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The illegitimate, hence insecure, tyrants adopt different strategies to
maintain their hold on power.
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They heed to the pragmatic advice of
Machiavelli: “Invent enemies and then slay them in order to control your
subjects.” The virulently anti-Shi'ite rhetoric of the Salafis and
Takfiris is a Machiavellian approach. The Salafis and Takfiris cannot
construct a positive narrative that specifies their achievements; that’s
why they construct a negative narrative that casts the Evil Other in a
negative light.
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MID-02-231013.html
http://teapartyorg.ning.com/photo/obama-lies-4?context=latest
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