The Big Lie
When I was growing up, one of the topics that was covered in some detail was the run up to WWII, and social/political changes in Germany that allowed the Nazi party and then Hitler to assume so much power.One of the methods discussed at length was that tactic called the Big Lie. The tactic is simple enough; a politically self serving and/or inflammatory statement is broadcast loudly, forcefully, and (most important) repeatedly. People are at first astonished by it, but then begin to assume that no one would possibly lie about something so outrageous, so easily disputed. The victims of such an attack often ignore the Big Lie, simply because the statements are usually so outrageously false. This allows the attack to continue uncontested, until doubt has begun to fester in the listeners. By this time, any belated defense can contrarily act to enforce the Big Lie, since others that had ignored the issue begin to listen, thinking where there is smoke there is fire.
We were told in school to be aware of this type of political demagoguery, that it had been used here as well, with McCarthy as the favorite example. People used this type of political attack to inflame people and quell/stifle debate, to hijack the political process for their own ends.
I believe we are seeing/have seen this type of politics practiced throughout most of Clinton's presidency, and now again by the far political left. The subject now is the 'quagmire' in Iraq and everything that is going wrong there.
Very little research is needed on the web to find that MSM's dismal picture of Iraq bears almost no relationship to reality there. James Phillips at the Heritage Foundation presents a very complete and compelling portrayal of how far from reality the current MSM mythos on Iraq is.
His research shows a completely different picture of Iraq than what is shown in most news programs and what is heard from our supposed leadership in the US Senate. Please read it all and make up your own mind.
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