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conflicting points of view it can determine the opinions of
the population. We do not know much about how this
monopolistic effect really works, but it is important to
note its singularity. No inference should be drawn
regarding the effects of radio as such. It is often
forgotten that Hitler did not achieve control through
radio but almost despite it, because at the time of his rise
to power radio was controlled by his enemies. The
monopolistic effects have probably less social importance
than is generally assumed.
Professor Lazarsfeld’s helpless unawareness of the nature and
effects of radio is not a personal defect, but a universally
shared ineptitude.
In a radio speech in Munich, March 14, 1936, Hitler said,