...it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether is it a democracy, a facist dictatorship, a parliament, or a communist dictatorship.Voice or no voice, people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.
2007-07-14 13:44:22 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Herman Goering, Nazi....
His take on how to use the Politics of Fear....
Georgie and the Boys have borrowed more than one page from this book.
2007-07-14 15:19:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine 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. 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 to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.”
Hermann Göring 1946 Nuremberg Trials(Nazi)
2007-07-14 23:13:14 · answer #2 · answered by Ringo G. 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. 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 greater danger."
-- Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials
it's possible that it's relevant. it sounds an awful lot like ann coulter. but i'm not treating it too seriously.
2007-07-14 13:52:39 · answer #3 · answered by brian 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
It has absolutely no relevance right now, it might if Hillary gets elected.
Ken Miller: A few links/thoughts ethics ...... or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship ... the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. ...
neurotheory.columbia.edu/~ken/political-links.html -
2007-07-14 14:01:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Herman Goering, the Nazi head of the Luftwaffe said those words at the the Nuremburg trials.
2007-07-14 13:54:37 · answer #5 · answered by prusa1237 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've seen the quote before, but cannot recall the source.
Yes, the ideas and issues reflected in that quote are directly relevant to many of the political debates currently ongoing.
2007-07-14 13:50:00 · answer #6 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Robert F Kennedy Jr. the author of "Crimes Against Nature"
I agree with the statement.
2007-07-14 14:22:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Herman Goering, second in command of the Third Reich, Nazi Party.
... Thanks for giving me another way to show/explain how this current US administration is fascism lite.
2007-07-14 14:27:57 · answer #8 · answered by juan70ahr 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Robert F. Kennedy
Relevance, I'd say most SANE Americans would agree that their lives have been disrupted as a result of this very tactic.
2007-07-14 13:49:48 · answer #9 · answered by alene1968 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I think that theory has been disproved...
2007-07-14 13:49:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋