"A lie big enough..."

On NPR's Weekend Edition, this morning, a man from Colorado said,"If McCain loses this election, we're headed into Communism. Is that plain enough?"

Sadly, yes; it is plain enough. It's plain to see that John and Sarah (et al.) have repeated the "Obama is a Socialist" lie often enough that some people, such as yourself, now believe it.

Wow. Great work, John and Sarah.

But why stop there, you two? There's still time to roll out something like, "Obama is a space alien from an Islamic planet intent on taking over Earth, whose resulting Communist government will tax the rich and redistribute that money so everyone who wants one will be able to get Canadian-style health care and an abortion from Satan at the commune's clinic?"

Too bad, though. You really missed your chance. Oh well.

Look, I defend this Colorado man's right to his opinion, to anyone's right to theirs, but how did he arrive at it?

For one possible answer, please consider the following quote: “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.” -Joseph Goebbels