Trump's 'big lie' is actually the GOP's 'long lie'
The attack on shared reality began in the 60s, says Magdi Semrau.
Since the 2020 presidential election, the phrase “The Big Lie” has been deployed to describe the former president’s undermining of American democracy. This phrase has its roots in authoritarian propaganda, most notably in Adolf Hitler’s assertion that if you tell a lie often enough, it will become truth in the minds of your audienc…