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From: keithd@cadovax.UUCP (Keith Doyle)
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Subject: Re: The Shame of the President
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>My guess is that a very small proportion of the German voters approved
>of the anti-Semitic programs of the Nazis, at least until they were
>swayed (as we all are) by the unremitting propaganda of the Nazi government.
>Of course, I can't prove it.
>-- 
>
>Martin Taylor

Ok, but how do you suggest we might detect future such programs of 
unremitting propaganda, and/or help more people to recognize such
dangerous situations so they do not become swayed by some group of
vigorous P-R men?

I think that it is by requiring people to think, to make decisions for
themselves, and not to accept the soothing words of some bozo in a business
suit who claims to know all the answers. 

I've heard many times in christian groups that God gave us 'free-will'
(I'd like to know any Biblical reference to this by the way if anyone
knows any offhand) and we have to make our own choice.  How can anyone
make their own choice if they're being bombarded with propaganda by
some religious zealot?  Religious brainwashing exists in this country
whether you want to believe it or not.  Many of their techniques are
similar to those utilized in Germany against the Jews (among other
things) in the 30's.  One of the best (because it is the most publicized)
examples in this country is the Moonies.  The most powerful technique
seems to be ISOLATION.  If you can control ALL of a persons inputs, you
are quite a long ways toward being in complete control of the person.
Book burning and book banning are important contributions to this technique
of isolation.  If we learn anything from the Holocaust it must be that we must
be constantly aware of some of the insidious techniques that can be used
to manipulate people.

Keith Doyle
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