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Propaganda War on Guns - The Strategy Unveiled
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My military background consists of 12 years 3 months 18 days and
one breakfast in the US Army. I served in the Korean War in 1952
and later in Europe in 1962 in a branch of law enforcement. I am
presently retired from Hewlett-Packard in Vancouver, WA.
History has always been a key interest to me and during my travels
throughout Germany and Poland I looked up a very good friend who
was a Sgt. Major stationed at Dachau who took me on a tour of the
Nazi "Death Camp." He was a surviving member of Merrill's Marauders
who fought their way through Burma during the war and later became
my combat trainer prior to going to Korea. He did not escape being
badly shot up in Burma but recovered enough to become a trainer. My
next visit was to Auschwitz in Poland and some neighboring police
stations. Most of the people who lived close by these camps still
deny knowing what was going on at the time they were in use. I asked
myself how could they not know? The answer was………, they had to know.
Denial, denial, doesn't that sound like a familiar echo in today's
government? No one deserved what those people suffered at the hands
of a tyrannical out of control government. Is history raising it's
ugly head today? You can count on it! Speaking of Hitler, please
bear with me in reading the following observations.
As you probably know, Handgun Control, Inc., (HCI) is waging a major
propaganda war against the United States, with the help of the socialist
media elite, and some powerful politicians. Their lies were once totally
disregarded by most people, but today, the majority of the people seem
to believe the anti-gunners. Why is this?
In 1925 Adolf Hitler wrote Mein Kampf, and gave the world an
opportunity to see into his mind. I have read it many times. Hitler
wrote about the Nazi movement from its infancy, and gave us insights
as to his intentions. In 1939, Mein Kampf was translated into English
and distributed in America. But few people took the time to read Mein
Kampf. After all, the predictions being made about Hitler's intentions
were crazy, and few people could comprehend them, much less believe
them.
Today we must deal with people, even fellow gun owners, who do not
believe that the present gun control attempts are leading to total
gun confiscation and a police state. They, like the "unbelievers"
in 1939, will not take the time to research this movement. If they
did, they would see that these warnings are indeed accurate and
timely.
Mein Kampf contains two chapters on propaganda (War Propaganda,
and Propaganda and Organization), and Hitler laid out an extensive
propaganda plan in his book, a plan that would change the history of
the world. After reading these two chapters, I learned that Hitler
was an expert on psychology, psychological warfare, and brainwashing.
Hitler probably knew more about the human mind and behavior -- and
how to control both -- than almost anyone else of his time.
I do not think that we need to argue his knowledge or success in
this area. History quite clearly shows us the powerful effect that
Hitler had on people and what he motivated them to do. Doubt it?
Look at the influence one man recently had on forty people in
California, resulting in mass suicide, not to mention Manson, Jones
and a few others before them, and today, in America, Hitler's techniques
are being used again, to destroy the United States and personal
liberties.
The anti-gun movement's main propaganda themes seem to be that
(1) guns and gun owners are the root of all evil, and
(2) that they (the socialist anti-gunners) are our only hope against
the spreading plague of crime. In Mein Kampf, Hitler's main propaganda
themes seem to be that
(1) Jews and Jewry are the root of all evil, and (2) that Hitler was
Germany's best hope against the spreading communist revolution. I fought
in the Korean war which was propagated by our Government to stop the
spread of communism. (so we were told over and over) We lost that
war at the cost of 50,000 Americans. I was one of the lucky ones. To
understand the movements, we must understand what propaganda is. Simply
put, propaganda can be outright lies, distorted facts, and/or truth,
combined to change a person's thoughts on a subject.
According to Hitler, "The task of propaganda lies not in a scientific
training of the individual, but rather in directing the masses towards
certain facts, events, necessities, etc., the purpose being to move
their importance into the masses' field of vision." (page 231)
We can see this in HCI's propaganda, as they also stick to a few main
points and repeat them over and over. How many times do they draw out
attention to the Hinkley shooting, the Purdy shooting, the recent high
school violence is another, or the AK47 rifle? Rather than use many
different crimes as examples of their propaganda, they concentrate on
a handful of well known crimes.
Hitler believed that propaganda had to be very simple, so the average
person, with a very short attention span, could understand it. He
stayed away from complicated ideas and stuck to a few basic and easy
to understand ideas.
Hitler said, "The more modest then, its scientific ballast is, and the
more it exclusively considers the feelings of the masses, the more
striking will be its success. . . This is just the art of propaganda
that it, understanding the great masses' world of ideas and feelings,
finds, by a correct psychological form, the way to the attentions, and
further to the heart, of the great masses." (pages 232-233)
Basically, Hitler says, KEEP IT SIMPLE!
He goes on to say, "The great mass of people is not composed of
diplomats or even teachers of political law, nor even of purely
reasonable individuals who are able to pass judgment, but of human
beings who are as undecided as they are inclined towards doubts and
uncertainty." (pages 236-7)
This is quite true, as very few people have taken the time to learn
how the political system and legislative process works, not to mention
the U.S. Constitution, and what it means. These people are "ripe for
the harvest" of a propaganda expert.
Hitler also said, "The people, in an overwhelming majority, are so
feminine in their nature and attitude that their activities and
thoughts are motivated less by sober consideration than by feeling
and sentiment." (page 237)
Look again at the gun control battle. Are people taking the time to
study the issue individually before making a decision? No, rather
they see images on TV of dead bodies, body bags, pools of blood, and
a gun lying next to a corpse. They see victims in pain and they see
next of kin crying over lost loved ones. They allow their emotions
to take over, and base their opinions on these emotions, rather than
"sober consideration." Television has become the most effective
brainwashing tool to turn gun control into an emotional issue. We
are all human, and none of us enjoys seeing weeping relatives or crime
victims lying in the street. Those among us who are strong see these
images and decide to prepare to resist an attack to ourselves and our
families. Those among us who are weak, succumb to the brainwashing
techniques and think that guns are evil.
Why is HCI, a relatively small organization (in comparison to the
large number of citizens who own firearms), so successful in their
repeated attacks against us?
Hitler answers this: "When propaganda has filled a whole people with
an idea, the organization, with the help of a handful of people, can
draw the consequences. Propaganda and organization -- that means
followers and members -- have thus a definite mutual relationship.
The better propaganda has been working, the smaller may be the
organization, and the greater the number of members and vice versa:
the worse propaganda is, the greater must and will be the organization
and the smaller the host of followers of a movement remains, the
greater must be the number of members, if it still wants to count on
success at all." (page 851)
Chipping Away -- From Hitler's words, and HCI's example, we can see
that they will continue to chip away at our firearms freedoms. As
long as the vast majority of gun owners and freedom loving Americans
remain sitting on the sidelines, we can expect things to get even
worse. It is insane to think that HCI will back down, or be satisfied
with only the Bride Bill, they have only just begun their attack, and
we have much more to come.
We can consider the leaders of the anti-gun movement (and their media
elitist friends) to be experts in the art of propaganda. They most
definitely know what they are doing, and they are very successful.
Hitler said, ". . . for this (propaganda) is also only a weapon,
though a frightful one, in the hands of an expert." (page 230)
Frightful indeed! We can see the propaganda masters taking our
freedom and our fellow citizens (the "masses") are practically
begging them to do it.
HCI is known for sticking to a handful of basic lies or statements,
which they repeat constantly. The result is that the average person
(Hitler calls them "the masses," while Lenin called them "useful
idiots") has these ideas hammered into him/her, until eventually they
agree with HCI, and are won over to HCI's side.
According to Hitler, "Now the purpose of propaganda is not continually
to produce interesting changes for a few blasé little masters, but to
convince; that means, to convince the masses. The masses, however,
with their inertia, always need a certain time before they are ready
even to notice a thing, and they will lend their memories only to the
thousandfold repetition of the most simple ideas. " (page 239)
Do you not see HCI using the same lies thousands of times, per
Hitler's instructions? We are referred to as "the lunatic fringe,"
"gun nuts," and "bullies." The scary sounding terms they use
repeatedly, such as "assault weapon," "cop killer bullet," or
"Saturday Night Special" hammered into our heads as a brainwashing
tool. Add to this the slogans "Has the NRA gone off the deep end?"
"How many more have to die?" "If we can save just one life . . ."
"We're working to keep guns out of the wrong hands" etc., and you
have a very effective propaganda campaign in use. We are merely
hearing slight variations of the main propaganda theme, that guns
and gun owners are the root of all evil. They make sure that they
stick to their main theme, as this is absolutely critical to the
success of their movement.
Hitler said, "All advertising, whether it lies in the field of
business or of politics, will carry success by continuity and
regular uniformity of application." (page 240)
Hitler goes on to say, "The great masses' receptive ability is only
very limited, their understanding small, but their forgetfulness is
great. As a consequence of these facts, all effective propaganda has
to limit itself only to a very few points and to use slogans until
even the last man is able to imagine what is intended by such a word.
As soon as one sacrifices this basic principle and tries to become
versatile, the effect will fritter away, as the masses are neither
able to digest the material offered nor to retain it. Thus the
result is weakened and finally eliminated." (page 234)
This is true, as most people rely solely on the mass media for their
news, and never take the time to see if the news reports are actually
true. We tend to have very short memories as well. Can you remember
what you were doing nine days ago, what the lead story was on the news
three days ago, or just one or two campaign promises that George Bush
has not broken?
In the beginning of the anti-gun movement, most people did not believe
the anti-gun lies. They knew that all the scheming and dreaming would
not eliminate crime, but rather that it would strip them of their
liberties. By utilizing effective propaganda techniques, HCI has
managed to change quite a few minds. This is especially evident when
we look at the Brady Bill votes in the U.S. House of Representatives.
A few years ago, when the House voted on the Brady Bill, it was
defeated by 24 votes. This time it won by 53 votes. Why the drastic
change? Simple, by not giving up on their never ending propaganda
campaign, they brainwashed more people into joining their side,
including many who used to be pro-gun (at least seven of those
"Representatives" that voted anti-gun had received NRA PAC money for
their prior support).
Hitler said, "Here, too, the enemy's war propaganda (he is referring
to World War I) set a typical example. It was limited to a few points
of view, calculated exclusively for the masses, and it was carried out
with untiring persistency. Basic ideas and forms of execution which
had once been recognized as being right were employed throughout the
entire war, and never did one make even the slightest change. At the
beginning it was apparently crazy in the impudence of its assertions,
later it became disagreeable, and finally it was believed." (page
240)
Spreading The Idea -- Hitler goes on to say, "In every great
revolutionary movement propaganda will first have to spread the idea
of the movement. That means, it will untiringly try to make clear to
the others the new train of thought, to draw them over to its own
ground, or at least to make them doubtful of their own previous
conviction." (page 852)
HCI has managed to change society's view of gun ownership. Guns used
to be considered normal, healthy and in many instances, necessary.
Today, more and more people believe that guns are evil, and somehow
responsible for crime. This change of though did not just "happen,"
it was brought about by clever propaganda use.
Make no mistake about it, HCI and the gun grabbing elitists want
nothing short of taking all of our guns. The Brady Bill is just their
first step. Sound crazy? Sure, and that is why it is working! But
don't take my word for it, let's see what the anti-gunners have said
about their devious plan, in their own words:
"This is the first step" -- U.S. Representative Edward Feighan, refer-
ring to the Brady Bill (which he introduced) at recent House hearings.
"We're going to have to take one step at a time, and the first step
is necessarily -- given the political realities -- going to be very
modest... So we'll have to start working again to strengthen that law,
and then again to strengthen the next law, and maybe again and again.
"Right now though, we'd be satisfied not with half a loaf but with a
slice. Our ultimate goal -- total control of handguns in the United
States -- is going to take time... The first problem is to slow down
the increasing number of handguns being produced and sold in this
country. The second problem is to get handguns registered. And the
final problem is to make possession of all handguns and all handgun
ammunition -- except for military, policemen, licensed security guards,
licensed sporting clubs, and licensed gun collectors -- totally
illegal." -- Pet Shields, Chairman Emeritus, Handgun Control, Inc.
(interview appearing in The New Yorker, July 26, 1976)
"This is not all we will have in future Congresses, but this is a
crack in the door. There are too many handguns in the hands of
citizens. The right to keep and bear arms has nothing to do with the
Brady Bill." -- U.S. Representative Craig Washington, at the mark-up
hearing on the Brady Bill, April 10, 1991.
"Handguns should be outlawed. Our organization will probably take
this stand in time but we are not anxious to rouse the opposition
before we get the other legislation passed." -- Elliot Corbett,
Secretary, National Council For A Responsible Firearms Policy
(interview appeared in the Washington Evening Star on September 19,
1969).
"It is our aim to ban the manufacture and sale of handguns to private
individuals. . .the coalition's emphasis is to keep handguns out of
private possession -- where they do the most harm." Recruiting flyer
currently distributed by The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, formerly
called The National Coalition to Ban Handguns.
"Yes, I'm for an outright ban (on handguns)." -- Pete Shields,
Chairman emeritus, Handgun Control, Inc., during a 60 Minutes
interview.
"We are at the point in time and terror where nothing short of a
strong uniform policy of domestic disarmament will alleviate the
danger which is crystal clear and perilously present. Let us take
the guns away from the people. Exemptions should be limited to the
military, the police, and those licensed for good and sufficient
reasons. And I would look forward to the day when it would not be
necessary for the policeman to carry a sidearm." -- Patrick V. Murphy,
former New York City Police Commissioner, and now a member of Handgun
Control's National Committee, during testimony to the National
Association of Citizens Crime Commissions.
"My experience as a street cop suggests that most merchants should not
have guns. But I feel even stronger about the average person having
them...most homeowners...simply have no need to own guns." -- Joseph
McNamara, HCI spokesman, and former Chief of Police of San Jose,
California.
"I don't want to go for confiscation but that is where we are going."
- -- Daryl Gates, Police Chief of Los Angeles, California.
"There may be other things that will happen later... It may not be the
end... the bottom line is what we are seeking now is the Brady Bill."
- -- U.S. Representative Charles Schumer, interviewed on CNN Crossfire.
"The Brady Bill is the minimum step Congress should take...we need
much stricter gun control, and eventually should bar the ownership of
handguns, except in a few cases." -- U.S. Representative William Clay,
quoted in the St. Louis Post Dispatch on May 6, 1991.
"It's only the first step, it's not going to be enough...we've got to
go beyond that, and I hope we'll do it this session of Congress." - -
U.S. Representative Edward Feighan during an interview on ABC News
Nightline.
These people are quite clear as to their true intentions, that is, to
totally disarm the American citizenry. Make no mistake about it, they
are winning, and we are losing.
While we may have truth on our side, the people are not listening to
the truth. They believe the lies and will not take the time to find
out that they are indeed lies. This will only get worse. We do not
have the odds in our favor, as the anti-gun forces are well entrenched
and powerfully armed. But we must resist or we will most certainly
lose. Make no doubt about that.
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