It's Them or Us: Killing the Jews in Nazi Propaganda1 - Bytwerk
It's Them or Us: Killing the Jews in Nazi Propaganda1 - Bytwerk
It's Them or Us: Killing the Jews in Nazi Propaganda1 - Bytwerk
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<strong>Nazi</strong> Symbolic Violence 11<br />
“The day of revenge is com<strong>in</strong>g” (1929)<br />
The <strong>Nazi</strong>s, however, were not cowed by Jewish f<strong>or</strong>ce. Just as <strong>Jews</strong> often<br />
towered over Germany <strong>in</strong> <strong>Nazi</strong> caricatures, <strong>Nazi</strong>s towered over <strong>Jews</strong>. In a typical<br />
cartoon, a huge <strong>Nazi</strong> hold<strong>in</strong>g a hammer looks down on two midgets, at least one of<br />
whom is Jewish, who are try<strong>in</strong>g to defend <strong>the</strong>mselves by legal technicalities. The<br />
confident <strong>Nazi</strong> is not discouraged. His rolled-‐up sleeves and hammer will clearly<br />
Laws vs. freedom fighters (circa 1927)