The Poisonous Mushroom

  The Poisonous Mushroom is a story about a young buy and his mother looking through the forest for mushrooms. The little boy sees mushrooms, but him mother tells him those are poisonous just like the Jews. She tells him that one Jew can destroy a whole village if he wants to and to stay away from them.
 
Message:
  The message of the story is that ONE Jew can kill a whole village just like one poisonous mushroom can kill a group of people who eat it.

Propaganda Technique #1: Repetition


  Throughout the story the word "poisonous" shows up a lot. The mother keeps say "The Jews are poisonous just like the poisonous mushroom" Which isn't true at all. If a HUMAN being was really poisonous the government would probably have them in a secret lab in the middle of the desert. It just doesn't make any sense.

Propaganda Technique #2: Simple

  This "poisonous" thought that keeps showing up really gets to the point. The main things that are in the story are: Jews and poisonous. Any child who would read this story (a long time ago) would actually believe it. It's simple enough for basically anybody to believe it.

 
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