POLITICAL PROPAGANDA: THE POWER OF PERSUATION.

The role of political propaganda is to conceal politicians’ or political movements’ clearly problematic goals by masking them with ideals that are widely accepted. 

It is often noted that fascism elevates the irrational over the rational and fanatical emotion over the intellect, because they know that people are not naturally led to self-governance but rather seek a strong leader to follow. They reject Enlightenment ideals while proclaiming that they are forced to do so by a stark confrontation with reality, by the natural law.

Corruption, to the fascist politician, is really about the corruption of purity rather than of law.

Fascists movements have been “draining swamps” for generations. Publicizing false charges of corruption while engaging in corrupt practices is typical of fascists politics, and anti corruption campaign are frequently at the heart of fascists political movements.

It is also characteristically decry corruption in the state they seek to take over, which is bizarre, given that fascists politicians themselves are invariably vastly more corrupt than those they seek to supplant or defeat.

Fascists politicians know that their supporters will turn a blind eye to their own, hiding corruption under the guise of anti corruption is a hallmark strategy in fascist propaganda.

Political propaganda uses the language of virtuous ideals to unite people behind otherwise objectionable ends; However, when women attain positions of political power or when Muslims, Black, Jews, Homosexuals profit from public goods of a democracy - such as healthcare - that is perceived as corruption.

The undemocratic intent behind fascist propaganda is key.

In the name of rooting out corruption and supposed bias, fascist politicians attack and diminish the institutions that might otherwise check their power. Just as facists politics attacks the rule of law in the name of anti corruption, it also purports to protect freedom and individual liberties. But these liberties are contingent on the oppression of some groups.

Historically, facists leader have often come to power through democratic elections. But the commitment to freedom, such as the freedom inherent in the right to vote, tends to end with that victory.

Democracy, by permitting freedom of speech, opens the door for demagogue to exploit the people’s need for a strongman and he uses this freedom to prey on the people’s resentments and fears.

Once the strongman seizes power, he will end democracy, replacing it with tyranny.