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Old Apr 23, 2008, 04:11 pm   #5 (permalink) (top)
grandpa
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Nothing to it -- if you think your rulers are just plain folks, they can probably get away with more.
It is in fact the best propaganda technique out there.

Look at it the other way:
If you have power and people think ignorance and incompetence are good character traits, then you're well off.

Grandpa h.


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atrocities." ~Voltaire
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