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MLeake · January 11, 2013, 10:51 AM

Governments worldwide love sideshows. Gun control in the US, the US as Great Satan in Iran, or the Palestinian plight in Saudi Arabia - all of these are useful tools for diverting the attention of the masses away from governmental creep and stagnating economies.

January 11, 2013, 10:51 AM	#28
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 10,128	Governments worldwide love sideshows. Gun control in the US, the US as Great Satan in Iran, or the Palestinian plight in Saudi Arabia - all of these are useful tools for diverting the attention of the masses away from governmental creep and stagnating economies.