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Don't Be a Sucker is an anti-fascist propaganda film produced by the United States Army Signal Corps. It follows a Freemason, Mike, who buys into the prejudiced beliefs of a demagogic street speaker until the speaker denounces Masons.

A Hungarian refugee then tells Mike how the same prejudiced beliefs led to the rise of fascism in Germany. The film argues that both majority and minority groups are harmed by fascism, and that Americans must unify against fascism regardless of race, religion, or national origin.

Don't Be a Sucker saw a resurgence in popularity after the Unite the Right rally in 2017.

A 1951 study conducted by Eunice Cooper and Helen Dinerman found that viewers of Don't Be a Sucker engaged in selective perception for arguments that conflicted with their preconceived beliefs. In some cases, this included viewers interpreting the film to support ideas that do not reflect the intended message or contradict it outright.

They found that viewers of the film were more likely to say that fascism could never occur in the United States. The film's emphasis on minority groups instilled in participants the belief that these groups are too numerous for fascism to be a serious threat.[16]

Participants in the study also struggled to take the characters seriously. They saw the American street speaker as harmless and laughable compared to the Nazi street speaker, deeming him ineffective in spreading fascist ideas.

They saw Mike as unrelatable because he was "weak, gullible, and passive". The film was found to be successful in discouraging employment discrimination. One quarter of Protestants who viewed the film in this study believed that American-born citizens should be given preferential treatment in employment, compared to one half of Protestants who did not view the film.

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