Its also the same set of methods that characterize the Big Lie technique that was used so effectively by Hitler in the 1930's and '40's.
>> >Crap or not, the rating is quoted all over the place, from MSM to >> >fringe blogs. What burns your ass is that it sticks because it's true. >> > >> >> So let me get this straight, you admit that the ranking is pure BS and >> largely fictional, yet you still follow it. Tell me you still think >> that the world is flat and that the sun revolves around the earth? > >No - he's clearly saying that even if it was a bald-faced lie, enough people >have now said it. Which makes it true. Because anything that's repeated >enough must have some value. > >Essentially it's the same complex lie being using by the anti-evolutionists >and the anti-vaccinationists: > >1) Create and then publicize an outlandish statement. > >2) With that statement create a political and/or social controversy where >none existed. > >3) Claim that the existence of the political and/or social controversy >proves that the claim should be taken seriously factually or scientifically. > >4) When the claim is ignored factually or scientifically (you know, because >it's a lie) claim that some entrenched establishment is "suppressing the >truth" (usually for some tenuously-linked monetary gain). I don't believe >that we've made it here with the lie about Obama's voting record. > >It's a self-fulfillment fallacy: There must be truth in this controversy >we've invented because there's a controversy. Really just a complex, more >directly devious version of the Argument from Consensus, the "Bandwagon" >fallacy. > >The fallacy considers truth a product of democratic processes. If enough >people say it, it must have merit... so all you have to do to GIVE something >merit is get it said a lot. Of course that's clearly insane thinking but >it's a technique made art by the Republican campaign machines in recent >years. > >Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:264550 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
