the timboucher experience

Just came across this interesting and highly relevant quotation about how big lies are more readily believed by a willing populace than small ones:

All this was inspired by the principle - which is quite true in itself - that in the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility; because the broad masses of a nation are always more easily corrupted in the deeper strata of their emotional nature than consciously or voluntarily; and thus in the primitive simplicity of their minds they more readily fall victims to the big lie than the small lie, since they themselves often tell small lies in little matters but would be ashamed to resort to large-scale falsehoods. It would never come into their heads to fabricate colossal untruths, and they would not believe that others could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously. Even though the facts which prove this to be so may be brought clearly to their minds, they will still doubt and waver and will continue to think that there may be some other explanation.

This is exactly what’s going on right now, I think. You’ll never guess who wrote this. Or maybe you will… It’s from Hitler’s Mein Kampf. He then goes on to describe the Jews as being master liars. That’s an ingenious tactic to (1) reveal what tricks YOU are employing, and then (2) turn around and pin them on somebody else.

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