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"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed -- and hence clamorous to be led to safety -- by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary."

–H.L. Mencken

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WPG
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Looks like all the politicals are doing a great job or keeping the populace alarmed! That seems the only thing they do well these days.
Emjay
H.L. Mencken quotes are great and can seem so prescient!
Aubrey
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Awareness - Fear - Power: three vital human elements packed into one sentence. Very fine.
Snowy
The Power of Nightmares series of videos covers it nicely. First, there was the fear of Communism to be exploited, and then when that evaporated, fear of Al Qaeda took its place.
SweetMisery
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Fear I don't like the tactic at all. dipshits. ugh
Patricia Volonakis Davis
It's interesting- I was gong to say that this is something Snowy would have on his blog and here he is, is making a comment. Of course, he hasn't got all the lovely graphics and terrific photos you've got here. ; D
Waterbaby
fear, not only in politics but many areas of life, is a powerful means to control, more powerful than near 'bout any other force.

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