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Lint Head

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1. Fear of the unknown is responsible for the majority of control of the masses.

Reply to ck4829 (Original post)

Thu Nov 21, 2013, 12:13 PM

Nov 2013

The fear of death and hell is used by bigots because it is easy. We all die and being afraid of death is common in the majority of human beings. If a bigoted sociopath has an agenda to promote and needs sheeple to follow the fear of the unknown is a gold mine of opportunity.

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How much of today's homophobia is a rehash of the Satanic Ritual Abuse Panic of the 80's? [View all] ck4829 Nov 2013 OP

Fear of the unknown is responsible for the majority of control of the masses. Lint Head Nov 2013 #1

Except this- LeftinOH Nov 2013 #2

there's definitely a pattern MisterP Nov 2013 #3