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By TACHYONCan the DNC talk about anything but the RNC?
Originally posted by TACHYON
Nice signature Kegs, it sums up the war on terror perfectly. I give you two thumbs up for that
[edit on 1-9-2004 by TACHYON]
Originally posted by RANT
Originally posted by TACHYON
Nice signature Kegs, it sums up the war on terror perfectly. I give you two thumbs up for that
[edit on 1-9-2004 by TACHYON]
Man, you're slow today. It's by Joseph Goebbels, 1943.
Learn when you're party is being ridiculed. Or rather, scratch that.
Carry on.
Originally posted by TACHYON
Originally posted by RANT
Originally posted by TACHYON
Nice signature Kegs, it sums up the war on terror perfectly. I give you two thumbs up for that
[edit on 1-9-2004 by TACHYON]
Man, you're slow today. It's by Joseph Goebbels, 1943.
Learn when you're party is being ridiculed. Or rather, scratch that.
Carry on.
Its 3 am here lol, I thought the quote supported the war and its side effects? Am I wrong, did I misinterpret anything?
Originally posted by sminkeypinkey
Remember the days when a fundamentalist Muslim uprising (war) was a good thing?
(*sigh*........who am I kidding, who beyond a handful will give this the slightest thought beyond the superficial?)
Originally posted by TheBigD
I guess i'm an economic girlie-man because I'm complaining about counting change to get a shake................I'm a girlie-man!
Originally posted by RANT
No worries. I was just in shock (still am really). No you're on target. Joseph Goebbels would indeed support the Republican war effort.
[edit on 1-9-2004 by RANT]
Later in the conversation, Gilbert recorded Goering's observations that the common people can always be manipulated into supporting and fighting wars by their political leaders:
We got around to the subject of war again and I said that, contrary to his attitude, I did not think that the common people are very thankful for leaders who bring them war and destruction.
"Why, of course, the people don't want war," Goering shrugged. "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. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship."
"There is one difference," I pointed out. "In a democracy the people have some say in the matter through their elected representatives, and in the United States only Congress can declare wars."
"Oh, that is all well and good, but, voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country."
Claim: Hermann Goering proclaimed that although "the people don't want war," they "can always be brought to the bidding of their leaders."
Status: True.
Originally posted by ShadowXIX
Yeah lets not talked about war when we are at WAR. People the US is at war and it should be talked about.