Brainwashing
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Brainwashing is another form of social pressures. Hitler brainwashed many Germans into thinking that the Jews were the cause of their economic and political problems. He wanted and forced them to believe that the Jews were insubordinate to themselves. Hitler made sure that children were taught to "Heil Hitler". "We grew up believing that Hitler was a supergod, and Germany an anointed nation. We were taught our German superiority in everything." (Models of Obedience, page 235) Many of the German children grew up hating Jews, so this was all that they new. Hitler tired to drill in the superiority of the Germans to the not only adults minds but also to children's'. "[It's] especially easy to manipulate children at that age. ...