The Mirror Trick

Lessons from history: How the Nazis weaponized accusations of violence

In 1932, a young German voter picking up a Nazi pamphlet might have believed the country was in flames because of violent Socialists and Communists. The pamphlets were filled with warnings about left-wing mobs, about thugs trying to tear down order and culture. The message was simple: only the Nazis could restore peace.

But the truth was inverted. More o…