Sunday, January 15, 2017

It works the same in every country

http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2017/01/14/it-works-the-same-in-every-country/

“Naturally, the common people don’t want war, but after all, it is the leaders of a country who determine its policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag people along whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliamentary system or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. This is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifist for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country.”

Hermann Goering – Hitler’s Reich-Marshall at the Nurenberg Trials after World War II

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