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jazzjunkysue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-22-09 10:04 AM
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17. Proof that religion is politics.
All religion. Otherwise, what's the point?

It's the consolidation of power. Period. That's why mind control is the central function of all religion.

It's just easier to accept when it's not your own personal religion.
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  - How big?  MUAD_DIB   Jun-21-09 11:07 PM   #1 
  - Bigger Than A Bread Box  WillyT   Jun-21-09 11:11 PM   #2 
  - You are right Willy T. It's profound.  MADem   Jun-22-09 02:12 AM   #10 
  - reports have been coming in for a while that the military is cracking.  roguevalley   Jun-22-09 05:03 PM   #22 
  - If true this is really big  nadinbrzezinski   Jun-21-09 11:14 PM   #3 
  - This was what I have been suspecting might happen  Adsos Letter   Jun-21-09 11:28 PM   #4 
  - Did you see the other post  canetoad   Jun-22-09 02:18 AM   #11 
  - Half educated guess, but in any situation like this  nadinbrzezinski   Jun-22-09 10:02 AM   #15 
     - This is also what finally brought down the Berlin wall.  Kaleko   Jun-22-09 02:54 PM   #21 
  - There've been a few rounds of arrests among the IRG's senior staff lately, no? (nt)  Posteritatis   Jun-22-09 02:36 PM   #20 
  - I posted a question for nadin in this thread; I would be curious as to your thoughts also.  Adsos Letter   Jun-21-09 11:30 PM   #5 
  - You Are Quite Welcome !!! - And All I Know, Is That We're Real Close To The Tipping Point !!!  WillyT   Jun-21-09 11:40 PM   #8 
     - Tweeters from Iran were reporting on those back room deals  nadinbrzezinski   Jun-22-09 10:03 AM   #16 
  - OMG, is a mutiny brewing!?!  Odin2005   Jun-21-09 11:32 PM   #6 
  - Well, it was clear from Friday's speech that Khamenei is going for broke.  scarletwoman   Jun-21-09 11:36 PM   #7 
  - Is Ali Fazli being scapegoated? n/t  ColbertWatcher   Jun-21-09 11:41 PM   #9 
  - If he is  canetoad   Jun-22-09 02:34 AM   #12 
     - Are soldiers accepting the arrest? n/t  ColbertWatcher   Jun-22-09 04:00 AM   #13 
  - Desperate times call for desperate measures. They're on the verge of losing control  Dark   Jun-22-09 04:15 AM   #14 
  - Proof that religion is politics.  jazzjunkysue   Jun-22-09 10:04 AM   #17 
  - The current regime appears to be imploding from within....  nomaco-10   Jun-22-09 10:13 AM   #18 
  - IBT: Revolutionary Guards commander defies Khamenei's orders to use force on protestors  Turborama   Jun-22-09 02:29 PM   #19 
  - This is where things get interesting.  HiFructosePronSyrup   Jun-22-09 05:06 PM   #23 
  - Anyone know anything more on this guy? n/t  lindisfarne   Jun-24-09 06:36 PM   #24 
 

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