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ProudDad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-10 09:40 PM
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134. I believe their power comes from our collective consent to allow them to have power over us...
By us I mean a critical mass of We the People...

But mostly through ignorance and programming...

The Zapatistas in Chiapas are an example of a body of humans who withdrew that power and have achieved autonomy and a golden chance to develop their own form of self-governance as a result...
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