The phrase was coined by Adolf Hitler, when he dictated his 1925 book Mein Kampf. Hitler believed the technique was used by Jews to blame Germany’s loss in World War I on German general Erich Ludendorff. Jeffrey Herf maintains that Goebbels and the Nazis used the big lie to turn anti-semitism into mass murder.
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A big lie is a propaganda technique used for political purpose. The phrase was coined by Adolf Hitler, when he dictated his 1925 book Mein Kampf. Hitler believed the technique was used by Jews to blame Germany’s loss in World War I on German general Erich Ludendorff. Jeffrey Herf maintains that Goebbels and the Nazis used the big lie to turn long-standing anti-semitism into mass murder. Herf argues that the lie was a narrative of an innocent, besieged Germany striking at an international Jewry, which it said started WWI. It went on to claim that the Jews had begun a war of extermination against Germany, and that the state had a duty toterminate and kill them.
His primary rules were never leave room for alternatives; never accept one blame at a time; never concentrate on a time when there is no blame for the enemy; never admit a fault or wrong; never allow the public to cool off; never concede that there may be some good in your enemy. The essential English leadership secret does not depend on particular intelligence. Rather, it depends on a remarkably stupid thick-headedness. The English follow the principle that when one lies, one should lie big, and stick to it. They keep up their lies, even at the risk of looking ridiculous, even if it means looking ridiculous.
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