The NDAA legalized undisclosed pro-government propaganda aimed at US citizens

Evidence

The fact that the Protocols were a forgery was irrelevant for propaganda purposes. The Russian publicist S. A. Nilus who published the second Russian edition in 190S was already well aware of the doubtful character of this “document” and added the obvious: “But if it were possible to show its authenticity by documents or by the testimony of trustworthy witnesses, if it were possible to disclose the persons standing at the head of the world-wide plot …then…‘the secret iniquity’ could be broken…” Translation in Curtiss, op. cit. Hitler did not need Nilus to use the same trick: the best proof of their authenticity is that they have been proved to be a forgery. And he also adds the argument of their “plausibility”: “What many Jews may do unconsciously is here consciously made clear. And that is what counts” (Mein Kampf, Book I, chapter xi). — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 2636 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Advertising’s suspicion-inducing logic extends to political propaganda; Official state texts are contaminated by the reality they claim to regulate — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 962; Proving a conspiracy document a forgery only strengthens its propaganda value — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 2636 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Proving a conspiracy document a forgery only strengthens its propaganda value #expands (0.75) — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 2636
• Obama’s NDAA extended indefinite detention and extrajudicial execution to US citizens #qualifies (0.75)
• Advertising’s suspicion-inducing logic extends to political propaganda #expands (0.72)
• Official state texts are contaminated by the reality they claim to regulate #exemplifies (0.72) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 962