Was Nazi propaganda a political or social form of marketing?

[Ace]

The Nazi party argued many socially-driven discriminative viewpoints, but were considered a governing collective that ruled over a nation. Thus, would the social outlooks that it imposed upon the ruled population be considered as a "political" activity, although it is of an inherently social nature?

[Julie]

One could argue either point of this question. The Nazi Party of Germany was a movement that aimed to gain the support of the people which would in turn lead to the election (and continued validity) of whomever they chose to place in power. Propaganda is always this way; it is a tool by which the government seeks out the love of the people in order to maintain their own power. A nation-state is nothing without its people as the people, when oppressed, are more likely to revolt and cause trouble. Propaganda is used as a weapon to prevent that.

The Nazi party's use of propaganda was a steady stream of misleading falsehoods that were pumped into German society but in the end was used towards a political end. Whichever point you choose to argue, both would be correct so long as you offer support for your theory..