"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."
-Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials
J R aka Vjklander
If YOU voted for George Bush the Younger, YOU are personally responsible for
the deaths of 2748 American soldiers. Sleep Well.
Those who voted for George Bush the Younger are morally inferior to those
Germans who voted for Hitler.
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