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Text Chapter 635: Propaganda creates public opinion and propaganda creates war

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    "You should go to the president or the senators about this kind of thing, but why should you go to me?" Scrooge asked.  "Mr. MacDonald, what I mean is that the United States should not continue to be isolated." Sir Woodgate said, "I know that now your interests are fundamentally the same as ours. Germany can no longer support it.  But Britain is also very difficult. So, whether it is in Britain, France, or Germany, the war-weary mood is very high. If the war cannot be ended soon, whether it is us.  Whether it is the French or the Germans, the possibility of revolution is very high. In fact, on the battlefield, both we and the Germans rely on various drugs to maintain morale.  You know. If the war continues, maybe you will have a chance to see a communist Europe. By then, all your and your family's investments in Europe will be confiscated.  And we will never admit the debt we issued. Now, Mr. MacDonald, it is not difficult to end the war, because both we and the Germans are exhausted at this time, if the United States can join in.  It will create an overwhelming advantage over Germany and even directly lead to the collapse of German morale. The key is that the United States must join the war. And after Germany is defeated, the entire Europe needs to be reconstructed. This is a big deal if the United States defeats Germany.  If you have not made a key contribution, then with all due respect, it will be difficult for the United States to get much share of this. Mr. McDonald, I know that you have many friends in American politics. I know that you control the largest government in the United States.  Media Group. You have the ability to influence the entire American policy. In terms of influence in the United States, your influence is far greater than that of any other political figure.  Everyone is effective. " "You praise me too much. I'm just a businessman." Scrooge said calmly, "But if you want to help restore peace as soon as possible, I am still willing to help.  But, you know, the American people generally feel that the Old Continent and the New World are two different worlds, especially since the war in the Old Continent was so cruel, so the American people are definitely not willing to participate in the war unless the Germans do something outrageous.  Otherwise, the American people would not support the war. "Isn't there such a thing as unrestricted submarine warfare?" said Lord Woodgard.  "Although unrestricted submarine warfare has reversed Americans' attitude towards Germany, to be honest, at the beginning of the war, the American people were more sympathetic to Germany. Now, although because of the issue of unrestricted submarine warfare, the American people's impression of Germany has declined.  "It's a lot, but it's not enough to say that the American people are willing to go to war with Germany for this reason," Scrooge replied, shaking his head.  "Mr. MacDonald, you have the largest media mouthpiece in the United States in your hands, and you can use them to influence the American people and change their attitudes." Sir Woodgate said.  "Ah, Sir. First of all, I want to clarify that your statement is very wrong. In my hands, the MacDonald Consortium does not control many media. The most important newspapers in the United States, some very politically influential  The radio stations and so on are completely independent. I have neither the ability nor the desire to manipulate public opinion. The most important thing for the news media is to tell the truth and have a conscience. The greatest advantage of our American media is that we have the truth.  , and has a conscience," Scrooge said seriously.  Strictly speaking, what Scrooge said is not wrong.  MacDonald does not directly control that many media outlets. Those media outlets are indeed independent media from a legal perspective.  Their main funders are not MacDonald, but some equally independent non-profit institutions. And why do you care so much about the funders of these non-profit institutions?  Do you know this is confidential?  It is a trade secret and is protected by the law.  Of course, as the most famous philanthropist in the United States, there is no doubt that Mr. McDonald has donated a lot of money to these non-profit organizations dedicated to lofty goals.  Woodgard understood that what Scrooge meant by saying this was actually acknowledging his ability to influence decision-making throughout the United States, but he didn't want to directly get his hands dirty for this.  So he needs a "truth" with a "conscience".  "Ah, there is both truth and conscience." Sir Woodgaard repeated in a low voice.  Then he said: "Mr. MacDonald, the truly conscientious truth is that the German Empire is a destroyer of peace and a threat to world peace and the happy life of mankind. It is not only a threat to European countries, but also to North America and even to North America."  Threats to the entire world. Isn¡¯t it what any conscientious media should do to expose these?What Sir de Ged said is indeed true. The German Empire was of course a destroyer of peace. He set off an arms race between the army and the navy. It organized a huge Allied military organization. He wanted to change the world to be ruled by the British.  status quo, and that means war, so of course he is a destroyer of peace.  This is indeed the truth.  Moreover, if Germany unifies Europe and seizes more markets, the German industry will inevitably expand rapidly, and one day the new markets it obtains will be saturated, and then they will inevitably reach out to the Americas.  There will inevitably be sharp confrontation with the United States.  So in the long run, they are indeed a threat to the United States.  But those who fight with villains are not necessarily good people. Just like those who shoot with gangsters may not necessarily be the police, but may also be a darker gangster.  Britain and France, standing opposite Germany, are also a threat to world peace. Of course, if the people of the world are obedient slaves, peace can still be guaranteed.  They are also a threat to the United States. Even decades ago, the British set fire to the White House. In the more recent Civil War, the British have been secretly helping the South to secession.  Of course, the United States is also a threat to them.  Large countries that have achieved industrialization will naturally compete for markets.  They all want to destroy each other's industry and turn the other country into their own source of raw materials and dumping market, but they are also worried that others will destroy their own industries and turn them into colonies.  So they all looked at each other with extremely suspicious eyes The ferocity of a lion, the cowardice of a rabbit, the cunning of a fox But now, Germany, with its inherent deficiencies, has become the easiest and easiest target among this group of gluttons.  The one who was put on the table "You are right, Sir Woodgard. We should indeed expose their true colors, call on the American people to be more vigilant, and fight against these jackals." Scrooge smiled and replied,  "For this, we need more truth."?¡­ God said let there be light, and there was light.  Scrooge said that the American people needed to know the truth, so there was the truth.  The first truth that was thrown out was a map, which was a map about the division of spheres of influence in South America.  On this map, many South American countries are marked as colonies or protectorates of Germany or the Austro-Hungarian Empire, including Cuba.  It is said that the origin of this map was a brave and strong American who was full of love for his motherland and a conscientious German who opposed colonialism and risked their lives to steal it from the German government.  For this reason, the conscientious German finally sacrificed his precious life At first, Americans did not believe this kind of news.  But soon, more evidence was produced, including the German military's battle plan to attack the United States across the sea and turn it into a German colony after the war in Europe.  Generally speaking, the military of various countries, even in peacetime, will formulate a lot of messy combat strategies in order to be prepared, to train staff, or simply to keep those bad guys busy.  Because of this, the premises of some plans even reach the point of absurdity.  For example, in the original time and space, during World War II, the Americans stood aside and asked their staff to prepare a "Colorful Operation Plan" to challenge the whole world. Later, the US military came up with more novelties.  Toy, a series of so-called combat plans were formulated to defeat aliens, little monsters, Decepticons and even zombies.  A combat plan like this is actually more of a training exercise.  Most of the time, after making a registration, these messy plans can be shelved. It does not really mean that things will be done according to such a plan.  For example, what many people in later generations believe is that the Soviet Union's so-called Thunderstorm Plan that "even if the Germans do not invade the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union will actively invade Germany" is actually this kind of thing.  So if you want to ask whether Germany has a combat plan against the United States, it definitely does.  But whether this plan is really going to be implemented is another matter.  In general, most such plans are unlikely to be implemented.  However, the American people do not understand this, so after seeing such news, they are naturally filled with indignation.  In addition, in the newspapers that reported the news, it was particularly emphasized that the plan was rich in content and of a very high professional level. It was definitely written by a group of professional staff officers with rich experience who had received training from the Eighth Military Academy.  Rather than one or two people making it up.  Their guess is actually very close to the truth, because even this plan was compiled by British professionals.  And the reason why it was compiled so quickly is, of course, because the UK already has such a plan against the United States.war plan.
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