The Fourth Reich: Media's Betrayal & the Nature of Power

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The discussion centers on the historical recognition of tyrants like Hitler and Stalin as TIME Magazine's "Man of the Year," highlighting the difficulty in identifying genocidal leaders while they are in power, especially when supported by the media. It emphasizes that the nature of power attracts individuals who may misuse it, often relying on deception to justify wars. The conversation touches on the American media's role in potentially misleading the public regarding government actions, particularly in the context of the Patriot Act and the U.S. response to events like the 9/11 attacks. Participants express varying opinions on the implications of these historical comparisons and the importance of questioning governmental narratives. The dialogue also introduces terms like "argumentum ad nazium" to critique the use of historical analogies in contemporary discussions.
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As I mentioned above, Hitler was TIME Magazine's Man Of The Year in 1938. Stalin was TIME Magazine's Man Of The Year for 1939 and 1942. Both of these men, and many others also celibrated by the media, were unimaginable monsters. The lesson from these facts is that it isn't easy to spot a genocidal tyrant when you live with one, especially one whom the press supports and promotes.
Tyrants become obvious only when looking back, after what they have done becomes known. The German people did not stand up to Hitler because their media betrayed them, just as the American media is betraying the American people by willingly, voluntarily, even proudly, abandoning its traditional role as watchdog against government abuse.


It is the very nature of power that it attracts the sort of people who should not have it. The United States, as the world's last superpower, is a prize that attracts men and women willing to do absolutely anything to win that power, and hence are also willing to do absolutely anything with that power once they have it. If one thinks about it long enough, one will realize that all tyrants, past and most especially present, MUST use deception on their population to initiate a war.

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I support bush, and all. But hearing diffrent people's opinion really broadens your horizon.
 
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From the site:
American people... never question why Afghanistan would have done something so stupid as to attack the United States, and as a result, Americans find themselves in a war.

Afghanistan didn't attack the US.

Now the US Government has requested temporary extraordinary powers, powers specifically banned under Constitutional law,

No it hasn't. The laws that have been written are not "specifically banned under Constitutional law". I don't agree with all of the Patriot Act... but they're not banned.

Talismans are added from orthodox religions and the occult to fill the soldiers with delusions of mystical strengths and an afterlife if they fall in battle.

say what?

I think I'm going to move this thread to S&D
 
Wow, I don't think I've ever been able to invoke Godwin's law on an original post before!

Oh, I just learned a new term for this:   argumentum ad nazium.
 
ahahaha i just looked up wikipedia because i didnt know what that is and that's the most hilarious thing I've ever heard of in my life.
 
Zygotic Embryo said:
As I mentioned above, Hitler was TIME Magazine's Man Of The Year in 1938. Stalin was TIME Magazine's Man Of The Year for 1939 and 1942. Both of these men, and many others also celibrated by the media, were unimaginable monsters.
Just fyi, Time's "man of the year" award isn't a popularity contest or about positive contributions, its about most contributions, positive or negative. Both of those men most certainly had the largest impact on the events of the years they were "awarded" it.

But anyway...
argumentum ad nazium
Outstanding.
 
https://www.newsweek.com/robert-redford-dead-hollywood-live-updates-2130559 Apparently Redford was a somewhat poor student, so was headed to Europe to study art and painting, but stopped in New York and studied acting. Notable movies include Barefoot in the Park (1967 with Jane Fonda), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969, with Paul Newma), Jeremiah Johnson, the political drama The Candidate (both 1972), The Sting (1973 with Paul Newman), the romantic dramas The Way We Were (1973), and...

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