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A 10 36 the German artillery and the Luftwaffe. Miracle things are told about the superiority of the German weapons, and thus the average citizen has again something to cling to. Berlin: The great mass considers Germany's political sit- tion quite favorable. The fact that Italy did not go into war, that the German-Russian "consultations" previously taken in Aussischt had so far had no tangible results, is interpreted as meaning that it is in the general interest to prevent the spread of war. Moreover, German politics is just successful for the little man, point. He sees the prospects of the German economy as assured, especially with regard to the benevolent neutra- bility of Italy and Russia, and his vision corresponds to what the press and the broadcasting industry have put into practice. Thus, in the present situation, the Reich can trade with 23 countries, which previously accounted for 43.7% of German imports and received 55.8% of German exports. Only rubber, coffee, cocoa and jute are missing raw materials. Coffee and cocoa are not vital and synthetic products must be created for rubber and jut. After that, the only task for the German economy is to organize the transport possibilities and to produce the countervalues. And thus, for the man on the road, the answer to the English blockade is given. One wonders how long this war is going to go, which is almost no war at all, because we only notice a tightening of the savings in all areas of life, which in principle have been known to us for a long time. b) England as the main enemy The task of making the people plausible the war against the western powers, with which the rulers themselves had not reckoned, solves the propaganda by placing England at fault for the outbreak and continuation of the war. Again, the method of repeating the same claim over and over again proves itself. Large parts of the German people today actually believe that England is to blame for everything. Berlin: The arguments of Nazi propaganda against England have been widely accepted and Great Britain