 things.
1. Use Large Colorful Banners
2. Speak in "general" terms against a "common enemy"
3. Hype for a crowd, and the crowd will develop.
Sadly i cannot think of a single time this has been used for good.
Jason
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Me either...
III
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