[thechat] Getting closer

[Martin Burns]

On Sat, 8 Feb 2003, Lauri Vain wrote:

> "is about 47% in the current poles. Unfortunately not enough."
>
> Apparently people *are* in control (that 47% in the margin of a 50:50
> situation, so the government is still doing what the people want).

References: Chomsky - Manufacturing Consent.

> BTW, do you remember that he never really had (or didn't present) any
> evidence that Bin Laden was behind the attacks? Everybody now says that
> he was, but Bush hasn't proved it yet (this is proof again that if you
> repeat something very often, people will simply believe you)...

Yep, that's the way you do it.

10 PRINT "Saddam is a dictator just like Hitler. He's evil, is a danger to
America(tm) and is trying for regional domination"
20 UNTIL CONSENT GOTO 10

Cheers
Martin

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