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When I lived in the area there was always something unusual occurring and unusual stories would surface.. ( I won't testify to facts not yet in evidence...)
I also dont get it how every dang election there is only couple of idiots in the finals of next top American president? One would think that such big country has some actually intelligent ppl whom could fill those shoes.
originally posted by: mythos
originally posted by: JoshuaCox
a reply to: nOraKat
If you have a secret plant your scripting to sell a message. You don't name him Barrak HUSSIEN OBAMA lol. You name him Preston Williamson or some other totally paletable BS.
on the contrary, me thinks:
a name like Barack Hussein Obama is going to play on deep rooting phobias & conditioned reactions.
think of the similarities of the names "Osama" & "Obama" entering the popular lexicon in a very narrow time frame. if "one" wanted to keep a certain segment of the population (a segment that may already harbor mistrust of a particular ethnic group) what better way to trigger a reactive & often vitriolic response. it is pavlovian conditioning 101.
i think it is much easier to unleash volatile emotions at a "Hussein Obama" as opposed to a "Preston Williamson", especially in light of our current trauma drama with a particular culture / religion.
it would be as though our president during WWII was Hirohito Hidler. =P
it is all orchestrated. all of it. to make us angry. afraid. divided.
and remember, as has been said by folk much wiser than myself...
~~~a house divided cannot stand~~~
originally posted by: nOraKat
a reply to: romilo
I also dont get it how every dang election there is only couple of idiots in the finals of next top American president? One would think that such big country has some actually intelligent ppl whom could fill those shoes.
Intelligent people are probably intelligent enough to know they have no chance. Imagine if intelligent people w good intentions were running things. Is that even possible? It seems natural that ruthless criminals run things, maybe since that is how its been all of our lives. Maybe it is different on other worlds.