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Ping Tung

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1. The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 02:37 PM

Apr 28

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary. � H.L. Mencken

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Why conservatives love to blame the 'deep state' for everything [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 28 OP

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed Ping Tung Apr 28 #1

Because they don't understand a god damned thing - and they've been taught Probatim Apr 28 #2

It makes a great scapegoat, and you don't have to name names. Norrrm Apr 28 #3