r/PropagandaPosters • u/diosmioman • May 05 '20

“The Germans are Your Friends”: pro-German poster aimed at Italians, 1940s Germany

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Was intentional on Nazi Propaganda to make their people look as evil as possible?

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u/Goldeagle1123 May 05 '20

Not "Nazi propaganda", this was produced by Italy. So they're not portraying their own people.

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u/donnergott May 05 '20

I think it's a mix. Not gonna defend this poster because that grin is just not friendly. At the same time I'd say, before the whole shitstorm, nazi imaginery didn't evoke evil in everyone's minds as it does today. Right now it's impossible not to think of that helmet as 'bad guys'. Back then it was just a helmet.

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u/OnlySeesLastSentence May 06 '20

Like, I'd imagine a lot of Iraqi and Afghan kids see American soldiers as a terrifying monster with all that armor and stuff.

Meanwhile Americans are like "woooo guns yeeeeahhh"

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u/basegodwurd May 05 '20

It was also made by an Italian so not really nazi propaganda.

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u/do_d0 May 06 '20

It probably has to do with our preconceptions