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2015-08-28 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2015-08-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Lest we fergit, both Iran + Radical Islam e.g. Osama Bin Laden's AL-Qaeda were claimed andor suspected of rushing to procure ex-Soviet Nukes-WMDS - Warheads, Technology, + Nuke Scientists-Technicians, etc. - after the fall of the Berlin Wall [1989], + USSR [1991].

Ditto as per SADDAM HUSSEIN'S IRAQ + OTHER.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-08-28 01:12|| 2015-08-28 01:12|| Front Page Top

#2 If a Biden run is not representative of a circus, then Juvenal's metaphor is a lie.

Distractions - Bread and circus

Since the times of the Romans, dictators have used this technique. Panem et Circenses comes from Roman poet Juvenal's metaphor for people voluntarily (or democratically) giving up civic responsibility for a reasonably stable status quo.

When the people are well-fed and having fun, they will be too contented or lazy to protest against those in charge (they may even start to thank, adore, and praise those in charge), turning them into gullible lemmings and apathetic citizens who will leave the “Powers That Be” free to do as they please.

Sports such as football, Rugby, Olympic Games, etc serve as distractions to lead people away from political realities, misrule and corruption.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-08-28 04:13|| 2015-08-28 04:13|| Front Page Top

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