"Of course the people don't want war."

"Why, of course the people don't want war. Why would some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best that he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece? Naturally, the common people don't want war; that is understood.

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, 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."

     -- Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials, 18 April 1946

a place where thousands never caught the 911 war fever.

Here.

There were lots of us, and we got shouted down as being unpatriotic. It's still happening- how many people get shouted down for trying to prevent an attack on Iran?