Be careful — ride will be rough
To the editor:
Review the following dictates:
The greater the lie, the more chance of it being believed.
Be crude and violent in form, utterly unscrupulous in substance.
Transform support from the middle class to the working class.
The press must be under complete control of the party.
Whoever can conquer the streets will one day conquer the state.
All judges must be loyal to the movement.
Repetition of effective arguments — arguments must be clear and forcible.
Truth is unimportant.
Hatred must be directed at particular individuals, groups and races.
Defeat democracy by the use of democracy.
Sound familiar?
These were the standards of Joseph Goebbels, minister of propaganda for the Third Reich.
Put your seat belt on — you’re in for a rough ride.
Jim Rinaldo
Toronto