In the annals of propaganda, big lies are landmarks. As part of propagating his own big lies, Hitler complained about them, writing that people "more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a little one, since they themselves lie in little things, but would be ashamed of lies that were too big.... even when enlightened on the subject, they will long doubt and waver ...."
Big lies create compliance by hoodwinking the population, which clears the path for despots. The War on "Terror" has replaced the War on Drugs as a broader, more nuanced rationale for anything and everything that abets social control.
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