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I wouldn't put so much emphasis on the source: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joseph_Goebbels#Misattributed http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joseph_Goebbels#Misattrib

I wouldn't put so much emphasis on the source: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joseph_Goebbels#Misattributed http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joseph_Goebbels#Misattributed

chris_mahan 13y ago
Well, if people go read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Lie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Lie then perhaps the light will start to shine in their minds. <sarcasm>And what? You dare to question the absolute veracity of wikipedia? You will be sent to the Re-Education Camp immediately?</sarcasm> <notsarcasm>Having to use the sarcasm tag means enough people are unable to recognize sarcasm. I blame the education system. It's a damn shame though.</notsarcasm>
- redofrac 13y ago
  The sentiment has value, but it feels misleading to need to back it up by aligning the idea with the Nazi Germany. (The closest quote by Goebbels appears to be about England rather than Germany, not sure if that makes it more or less relevant here)
- criley 13y ago
  Of course, blame the education system for your own poor skill as a writer. Sarcasm remains, as it always has, difficult to pull in written language. Always funny to see bad writers blame their readers though.
- soperj 13y ago
  Sarcasm is a word that has been so misused by Americans, that people have tried to actually re-write the definition. -the use of irony to mock or convey contempt - It does not mean 'joking'.
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joyeuse6701 13y ago
Interesting, there are still correctly attributed points that fit this whole debacle: "But the most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental principle is borne in mind constantly and with unflagging attention. It must confine itself to a few points and repeat them over and over. Here, as so often in this world, persistence is the first and most important requirement for success." "War Propaganda", in volume 1, chapter 6 of Mein Kampf (1925), by Adolf Hitler I'm referring to the constant reuse of the term 'no direct access to servers'cough propaganda cough

I wouldn't put so much emphasis on the source: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joseph_Goebbels#Misattributed http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joseph_Goebbels#Misattributed

chris_mahan 13y ago

Well, if people go read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Lie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Lie then perhaps the light will start to shine in their minds. <sarcasm>And what? You dare to question the absolute veracity of wikipedia? You will be sent to the Re-Education Camp immediately?</sarcasm> <notsarcasm>Having to use the sarcasm tag means enough people are unable to recognize sarcasm. I blame the education system. It's a damn shame though.</notsarcasm>

redofrac 13y ago
The sentiment has value, but it feels misleading to need to back it up by aligning the idea with the Nazi Germany. (The closest quote by Goebbels appears to be about England rather than Germany, not sure if that makes it more or less relevant here)
criley 13y ago
Of course, blame the education system for your own poor skill as a writer. Sarcasm remains, as it always has, difficult to pull in written language. Always funny to see bad writers blame their readers though.
soperj 13y ago
Sarcasm is a word that has been so misused by Americans, that people have tried to actually re-write the definition. -the use of irony to mock or convey contempt - It does not mean 'joking'.
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joyeuse6701 13y ago

Interesting, there are still correctly attributed points that fit this whole debacle: "But the most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental principle is borne in mind constantly and with unflagging attention. It must confine itself to a few points and repeat them over and over. Here, as so often in this world, persistence is the first and most important requirement for success." "War Propaganda", in volume 1, chapter 6 of Mein Kampf (1925), by Adolf Hitler I'm referring to the constant reuse of the term 'no direct access to servers'cough propaganda cough