war pigs modus

"Hermann Goering famously told an interviewer during his trial at Nuremberg
that

"people don't want to go to war…. But, after all, it's the leaders of
the country who determine the policy and it's always a simple matter to drag
the people along whether it's a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a
parliament or a communist dictatorship…. Voice or no voice, the people can
always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have
to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for
lack of patriotism and exposing the country to greater danger. It works the
same way in any country.""

from http://www.nybooks.com/articles/17451 , a review by Jason Epstein of
What's the Matter With Kansas? - how conservatives won the heart of America