Word: goebbelsism
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Goebbels' petty scorn spares practically none of his colleagues. But his most vile language is aimed at the Jews, especially after he learns that some of them have been given public posts in Allied-occupied parts of Germany. He snarls: "Anyone in a position to do so should kill...
With each day's entry, Goebbels dutifully records the latest evidence of the Reich's impending collapse. Cologne is "a great city which has been turned into a heap of ruins," Dessau "a sheet of flame and totally destroyed. Yet another German city which has been largely flattened...
Goebbels clearly blames the Wehr-macht's generals for Germany's plight, accusing them of lacking imagination and leadership. "It is a shame that the Führer has so few respectable military men on his staff." His most venomous blasts are reserved for Luftwaffe Boss Hermann Goring...
Even Hitler is not immune. Although Goebbels records frequently that "the sight of the Führer is always thrilling," he is growing impatient with the dictator's refusal to take advice. Particularly vexing is Hitler's reluctance to try to lift the country's faltering morale...
Yet Goebbels refuses to concede that all is lost. His spirit soars at any sign of trouble on the Allied side; he cheers at reports of labor unrest and food shortages in the U.S. and Britain. He goes on at length about how the Allied forces will be weakened by...