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9. You're absolutely right.

Reply to Samantha (Reply #6)

Sun Mar 12, 2017, 12:42 AM

Mar 2017

What you say reminds me now---they are followers of Leo Strauss who talked about getting power through complete surprise, not making sense and brazen illogic that scatters everyone's ability to respond.

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