by ian807 » Sun 30 Aug 2009, 14:36:00
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PrestonSturges', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dorlomin', 'Y')ou are not even pretending to make sense now.
A profound point actually, and one that confuses liberals to no end. See Hitler said that propaganda needed to be loud, angry, intensely paranoid, repetitive, repetitive, and what was it....
repetitive.As Hitler explained at great length in Mein Kampf, the angry paranoid message must be distilled to their simplest form. "Death panels" are merely of new version of the antisemitic blood libels but they are perfect propaganda. because they are aimed for the stupidest 10% of the population,
these messages are not designed to make any sense. In fact, not making sense or being breathlessly self contradictory is sort of signal to leave critical thinking at the door, or a test to see who is really on board. Like when Winston Smith said "Two plus two equals five."
Hitler specifically singled out critical thinkers as his natural enemies.
Yes, the organizers of the conservative health care "debates" have pretty much taken a page from the nazi playbook. They've added to it though. For every strategy they use, they first accuse the liberals of using it first. I had the unpleasant experience of listening to Rush Limbaugh for two weeks. His basic strategy before he talks might be described as "Pot call the kettle black," then rant. Apparently, this redirects attention away from what he's doing. Disingenuous. Is anyone surprised? The other frantic ranter types seem to have picked up the habit too.
