I am avoiding material otherwise available. For example, I do not plan to put many of Hitler's speeches on the GPA, since there is a full English translation of most of them available in a four-volume edition by Max Domarus. Its makers did not hesitate to stretch the truth or lie outright in pursuit of their persuasive goals. Even today, there are people who are so impressed by Leni Riefenstahl's film Triumph of the Will that they imagine that that is really the way Nazi Germany looked. I usually provide some background information for each item, but if you still have questions don't hesitate to email me .
Propaganda is a tricky matter to define.
Ellul views propaganda as part of a larger system. But in order for propaganda to be so far-ranging, it must correspond to a need. But while this fact may dispel the concept of the propagandist simply as an evil-doer, it still leaves the idea of propaganda as an active power vs. passive masses. The propagandee is by no means just an innocent victim. He provides the psychological action of propaganda, and not merely leads himself to it, but even derives satisfaction from it.