Summary Of Rubin's Theory Of Symbol Sickness

Propaganda can serve as a tool to create division within society by altering public opinion. There is a process to the successful implementation of propaganda. A particular theory called Symbol Sickness, by Psychiatrist Theodore Rubin. Rubin’s theory demonstrates how antisemitic beliefs are enforced by creating division through self identity, and more importantly how the perpetrators were able to execute cruel behaviors and actions towards the Jewish population in Germany and parts of Eastern Europe. Symbol Sickness functions by separating the Jewish person so drastically far in the mind of an individual to the point where the individual is about to dehumanize them. By dehumanizing a Jewish individual through concepts like projection the individual