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[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 82 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Rule 1. When you're having political problems at home, create a foreign enemy to distract the population.

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 23 points 6 days ago

Also, a foreign threat tends to gather the citizens together. Our post-9/11 unity allowed them to create the Homeland Security Gestapo.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] gnuhaut@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 days ago

Also a common liberal tactic.

[–] luce@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 6 days ago

who says the enemy has to be foreign?