A Quote

See if this quote sounds like any government you know:

"Naturally, the common people don’t want war, but they can always be brought to the bidding of their leaders. Tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and endangering the country. It works the same in every country."

I first heard it a while back, but at the time could not confirm it's authenticity. Then the good folks at Snopes confirmed it, so now it's worthy of posting.

Snopes, for the record, is one of the premiere verifiers/debunkers of urban myths and the like. I have never known them to be incorrect. When they aren't certain of their facts, they will list the results of their research as "inconclusive".

So anyway, the quote above, which sounds a lot like the way we're currently being led? It was from Nazi Herman Goering during the Nuremberg Trials.

(For more information, feel free to visit the Snopes confirmation page.)

Tell them they're being attacked. Our President and other leaders can hardly make it through 30 seconds of any speech without invoking 9/11, al Qaeda, WMD, the War on Terror or the insurgency.

Denounce the pacifists. "You're either with us or you're with the terrorists". "Liberals Hate America". "Not supporting the war is not supporting the troops".

Goering may not be the source from which the Neo Conservatives got their play book, but it doesn't make me feel any warmer towards them that they're using the same tactics he did.

Liam.