July 18, 2009 - HOW DID HITLER THINK?

This is one of Hitler's famous quotes:

"The greater the lie, the greater chance that it will be believed." - Adolph Hitler

I tend to agree with him...for the simple reason that too many people love "gossip" and relish in the gory details. A small lie is usually not very interesting and will not gain the attention of many people. On a national level and a personal level, I have found that the greater the rumor about someone, (which most of the times is a lie or exaggeration) the faster it travels.

Have you ever wondered how Hitler got so many people to follow his evil deeds? One man? To gain everyone's confidence, he "brainwashed" people with his lies.

When I was in high school (way back when), we studied about "truth" in journalism. A journalist was bound by honor to report events as accurately as possible, leaving out personal feelings on the subject/action/event.

Today, we are bombarded from hundreds of media outlets with a different perspective on everything that is going on in the world today. To heck with "truth," it is "let me tell you what I think." I am guilty of the same thing but I am not a journalist but a commentator at best. At least, I try to stick to the facts.

We need to be on watch for the "truth" by watching/reading a variety of television news programs/newpapers/magagines, then use our "brains" to make every effort to ascertain the real truth about a given subject and not let someone spoon feed us a bunch of junk.

I agree with this quote:

Many people would sooner die than think. In fact they do." - Bertrand Russell

My problem is the ultra-liberal guys who do not care if something is the truth or not. This is how Adolph Hitler took over the German people's minds. Since our thoughts are being impacted by so many dysfunctional ideas, we need to be on guard for the "truth" and not fall for "everything" that is being said or written. Some people are simply too gullible to recognize they are being manipulated, much as Hitler did to the people of Germany.

This quote says it all:

"Thoughts are energy. And you can make your world or break your world by thinking." - Susan Taylor