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Comment se fait-il, même, qu’il y ait eu des gens pour y croire ? Gordon haussa les épaules. — Ça s’appelait la technique du « gros mensonge », Johnn… - David Brin
" "Comment se fait-il, même, qu’il y ait eu des gens pour y croire ? Gordon haussa les épaules. — Ça s’appelait la technique du « gros mensonge », Johnny. Il suffit de donner l’impression qu’on sait de quoi on parle… de se contenter de citer des faits. Et puis de parler très vite. Tu entrelardes tes bobards de sorte qu’ils aient l’air de révéler l’existence d’un complot et tu martèles ça sur tous les tons. Ceux qui cherchent un prétexte, pour haïr ou pour mépriser – ceux qui ont un ego boursouflé, mais faible au fond –, s’empressent d’adopter ces explications toutes faites. Il ne leur vient pas à l’idée de soumettre la théorie à l’épreuve des faits. Hitler faisait ça très bien. Le Mystique de Leningrad aussi. Holn n’a été que leur brillant successeur dans l’art du « gros mensonge ».
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About David Brin
Glen David Brin (born October 6, 1950) is an American author of science fiction. He is the winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. He lives in Southern California and has been both a NASA consultant and a physics professor.
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