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Doug Youngman's avatar

"it is also in the interests of the Tyrant to make his subjects poor... the people are so preoccupied with their daily tasks that they have no time for plotting." [Aristotle]

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JudyC's avatar

A starving populace doesn’t have the time or energy to resist. Rule 1 = disarm your subjects. Rule 2 = Starve your subjects.

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Doug Youngman's avatar

Collapse of federal funding sources - no way to cope - no way to be compensated for the hyperinflated currency debt-buying - accademia/science/government 'trust' long gone... but until then people will make the choice to live in self-delusion. Love of country never meant love of government. As for gun control: If you have a clear shot and a good shovel there really ain't a good reason to bother the police.

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Loretta's avatar

AMEN!!

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