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To: bentway who wrote (162542)	5/19/2005 1:29:24 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) of 281500

More on "ignorance is strength"... The statement does not just convey an attempt by the powers-that-be to keep the masses ignorant and build a nation of patsies. Rather it indicates there is strength in blind faith. The True Believers, be they in America or in Lebanon are a force to be reckoned with. Ignorance of the long term consequences of your actions (closely related to "the ends justify the means" mindset) brings the "fortitude" and "strength" (also known as fanatism) to scare the hell out of everyone else and achieve much, which in turn will reinforce the beliefs...except when the consequences catch and exact the price with interest, though sometimes people are not aware of the costs even after the fact (see Blowback for example). Ask yourself, why is it the pro-Bush camp did not re-evaluate the situation when it was proven that the "intelligence" report was an outdated and plagiarized student paper or that the Niger yellow cake saga was...shall we say, less than in order. You would think that people who are planning to engage in war at least want to make sure they are going to war for the right reasons and will get to collect the loot they are due.

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