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bemildred

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3. Students make excellent cannon fodder, they are naive and gullible.

Reply to eridani (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 09:14 AM

Mar 2014

Armies love them too for the same reason.

The purpose is to prevent the opposition from dissipating in the next two years. Which suggests that someone does fear that Maduro will make progress. And that sort of contradicts the propaganda.

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Thanks eridani. It's eerie how similar the beginnings of all these 'revolutions' have been. sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #2

Students make excellent cannon fodder, they are naive and gullible. bemildred Mar 2014 #3