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It was Hitler who originated the concept of repeating a big lie posited as the truth. Goebbels refined that to repetition of a big lie and suppressing alternatives to the objective of the statement maker.
Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20161026-how-liars-create-the-illusion-of-truth
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/joseph-goebbels-on-the-quot-big-lie-quot
This can be applied to various totalitarian regimes. It can also apply in this case of a broadcaster who repeatedly utters that a massacre was confected by an entity whose aim is to control weapons.
The key of a successful propagandist is when proffering statements, that there is: (i) no evidence of the alleged entity performing the deed and (ii) the listener may have or not have any prior knowledge of what is going on in reality in order to make a judgment of whether the propagandist is telling the truth.
For the latter, it is repetition of the lie and the broadcaster pummeling its listeners with the same statement without allowing or addressing alternatives.
Importantly, the success of a propagandist is repetition of the statement regardless of the listener's belief is based on facts or lies.
The problem of belief in a lie is that we don't have the time to process the statement. We lead 'busy' lives and make quick judgments on what is presented to us.
Ref: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20161026-how-liars-create-the-illusion-of-truth
It behooves the listener to take some time and reflect on what issues are important to you and ask yourself if the statement is the truth and whether it pertains to your core beliefs, or as Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young in "Teach Your Children", "....Must have a code that you can live by....".
Thank you,
Anthony, of "....the truth will set you free...." (John 8:32), don't be a prisoner of lies, Belfield in the land of the Wangal and Darug Peoples of the Eora Nation
He sounds like a bit of a wanker. At least I can say I have more than just a few opinions. I'm more than willing to contribute towards discussion about almost any topic.