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Exploring Religious Intolerance and Violence. St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre (1572), Paris. The use of negative propaganda. Political ideologies, religion, culture and language are usually the targets of campaigns designed to divide people –making them easier to compromise and control.
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Exploring Religious Intolerance and Violence St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre (1572), Paris
The use of negative propaganda Political ideologies, religion, culture and language are usually the targets of campaigns designed to divide people –making them easier to compromise and control. Often fear, prejudice and ignorance are used as weapons to consolidate power. Take Adolf Hitler’s Germany before WWII, for example.
Fortunately, evil cannot endure Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini and infamous Adolf Hitler’s reign of terror ended within their own short life times.
Fortunately, evil cannot endure And at great cost to those foolish enough to follow their lead.
Tolerant, progressive and cosmopolitan empires tend to last the test of time Greece
Tolerant, progressive and cosmopolitan empires tend to last the test of time Rome: 400 plus years
Tolerant, progressive and cosmopolitan empires tend to last the test of time Ottoman: over 600 years
News of events from a primary source There was nothing but beating and burning, , torture, and murder. Most especially was every one of the enemy bent on [riches]...In this frenzied rage, the great and splendid city was now given over to the flames, and thousands of men, women and children, in the midst of heartrending shrieks and cries, were and put to death in so cruel and shameful a manner that no words would to describe. Thus in a single day this noble and famous city, the pride of the whole country, went up in fire and smoke.” A resident of Magdeburg, Germany (1618-1648)
News of events from a primary source plundering There was nothing but beating and burning, , torture, and murder. Most especially was every one of the enemy bent on [riches]...In this frenzied rage, the great and splendid city was now given over to the flames, and thousands of men, women and children, in the midst of heartrending shrieks and cries, were and put to death in so cruel and shameful a manner that no words would to describe. Thus in a single day this noble and famous city, the pride of the whole country, went up in fire and smoke.” securing innocent tortured suffice A resident of Magdeburg, Germany (1618-1648)
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