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I see the obligatory aversion to any Nazi reference showing up already.
But I'm tired of having it decreed that no lessons can be learned from the Nazi experience, and that recognizing their techniques automatically means that the subject is being accused of 'being' a Nazi.
The 'big lie' was indeed a child of Goebbels. Sorry, but its important to point out why that technique is so insidious, and the company you keep when you use it.
Likewise, the word 'fascist' has been declared off limits because the historically illiterate in this country equate Nazi and Fascist. They were NOT the same thing, and equating them keeps us from identifying the elements of fascism that are truly creeping into our society.
Call it as it is when the shoe fits.
