Goebbel's Radio Speech

At the time when Goebbels was writing this, the radio was the most effective and convenient way of reaching the masses. The Nazis believed in the power of the spoken word, and therefore, in their eyes, it is a very effective and influential form of communication. Goebbels claims, “It is no exaggeration to say that the German revolution, at least in the form it took, would have been impossible without the airplane and the radio” I also think this is true, the more significant something is in influencing the masses, the more responsibility it has to the future of the nation. This is not so applicable to society today. His idea about letting the government control what is put across the radio, and using it as a form of propaganda is not as relevant today as it was in the 1930’s as there are more radio channels so people can choose what they listen to, and forms of communication such as the Internet enable people to access more information than they used to.

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