How did Joseph Goebbels contribute to the success of the Nazi Party?
Goebbels was a vital part of the Nazi Party, its leading propagandist. He controlled the press and the arts, including the film industry. He was clearly a key figure. On the other hand, one has to consider how far his propaganda came across. As the war turned bad for the Germans after December of 1941, it became increasingly difficult for many people to believe what Goebbels was saying. His radio addresses were popularly called “Little Clubfoot’s Fairy Tale Hour”. His speeches were boring and repetitive, enlivened by occasional rhetorical flourishes. There were a substantial number of people who simply did not believe what he was saying. He also knew that people wanted to be entertained and not harangued. Propaganda had to be subtly packaged if it were to be digestible. This caused Adolf Hitler to complain bitterly that German culture under Goebbels’ aegis was not nearly National Socialist enough and that the Propaganda Minister was more concerned with box office returns than with ideo
