Goebbels Ends Careers of Five 'aryan' Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazis (1939)
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The article reports on Nazi propaganda minister Goebbels ending the careers of five 'Aryan' actors for making jokes about the Nazis in 1939, sparking comments that draw parallels between historical authoritarianism and contemporary concerns about the impact of societal collapse on technology.
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