Hitler a became a dictator by consent by focusing his ideals on the failures of the Weimar government. He was able to gain support of the people because they were tired of the failure and unkept promises of the Weimar government. The people were ready for change, so when Hitler and the Nazis began to spread there ideas the German people were quick to follow. It was because of the failures of the Weimar government and the peoples desire for change that allowed Hitler and the Nazi party to gain control without the use of totalitarianism.
The use of denunciations also shows Hitlers limited use of totalitarianism. Denunciations were seen as a way to maintain Hitler's regime, but Hitler was not behind the denunciations it was actually the German people. The German people were so grateful to Hitler for making their lives better that they took it upon themselves to maintain what they felt was the best for the state. This meant denouncing others who seemed to be against Hitler and the welfare of the state and turning them into the Gestapo. This allowed Hitler to only have 28 men in the Gestapo because the citizens were the ones doing the work while the Gestapo only had to read the claims. This is an example of the limited use of totalitarianism by Hitler because he manipulated the system and had the people turning against each other rather than him using force to maintain his ideals in public.
Hitler also used limited totalitarianism by dividing his work among many advisors. Hitler never handled the finances of his regime but instead left it to his economic advisor. Hitler would tell him what he needed and when it was needed but then allowed his advisor to obtain it by in means necessary. Hitler also left the Nazi image to his propaganda advisor Goobbels. Goobbels was responsible for gaining the support of the people and representing the Nazi party to fit Hitlers ideals. Hitler was the face of the Nazis and lead with his ideals rather than his actions. He left the work to his advisor and the German people. Hitler had a vision and once he told his vision the German people and his advisor made it a reality.
Hitler became a dictator by consent rather than using totalitarian methods. He gained the support from the people because of their desire for change. He allowed them to maintain his image because they felt a need to show loyalty to the leader who helped Germany get back on track. When Hitler had the power he then divided it among several advisors and remained behind the scenes of their actions. He allowed them to complete their jobs through any means necessary without questioning them. These are the reason that Hitler didnt need to use totalitarianism methods and instead gained lots of support from the people inorder to gain power
Although Hitler was a dictatorship by consent, he also used totalitarianism. He would "brainwash" the German citizens into thinking his way and the most common way he did this was through control of the press. He used much propagana, eventhough it was mainly under Geobles, Hiter was the master mined behind putting him into his position. Hitler used many totalitarian tacitcs but eventually the Greman people wiere content and because Hitler was the one who had helped them achieve this contentment, they were more than willing to follow him and to help him rid of the people that went against his ways. One of the main reasons the German citizens would denunonce others was probably for fear that if these people who did not follow Hitler got him to leave then the contentment would no longer exist. Although more commonly his rule was that of a dictatorship by consent, he also had some totalitarianism throuhout his journey to power.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with your point on the denunciations. I think that the way Hitler manipulated the system was a very smart way for him to stay in power. Like the movie stated, "Hitler manipulated the system from below." Hitler's use of the Gestapo almost brainwashed people into following his ideals no matter what. Also, when people are turning in other citizens, there is no use of totalitarionism at all.
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I agree that Hitler used to totalitarianism to maintain his regime. well Hitler might not have been in control of everything but the Nazis the party which he was the leader of took control of everything in the country. The nazis even control the media and what was put out. That is way many people started to dislike the jews due to the fact of the propaganda that was being shown to the people of the country. Citizens would not speak out to the Nazis for the fear that they will bbbe killed or Denunciated.
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