The 1947 film, included in article, warns Americans about the dangers of fascism and prejudice, and shows how the Nazis used propaganda and hate speech to divide and oppress people in Germany.
The film also encourages Americans to respect and protect the diversity and freedom of their country, and to avoid being fooled by demagogues who try to exploit their fears and grievances.
The film features a Hungarian immigrant who escaped from Nazi Germany, and who explains to an American man how he witnessed the rise of Hitler and the persecution of minorities, including Jews, Freemasons, Catholics, and trade unionists. The film ends with a patriotic message that America is stronger when its people are united as Americans, regardless of their race, religion, or origin.
Don't Be a Sucker is the title of a short educational film that was produced by the United States Department of War in 1947, after World War II. Watch Free.
Don't Be a Sucker exposed fascist tactics, is a relevant reminder of how prejudice and discrimination can undermine democracy. The film, produced by the US war department, shows how a hate-monger tries to divide Americans by appealing to their fears and biases. The film warns viewers not to fall for such propaganda and to stand united against fascism.
Doremus Jessup, a newspaper editor, is dismayed to find that many of the people he knows support presidential candidate Berzelius Windrip. The suspiciously fascist Windrip is offering to save the nation from sex, crime, welfare cheats, and a liberal press. But after Windrip wins the election, dissent soon becomes dangerous for Jessup. Windrip forcibly gains control of Congress and the Supreme Court and, with the aid of his personal paramilitary storm troopers, turns the United States into a totalitarian state. Amazon.com: It Can't Happen Here (Audible Audio Edition): Sinclair Lewis, Grover Gardner, Blackstone Audio, Inc.: Audible Books & Originals
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