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Sherman A1

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5. I am not sure if people are full of hate or

Reply to newfie11 (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 04:45 AM

Apr 2014

it is simply an easier method of controlling the population through a divide and conquer methodology. I think it is at least in part setting up a group as the scape goat for all the ills of a community or nation(s) and just feeding the fire. The use of the "Look over there, that group has more than you or if that group of insert group name didn't do X then your life would be easeir and you would have more."

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