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Does anyone remember the "Elite Republican Guard"? (Original Post) reddread Jul 2016 OP
Yep, bogeymen. Everybody's supposed to be afraid of 'em. senz Jul 2016 #1
+100000000 Phlem Jul 2016 #2
Im not sure it works beyond some faint plausibility reddread Jul 2016 #3
 

senz

(11,945 posts)
1. Yep, bogeymen. Everybody's supposed to be afraid of 'em.
Thu Jul 7, 2016, 10:04 PM
Jul 2016

Are we supposed to be afraid of somebody? So, so, so afraid? Really, really afraid? More afraid than we've ever been before?

Bogeyman afraid?

BOO!

Phlem

(6,323 posts)
2. +100000000
Fri Jul 8, 2016, 12:57 PM
Jul 2016

Fascinating how the so obvious tried and true still works so fucking amazingly well on people to this day.

It's an embarrassment.

 

reddread

(6,896 posts)
3. Im not sure it works beyond some faint plausibility
Sat Jul 9, 2016, 11:03 AM
Jul 2016

hopelessness is a mighty weapon.
people know what their interests are.
plausible deniability feeds into hopelessness.
I think I see its utility now.

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