A short history lesson

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gruntothesmitey on February 16th, 2021 at 20:30 UTC »

From an interview in Hermann Göring's Nuremberg jail cell on January 3rd 1946:

Göring: Why, of course, the people don't want war. 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.

Gilbert: There is one difference. 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.

Göring: 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.

Sounds oddly familiar.

how2crtaccount on February 16th, 2021 at 20:50 UTC »

That's exactly what is happening in india. No freedom of speech and press is the worst (ranked 142 out of ~160 countries in matter of freedom of press)

Crystal007635 on February 16th, 2021 at 21:07 UTC »

Also we need to remember that a lot of German people knew what was going on, concentration camps in Germany were located fairly close to cities, to facilitate the transfer of goods produced, and it limited the amount of railroads that had to be built to transport prisoners. Likewise, arrests and violence against Jews and communists was not hidden, as it had been slowly indoctrinated by the regime as a justified action for the good of the country.

Concentration camps were massive, and you can’t not see them when you live nearby. German people just chose to ignore it and not speak up because of propaganda, a police state, a secret police that could arrest them and kill them, or send them to those camps.