Chapter 1528: Keeping the Enemy in Mind
However, before this farce was over, some changes occurred. Although Adolf wanted to wipe out the entire German Labor Party immediately, sink it into the sea, or imprison it and destroy it, there were disagreements within the National Party at this time, and Goebbels, an important figure in the German National Party, was one of them.
A week into the battle between the SA and the Red Front, Goebbels hurried from the Propaganda Department of the German National Party to Adolf's office in Berlin.
"We cannot eliminate the Labour Party for the time being. We should even stop most of our actions and let the Labour Party preserve its strength for the time being."
In Adolf's office, Goebbels gave Adolf serious advice. His proposal made Adolf look a little unhappy.
Adolf said grimly, "This is our best chance to completely overthrow the German Labor Party. You'd better give me a convincing reason, Jupp."
"Jup" was Adolf's private nickname for Goebbels, which also shows the close relationship between the two. Goebbels himself was a fanatical follower of Adolf. At the same time, he was also very wise and resourceful, and was deeply valued by Adolf.
If someone else had made this suggestion to him, Adolf would not have sat down so calmly to listen to the argument.
Goebbels did not answer Adolf's question immediately, but asked: "Your Excellency, the great party leader, what do you think is the current priority of our National Party?"
Adolf said without hesitation: "Of course, it is to change this failed country and let the glory of Germany shine on the whole world."
Goebbels pursed his lips and said with satisfaction: "This is the common goal of all of us, but our first goal now is to rule Germany first and make you the ruler of Germany."
"This is how we can exact our revenge. Therefore, at this stage, all our strategies should prioritize controlling the Imperial Parliament."
"Let everyone vote for us. When you become the Prime Minister of the Empire, all problems will be solved. Before we truly grasp power, everything we have is nothing but castles in the air."
Adolf was not completely satisfied with Goebbels's statement. He frowned and said, "Now our National Party has a strong momentum in the empire, with tens of millions of people supporting it, as well as influence in various government departments and the SA. Isn't this enough to lay an advantage for our National Party in the next election?"
It is no wonder that Adolf thinks so. Now he and the German National Party he leads have a strong influence in Germany and even in Austria-Hungary.
His rhetoric, personal charm, and publicity enabled him to gain widespread support throughout the German region of Europe. Everyone gave him and the National Party face, even high-ranking government officials and even arrogant aristocrats.
To put it bluntly, at this time, if Adolf raised his arms and shouted, it would cause turmoil in the whole of Germany and threaten the political stability of Germany and Austria.
Almost all the people he met, except for the old nobles at the top of the food chain, were respectful to him and even praised him.
In this atmosphere, it would be strange if Adolf did not feel a little confused.
However, now Goebbels said that his power was a castle in the air and nothingness, which obviously made him feel a little dissatisfied. However, in the early days, Adolf was still able to listen to opinions humbly.
"Yup, you'd better explain clearly. I personally think we have a sure win in this election, especially after we have defeated the Labor Party, our biggest opponent," said Adolf.
Yes, the biggest competitor of the German National Party is the German Labor Party, and this is also true in elections. In recent years, with the economic crisis and the growth of the German working class, although the Labor Party still faces suppression from various forces in Germany, it has also begun to become public.
It is better to bring the Labour Party out in the open than to let them secretly unite the grassroots people and engage in subversive activities. The United Kingdom and East Africa have already set an example. Even if the parliamentary Labour Party enters the national decision-making level, it will be subject to great constraints.
On the other hand, the German government has also tried to wipe out the Labour Party, but the effect was not good. The Labour Party’s ideas are pervasive throughout Europe and are extremely inflammatory. If they want to fight against the Labour Party’s ideas, they can only support another inflammatory ideology.
All in all, the German government has no better way to deal with the Labor Party and can only support the German National Party. However, the influence of the Labor Party is not weak. After all, when the German Labor Party was established, the current senior leaders of the German National Party were not yet born!
Taking Germany's current public support rate as an example, the Labor Party's reputation is not inferior to that of the National Party. This further strengthened Adolf's determination to eradicate the German Labor Party.
Goebbels said: "Mr. Party Leader, the reason I say this is that we should not focus entirely on the German Labor Party. The German Labor Party is the mortal enemy of our National Party, there is no doubt about that, but in terms of the real threat, it is the German aristocracy and the bourgeoisie that play a decisive role in whether our National Party can come to power."
"Although we now have a cooperative relationship with the German upper class and the relationship between the two sides is very good, we must admit that they have never regarded us as their own people."
"And they happen to control the entire German state apparatus, government departments, and resources, which means that this group of people ultimately decides who will become the actual leader of the German government."
"Whether it's the Labour Party or us, although we have extremely high support among the people, no one will take us seriously until we are fully in power."
"I think the party leader has profound experience of this, especially when dealing with top German aristocrats and wealthy families."
Goebbels' words instantly brought back some unpleasant memories for Adolf. The fact was just as he said, in the eyes of those top German aristocrats and bigwigs from wealthy families, Adolf was just a small figure and was not qualified to be on an equal footing with them.
This can be easily detected from the arrogance and contempt revealed in their words and deeds. A rising star in German politics at Adolf's level is also qualified to have access to Germany's actual behind-the-scenes ruling group, that is, Germany's Junker Group.
This group is different from individuals. They stick together, have complex connections, and control every aspect of Germany. Even the German Emperor Wilhelm II could not do anything about them, let alone Adolf, a "little man".
As for the public support rate, to put it bluntly, if the Junker group is not satisfied with the election results, the Junkers who control the army can completely overturn the final result by force, and at worst establish a military government.
For political groups like the German Labor Party, the National Party or other political groups, the idea of popular elections, to put it bluntly, is no different from children playing house in their eyes.
The reason they are not taking action against the German Labor Party now is that they are unwilling to take action themselves, not that they are incapable of doing so. Taking action would easily lead to public dissatisfaction and cause the entire German social order to collapse.
The collapse of social order may not deal a fatal blow to the Junker Group, but the collapse of the old order will inevitably cause losses to the forces within the group.
After all, the original German social order and system is the optimal solution to maintain the entire interest group. It is a balance achieved through decades of struggle and compromise among various forces. Everyone benefits equally.
Therefore, the forces within the Junker Group are not willing to disrupt the balance of the original social order.
"Go on!" Adolf frowned.
Goebbels said: "Now, the reason why the German upper class is so indulgent towards our National Party is for only one purpose, that is, to deal with the Labor Party, a difficult problem that they have no way to solve. I wonder if the party leader agrees with my statement and judgment?"
Adolf thought for a moment before nodding and saying, "Indeed, although I don't want to admit this conclusion, this should be the true mentality of the German government's top officials."
Goebbels said: "There is no doubt that in the eyes of those short-sighted and selfish German bigwigs, our National Party is a tool they use to deal with the German Labor Party on the one hand, and on the other hand to divert the contradictions between the domestic people and the upper class in the current economic crisis."
“Especially the first role, which is to deal with the German Labor Party, is the most important role of our National Party in the eyes of these people.”
"This is also the reason why I suggest not to wipe out the Labour Party. At this stage, our primary goal is not to clean up the Labour Party in the country. On the contrary, now that the Labour Party has been hit, we should stop immediately and not become the knife of the German deep state."
"If the German Labor Party no longer exists, our value in the eyes of these people will no longer exist. It is even possible that they will target us next."
"Therefore, for the long-term development of the National Party, before we take power, we should not completely suppress the Labour Party, but instead build momentum for them to a certain extent."
"We want to give the whole of Germany the illusion that the Labor Party is still very strong and that they may have the ability to overthrow the regime at any time, just like the Soviet Labor Party did."
"In this way, the various forces in Germany can now stand with us, rather than being a tool that can be discarded after use."
His words woke Adolf up from his dream, but he still had doubts. He asked, "If we don't kill the snake, there will be endless troubles. What if the German Labor Party really becomes powerful and is beyond our control?"
"After all, our destruction of the Labour Party this time was not deep enough. We only destroyed most of the Red Front Alliance. The Labour Party organization behind them did not suffer much loss and has a great influence across the country."
In response to his doubts, Goebbels said: "Mr. Party Leader, with the domestic elections approaching, do you think the Labour Party can really reap the spoils?"
"Let alone the existence of our national party, even the German upper class will not allow the Labour Party to take power, so even if we don't take action next, they will continue to cause trouble for the Labour Party."
"So we should sit back and watch the fight between the two, let the Labour Party and that group of people consume each other, while the National Party takes the opportunity to speed up its efforts to win over the domestic public."
"Now, the Red Front Alliance has suffered heavy losses and has no way of competing with the SA. This also means that the ghettos in areas such as Berlin have become our power."
"Next, we should use our political ideals and policy proposals to turn the people in these areas into our supporters."
"The gap between us and the German Labor Party was originally not that big. In this case, our support rate will definitely surpass that of the German Labor Party. Add to that some tricks in the election, and it is almost certain that the German National Party will become the largest party in the empire and the largest party in parliament."
There is a lot of room for maneuver in the election process, which is basically controlled by the current German government. As for the issue of fairness, the German government will certainly not make it easy for the Labor Party. Instead, it will use various means to reduce the votes of the German Labor Party.
Therefore, Goebbels believed that it was not appropriate to take action against the Labor Party at the moment, especially their German National Party. As long as the threat from the Labor Party continued to exist, the German ruling class would inevitably tend to favor the German National Party.
In fact, this is a trick of nurturing an enemy to protect oneself. In Goebbels' view, the German Labor Party is an "enemy", a tool to threaten the German ruling class, and an important guarantee for whether the German National Party can become the actual ruler of Germany.
After listening to Goebbels's speech, Adolf finally felt relieved. He said, "As expected, you are more clear-headed than me."
"In that case, let's let the German Labor Party off for now, and settle accounts with them all after the election results come out."
Goebbels smiled and said: "After we become the ruling party, we will be in control of the national cause. We will have the final say, and the Junkers and the bourgeoisie will not be able to turn against us."
"Then we just need to keep infiltrating the army, police station and various government departments, just like Mr. Benito in Italy, and we will be able to place our people in all the powerful departments in Germany."
"With the state organs and violence machinery in our hands, our National Party's enemies will be nothing more than a mob, just like the German Labour Party. We can then frame them at will, declare the Labour Party illegal, and uproot them."
"There are other opponents of ours, such as the Jews... and so on, all of which are based on us becoming the ruling party."
"At that time, all of Germany will have only one voice. The will of your Excellency the party leader will be combined with the will of all of Germany to lead our country and nation to rise completely in the world."
After hearing what Goebbels said, Adolf laughed loudly, then turned serious and said firmly: "Yes, by then our political ambitions will be fully realized, the German nation will be completely great, and all of us will become heroes of the empire and be recorded in history books."
"By then, I hope that in the future history books of Germany, I can become a figure who has made great contributions to the German nation like Prime Minister Bismarck."
"We will work together to build Germany into the most powerful country in the world and spread Germany's glory to the whole world."
So, after this secret conversation, under the instructions of the German National Party, the SA's offensive against the Red Front Alliance and the Labor Party was temporarily stopped.
Of course, small-scale conflicts and street fights between the two parties still occur from time to time. After all, the German National Party also wants to set an example for the German ruling class and let them see the role of the German National Party.
Strengthen their support for the German National Party, the only national party that can compete with the Labor Party, in the upcoming Imperial Parliament elections, and vote for the German National Party.
The situation in Germany has temporarily stabilized, but this is only the calm before the storm. Once the German election is over, Adolf will inevitably raise his butcher knife again.
(End of this chapter)
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