foremanguy92_ comments on “I Have Nothing to Hide”- The Dumbest Lie We Keep Repeating

[–] foremanguy92_@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I agree with the first part.

But just to correct you, Goebbels didn't say that at any time. (Don't think the Nazis either)

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[–] Corbin@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

Indeed, the best attribution gives it to Upton Sinclair in 1917 and likely reflected anxieties of WW1, not WW2; Sinclair wasn't saying it themselves, but attributing it to a government employee. This doesn't disconnect them, but shows that WW1 was the common factor.

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[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I'm not saying I'm right (or wrong), my source was Snowden too.

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