{"id":101594,"date":"2026-03-29T04:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T08:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=101594"},"modified":"2026-03-28T17:26:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T21:26:31","slug":"how-radio-killed-democracy-death-of-democracy-09-q1-1935","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2026\/03\/29\/how-radio-killed-democracy-death-of-democracy-09-q1-1935\/","title":{"rendered":"How Radio Killed Democracy &#8211; Death of Democracy 09 &#8211; Q1 1935"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kuDmeICAySc?si=RD8uUDLhUARTu9Qy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong> and <strong>Spartacus Olsson<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 28 Mar 2026  <\/p>\n<p>Radio did not just spread Nazi propaganda \u2014 it helped make dictatorship feel normal.<\/p>\n<p>In How Radio Killed Democracy, we examine how Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels used mass broadcasting to manipulate public opinion in Germany in early 1935. As the Saar plebiscite returned the Saarland to the <em>Reich<\/em>, the regime turned radio into a political weapon: shaping emotion, manufacturing consent, and helping millions of Germans embrace rearmament, conscription, and the destruction of democracy.<\/p>\n<p>This episode of Death of Democracy follows the decisive first quarter of 1935: the Saar vote, G\u00f6ring&#8217;s admission of [the existence of] the <em>Luftwaffe<\/em>, Hitler&#8217;s open defiance of Versailles, and the growing power of the Gestapo. While Nazi propaganda promised pride, unity, and national revival, civil liberties were collapsing, Jews were being isolated, and Germany was being prepared for war.<\/p>\n<p>How did propaganda become so effective? How did radio help turn fear, resentment, and nationalism into obedience? And how did so many people support a regime that was already dismantling the rule of law?<br \/>\nThis is the story of how radio helped kill democracy in Nazi Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Never Forget<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>#HowRadioKilledDemocracy #NaziGermany #AdolfHitler #JosephGoebbels #RadioPropaganda #SaarPlebiscite #ThirdReich #HistoryDocumentary #DeathOfDemocracy<\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/signup\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Timeghost History on Instagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source list: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources<\/a><br \/>\nArchive footage: Screenocean\/Reuters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nCreative Director: Iryna Dulka<br \/>\nCommunity Management: Anna Deinhard &#038; Tom Aldis<br \/>\nResearch and writing by: Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nEdited by: Iryna Dulka<br \/>\nArtwork by: Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nColorizations by: Miko\u0142aj Uchman &#038; Iryna Dulka<\/p>\n<p>Image sources:<br \/>\nBundesarchiv<br \/>\nNarodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:<br \/>\n&#8220;Deepstar&#8221; &#8211; Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen<br \/>\n&#8220;Danger Zone&#8221; &#8211; Craft Case<br \/>\n&#8220;Collusion&#8221; &#8211; Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen<br \/>\n&#8220;With Tenacity&#8221; &#8211; Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen<br \/>\n&#8220;The Unveiling&#8221; &#8211; Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen<br \/>\n&#8220;The Mole&#8221; &#8211; Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War Two and Spartacus Olsson Published 28 Mar 2026 Radio did not just spread Nazi propaganda \u2014 it helped make dictatorship feel normal. 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