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Comparison: The Hitler Youth And The Manson Family
What are you capable of doing if you've been brainwashed? If you've heard and know of the "Hitler Youth" and "Charles Manson and the Manson Family", you would know the answer to that question. The Hitler Youth and Charles Manson and the Manson Family are very similar in the fact that they both used a form of indoctrination and brainwashing to recruit members into their organization/cult. They both were prejudice against other racial groups/people different from them. However, the Hitler Youth and Charles Manson & the Manson Family are different because Hitler dictated under supremacy of National Socialism and made his followers believe that his way is the only and right way while Charles Manson used mental and physical control to get and use his "family". As far as racial barriers go, the Hitler Youth and Charles Manson are very similar. They both had psychological disorders that may have led to their paranoia and anxiety and overall ludicrous thoughts and behavior and their successful manipulation of others, shared the swastika symbol, and were going to commit heinous acts that they tried to blame on other racial groups/people different than …show more content…
"During the trial period, each boy and girl had to pass a written examination to make sure they had mastered Nazi ideas about race and politics. They also had to prove their racial background... Only healthy boys and girls of proven "Aryan" descent were permitted to join" (Bartoletti 25). For instance, this quote proves the Hitler Youth had its members be prejudice against other racial groups/people different from

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