tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post3156084956119917822..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: The State of Intellectual Decay in AmericaRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-64982142460977333072014-03-14T06:47:51.370-04:002014-03-14T06:47:51.370-04:00Hermann Goering's Quote On War And The People
...Hermann Goering's Quote On War And The People<br /><br />Göring: "Why, of course, the people don't want war. Why would some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best that he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece? Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-76695768110530242012014-03-14T06:45:19.934-04:002014-03-14T06:45:19.934-04:00“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating i...“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-69727236220638257342014-03-13T18:17:36.457-04:002014-03-13T18:17:36.457-04:00I often wonder if this quote is always taken out o...I often wonder if this quote is always taken out of context.<br />I think it likely that Hitler was referring to the British propaganda machine, which was<br />spreading what Hitler considered were lies about Germany under his régime.<br />Putin could say the same thing today, about the US propaganda machine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-33094071252383228912014-03-13T10:13:01.445-04:002014-03-13T10:13:01.445-04:00I am not a libertarian. Chris Hedges has much to ...I am not a libertarian. Chris Hedges has much to say about the NYT and it's continuing journey into becoming a propaganda rag. <br /><br />I concur with Professor Cohen insight. And I am concerned with the ultimate purpose of this propaganda. <br /><br />"Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it."<br /><br />~Adolph HitlerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-82476673967552712352014-03-12T20:30:35.337-04:002014-03-12T20:30:35.337-04:00All of our opponents suffer from Intellectual Deca...All of our opponents suffer from Intellectual Decay. Ever meet ANYONE that understood the NAP who was not already a libertarian? To the extent any of them actually think they do understand it (which is a minority), they argue that the rigorous enforcement of the NAP cannot work and to prove it they give historical examples of gross violations of the NAP (the Robber Baron era, for example). The Bob Roddishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263804608074597937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-8716691342265657672014-03-12T18:55:43.088-04:002014-03-12T18:55:43.088-04:00reading the Times link I think they took a swing a...reading the Times link I think they took a swing at Cohen but did not hit below the belt. I mean they did not say Adam Lanza was a follower of his.tghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05509401951200101202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-91255461579103888722014-03-12T17:04:05.182-04:002014-03-12T17:04:05.182-04:00Daniel McAdams is a talented mind. The way he deli...Daniel McAdams is a talented mind. The way he delivers perspective is truly great. He tees you up smacks you with reality... gotta love it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com