*We believe that Hitler—who in a short time unified public opinion, seized power, and established the Third Reich—offers very important lessons for thinking about modern electioneering.* (p.2)
*Standing on the side of the masses, listening to the voice of the masses, and appealing to the hearts of the masses—these political methods seem to me to be a political strategy that fits perfectly in today’s confused era and age of mass culture.*
*Leaving the historical judgments about Hitler’s authoritarian rule and the Jewish question to later generations, the political strategy that Hitler advocated—making clear whether something is white or black, friend or foe, and fighting that foe relentlessly—is the same logic as the election result of “win” or “lose.”* (p.3)
*There is only one sure method to win an election: the candidate must have a strong conviction.*
*I examined modern electioneering’s sure-win methods by drawing from Adolf Hitler’s theories of politics, organization, and propaganda—the man who once established the Third Reich. Hitler’s political strategy is based on mass propaganda. This is exactly a strategy that applies to modern election campaigns.* (pp.10–11)
*“Voters you cannot persuade should be eliminated.” This “elimination” does not mean killing people. It means operations to prevent them from engaging in any political activity. If they are left as they are, they may become a strong force for the opposing camp.* (p.35)
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