Fear is used in propaganda to display power. Dictators and corrupt governments take control when fear increases in a country. Someone who comes along and promises they'll make all of this go away. They blame a certain group for their problems. This implements anger instead of fear. There is power in this. Anger is more powerful than fear. Some counties have both. This is what gave Hitler such power. He used the fear and anger of the people after World War I to gain military power and control. He accused the Jews of being responsible for the economic crisis. Labeling them and saying that the country would only become a superpower when everyone in the country was perfectly decent. What he called the Great Arian Race. When we look at history and this period, we see the Nazi regime. We think of machines and mass murderers. That the entire country had the same ideologies as Hitler. In fact, this is not the case. These people were not born to be killing machines. They were afraid that if they did not commit these acts, they would be lining up alongside the Jews awaiting the gas chamber, instead of themselves and their families. For the first time, it appeared that not all Nazi soldiers were machines. That these were real people behind these weapons. People who drank to keep away the pain and the nocturnal mares. In the book Ordinary men by Christopher Browning he examined the life of a reserve police battalion. He was an everyday guy with little to no military police experience. These men were middle-aged and had families. The regular Nazi army told them they were old or undesirable. They were put into trucks and sent to their first mission. Many of them have never used a weapon or even killed a man before. Most of the men in this battalion came from the city of Hamburg. They lived alongside the Jews and would soon march toward death. The first mission came from the highest authorities and they had no choice in proceeding. The battalion was told that Jews were the reason for the American boycott and the reason their homes were being bombed in Germany. The older men were told they could be excused if they were not up to the task. The drunkenness, the fear and the power, the reasons why they were able to realize the events that would happen, then showed the difference between people. Standing in front of the ghetto walls, waiting for someone to make a mistake. It was New Year's Eve and the Jews had a curfew. The guards changed their watches so that the Jews would come out after curfew. During the shootout, they killed a German. They changed his identification papers so that when the higher authorities came, they would not realize that the series of events had just happened. Even though there were people who believed in Hitler's regime, some hated to stand by and commit these acts but did not want to participate in these acts themselves. Lieutenant Butchmann was a family man. He worked in the timber sector in Hamburg before being called up. He “would under no circumstances take part in the action during which defenseless women and children would be slaughtered. » He was tasked with escorting male Jewish workers to Lublin. Next to take command was Trapp. He looked a lot like Butchmann and he didn't agree with that either. During their next mission, a few men had to be left behind to watch the barracks. The men were furious to beleft behind. Trapp responded and told them, “Be glad you don’t have to come.” You will see what happens. » Trapp spoke with the men before the mission. He saw no cowards there and told the men if they were not ready to surrender their weapons and break ranks. Although Trapp himself would have liked to be able to do that. He refused to witness the executions. He kept telling himself that “orders are orders”. He believed that it was all a mistake and that “if this Jewish affair is ever avenged on earth, then have pity on us Germans.” »Trapp was human, and a little girl's life indeed showed how human he was. As they were leaving the city, a ten-year-old girl appeared in the middle of a courtyard. Trapp took her in his arms and said, “You will stay alive.” » Even if he wasn't the only one. Being a leader who remained true to his values ​​throughout this mission prevented the other men from accepting their actions. A police officer woke up to shooting his gun into the ceiling the night after the mission. Trapp allowed the Jews to return to their lodgings and they kissed his hands and feet. Trapp was considered a coward by many of the men around him. When it was taken out of the equation and given time, men eventually got used to the idea of ​​the final solution and became very proficient at it. It was their leaders who told them that this was the only option and that there was no way out. That every man must stand at the edge of this hole and commit murder. Although some men were still hiding in the woods and trucks. How they ran away and threw up. How few men could not live with the idea of ​​killing people. Although Trapp did not commit any executions, he was sentenced to death in December 1948. A man who remained true to his morals and did not give up even when fear overtook him was sentenced to death. The power structure has collapsed with many pawns on the chessboard. Fear throughout the 20th century was normal, with constant wars on each party's soil, no one was safe. Franklin Roosevelt once said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” “That was the old way of thinking. That every thought of fear must be put aside. All this must be done in order to continue and not give the attacker what he wanted. When we look at times of war, we see different sides of people. Propaganda was used to implement either fear or courage. Who was strong and who was weak? Who wasn't afraid? Was it the soldiers behind that trigger or was it the women and children who were bombed every night in their homes and who would wake up the next day to come out of the air raid shelters, clean up the rubles and pretend like nothing had happened ? It was up to women to rebuild themselves and stay strong at home while men were away. These consisted of exercises involving putting on gas masks and entering bunkers. The book Parenthood in a World at War looks at how to train your child to be strong. Not to tell them what will happen if they cross the street, but to teach them how to cross the street. This gives the child the confidence they need to live their life. Fear makes a child unable to adapt and live a joyful life. Although without some recognition of the problems and fear, they would not be able to deal with it when it happened. It was like the videos broadcast in the United States that taught boys and girls what to do when the sirens of a nuclear attack went off. This exercise of covering yourself with a blanket and pretending to be the turtle in the video would not help thesechildren. However, the fear that this event might one day happen has dissipated in the false hope that it will. The false hope that they would survive a nuclear attack. Children and women everywhere learned that fear would not change what was happening outside. This courage and strength would help their husbands when they returned. They positively believed that they would never lose hope. While their men were in the trenches, fearing for their lives, they were strong at home. Putting fear aside called for a false reality. The men in the trenches became family. Giving different men different roles, as if they were living in the trenches. Some men were responsible for housekeeping and performed “feminine tasks”. They kissed each other saying it was a kiss from your wife or your mother. Women at home are taking over the tasks that men once did. Fear pushes power into the hands of the abuser. But what power is there without individuals? Who pulls the trigger behind this gun? There is an individual who constitutes an army. Washington speaks of the power that even one man holds in war. Even at the point of weakness, they will continue. That it’s not just about the hand that pulls the trigger. These are the five senses that make a good soldier. The one who knows how to adapt to any situation. These soldiers cannot simply wage war. They must be educated and trained. Even then, they are ready to fight. It's only when the boots are in the field and they learn to survive in a real environment. Those who become the strongest survive. Those who adapt best, even when exhausted and cold. Every war is survival of the fittest, according to Darwin's theory of evolution in some aspects. Or is that just what the government wants you to believe. Washington explains that you have to be the right person for the right job. How leaders will see if you are fit for the task. Any unfit person will be transferred. They called them misfits. As if you were incapable of killing or if your beliefs did not coincide with theirs, you were considered inferior. That you have to prove your worth and climb the ladder, just like the civilian ladder of a company. That you have to adapt to their standards to stay alive. Commit to their military way of life. You have to get used to the lack of privacy and strict orders. Many men lose their identity and find a new one when they become soldiers. There is no individualism, you are now a small piece in the larger structure. Your ideas no longer exist. Everything you once thought is now wrong. The take apart and rebuild method has been a way military organizations have brainwashed soldiers for centuries. The structure is unbreakable, any act you do that does not follow their strict guidelines will be punished. Temporal executions are used to prevent soldiers' minds from wandering and being able to think about anything other than the job at hand. Every aspect of the military is used to detect when a soldier is stepping out of line. Walking is about showing power, but also about keeping each person in check and in line. One second of downtime and your chain of command will see it. Bunks put in order so they know you can't hide anything. “Every ounce of a soldier's energy must be focused on defeating the enemy. Every time he wastes his strength on an activity that does not contribute to this goal, he is in fact a victim. » Efficiency is key. Time spent in fear is another man who might die because you weren't