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how to defeat authoritariansims - what they do and how to defeat them (Original Post) msongs Jun 2018 OP
K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Jun 2018 #1
no govt can withstand a challenge of 3.5% of the population (its says) msongs Jun 2018 #2
I thought that statistic was interesting too, more about it here marylandblue Jun 2018 #5
thanks for the link, good read nt msongs Jun 2018 #7
why are incompetents put at head of govt agencies? because... msongs Jun 2018 #3
Thanks. Inspiration for the demoralized. marylandblue Jun 2018 #4
Giant kick democrank Jun 2018 #6
btw 3.5 per cent of US population is about 11 million ppl we have that many nt msongs Jun 2018 #8
K&R smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #9
Cutest Authoritarian Regime EVAR. forgotmylogin Jun 2018 #10
Thanks for posting. nt zentrum Jun 2018 #11
k and r..nt Stuart G Jun 2018 #12

msongs

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3. why are incompetents put at head of govt agencies? because...
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 07:08 PM
Jun 2018

loyalty to the regime is more important than competence. sound familiar?

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