Dateline: 30th July 2003

Translated by Rodney Atkinson

INTRODUCTION

The power of radio and television for propaganda purposes has long been recognised by the European Union. For several years it has tried to put its propaganda into sitcoms watched by millions of people. Programmes mentioned by the Commission were "Highlander" in the UK, "Alle Zusammen" in Germany and "Hors Limite" in France. The European Union's propagandists used to get round the British ban on political advertising by sponsoring old films on Channel Four Television (no one knows why they needed sponsoring) and then having their Eurostar circle put at the end of the transmission. This was eventually stopped.

The official in Brussels who handles the Commission's department "NEW APPROACH TO AUDIOVISUAL" (Santiago Herrero-Villa) said: "We are not insisting that the commission or the European Union be mentioned" But how insidious not to know who is subliminally influencing you through your favourite sitcom. Difficult to think of a more fascist approach. The subsidy is up to 5% of production costs. The new Goebbels said: "We are talking about product placement - or even idea placement - although there are some similarities. Sitcoms are the best way to get the message across because they are set against the background of a particular reality. We just have to broaden into a European one". The Commission, reported The Times "would insist on vetting scripts to make sure there were no inaccuracies". The European Commission office in London made a similar remark about "inaccuracies" which Eurosceptics might be guilty of (but not of course Europhiles) in the 1997 British general election!

Here therefore is the latest example of TV propaganda for political purposes, as reported by our German colleagues at german-foreign-policy.com and translated by us.

Channel 1 television in Germany (ARD) is preparing a prime time drama production which will portray "the world of the Estates East of the Elbe" in the year 1900. The series will present "the every day life of a Prussian Manor House". Those interested in playing "Serving girls, maids or Lady's maids" are asked to apply to the ARD, a public service television company. The popularising of the life of the Prussian aristocracy is one of the darkest chapters in the history of German expansionism.

The prime time series which could be seen by several million viewers will be set in the former Prussian provinces (East of the Elbe). That includes Polish and Russian territories like the former Pommerania, East Prussia and Lower and Upper Silesia. Filming will take place in inter alia Mecklenburg-Pommerania.

ANTI-SLAV AVANT-GARDE
The "East Elbers" were owners of large estates who enjoyed life as the controllers of Polish, Russian and German farm labourers. During the rule of the German Kaisers the "East Elbers" were renowned for their barbaric exploitation of their servants. Their agricultural domination of of Polish and Russian dependents gave them the reputation of being in the avant-garde of anti-Slav Racism. The political representation of the aristocratic class East of the Elbe ensured a consistent anti-Polish strategy of Expansion.

THE "JUNKERS"
In numerous analyses which concern themselves with the rise of National Socialism, sociologists and historians have established that the aristocracy East of the Elbe had an enormous influence on the course of German history. It was the declared aim of the international anti-Hitler coalition to destroy once and for all the social and political basis of the Junker but it is just this very Junker class which experiences its resurrection in the forthcoming ARD epic "1900 - Life in the Manor House".

Two of the exemplary Junker who were such avid supporters of Hitler and the Nazis:

Friedrich Fürst Wend zu Eulenburg-Hertefeld wrote in a letter (February 1931):

"It was a great honour to get to know Adolf Hitler, who is undoubtedly a true personality and who towers over the pathetic mediocrity of today. It is not his outer appearance which gives this impression but the convincing sureness and clarity with which he speaks. I urgently recommend Adolf Hitler's book Mein Kampf which contains a plethora of brilliant thoughts in regard to cultural goals."

Dietloff Graf von Arnim-Boitzenburg wrote in a letter (26/2/1931):

"I had the opportunity, in a small private group of some 15 people, to converse with Herr Hitler and hear him speak about his aims and his purposes! I can only say that the speech which he gave was quite excellent and was not objectionable in any way. If National Socialism moves in the direction outlined by Hitler we would all agree with him."

The quotations are printed in: Junker und NSDAP 1931/32. Eine Dokumentation, in: Kurt Gossweiler, Aufsätze zum Faschismus Band 1, pages 230-259.