A Century of War Against Germany Part 3: An essay on the re-education of Germany after World War II

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"We must employ all the ingenuity and resourcefulness of which radio, motion pictures and skillful educational propaganda are capable. It is the greatest […] task in "public relations" ever posed, for it requires the extirpation of a whole people's frame of mind and the inculcation of a new one."Louis Nizer's recommendation on Germany after World War II, which was distributed to Roosevelt's cabinet and 100,000 copies to the U.S. Army."The question, [about whether Germans are becoming extinct], is one that I put last, because I really don't give a damn about it."Renate Schmidt, Minister for Family Affairs of Germany 2002 to 2005."The love for one' s homeland has always seemed like bullshit to me. I never knew what to do with Germany and I still don't."Robert Habeck, Federal President of The Greens and perhaps one day Federal Chancellor?After the end of World War II, the Allies blamed World War II not only on the German government in a show trial, but on the German people as a whole. This was followed in post-war Germany by a questionable campaign of the victorious powers: intellectuals, psychologists, sociologists, etc., who shaped the German media and educational system after the end of World War II, forged a scathing propaganda weapon called "re-education", which over the decades has contributed decisively to the psychological destabilization of the German national population and was thus perhaps the most important and effective weapon in a war that continued unnoticed against Germany, which is still considered an "enemy state" by the United Nations. Re-education accomplished what the Allies could never have accomplished with bombs and guns: making the Germans themselves their own worst enemies!" Every Federal Minister of the FRG must swear the following unequivocal oath upon taking office: "I swear that I will dedicate my efforts to the well-being of the German people, promote their welfare, protect them from harm, uphold and defend the Basic Law and the laws of the Federation, perform my duties conscientiously, and do justice to all." Reality, however, all too often contradicts this promise by 180 degrees: People who have already openly declared themselves against this oath, and who are therefore ineligible, are still elected to office. For example, former Minister for Family Affairs Renate Schmidt (SPD), who said in 1986: "The question, [about whether Germans are becoming extinct], is one that I put last, because I really don't give a damn about it." Monstrous, isn't it? And this is not an isolated case in the highest positions of FRG politics. Even a glance at the current situation in Germany doesn't lead to the conclusion that German politics is dedicated to the "well-being of the German people": declining wages, falling birth rates, rising crime and social neglect. One cannot escape the impression that the nominal "representatives of the people" are working less and less "for" the Germans and more and more "against" them. How is it that these people continue to be elected to office in spite of all this?