{"id":2779,"date":"2015-05-01T12:19:23","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T17:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.awordforthought.com\/?p=2779"},"modified":"2015-05-24T07:53:21","modified_gmt":"2015-05-24T12:53:21","slug":"dictators-how-do-they-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.awordforthought.com\/?p=2779","title":{"rendered":"DICTATORS &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; HOW DO THEY DO IT?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CONTROL<\/p>\n<p>Impatient dictators (obvious, in history, and in the news) bust in with violent force right from the start and immediately blow away everyone who resists, until they get control.\u00a0 Their tyranny is obvious from the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>Hitler&#8217;s blitzkrieg, ISIS and friends all over the map today.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Patient dictators (subtle, scheming, unopposed, in the news) take the time to do everything necessary to win and fool the people, until they get control.\u00a0 Their tyranny is not obvious until it is too late.<\/p>\n<p>We have a smooth, &#8220;patient&#8221; dictator in the U.S. White House.\u00a0 He uses all the necessary tools effectively and simultaneously\u00a0 to gain control.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1) Win a minority.\u00a0 A dedicated few have more influence than many, because they must have passion to survive.\u00a0 BHOB*&#8217;s mentors trained him well.<\/p>\n<p>And what is a fanatic?\u00a0 &#8220;Someone who believes in something more strongly than you do&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>BHOB* believes in &#8220;fundamentally changing America&#8221;, and he&#8217;s sticking to it.\u00a0 Americans believe in sports, American Idol, and retirement accounts.<\/p>\n<p>2)\u00a0 Win the media.\u00a0 Somehow, support from the media was handed to BHOB* on a silver platter.<\/p>\n<p>3)\u00a0 Win the military.\u00a0 I guess the culture was ripe for throwing out God and strength and decent values and patriotism from military leadership as we&#8217;ve done everywhere else.\u00a0 And the commander is a coward, except for leading gay rights and race riots and Muslim celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>4) Win the minds.\u00a0 The thinking of Americans is so easily manipulated.\u00a0 It&#8217;s never been easier for a dictator to take over.\u00a0 Get used to lying leaders and you will believe anything.<\/p>\n<p>5)\u00a0 Maneuver the movements.\u00a0 Pick a topic, and make it a movement&#8212;&#8220;hate crimes&#8221;&#8212;&#8220;thought police&#8221;&#8212;&#8220;politically correct&#8221;&#8212;&#8220;tolerance of intolerance&#8221;&#8212;&#8220;racist police&#8221;&#8212;&#8220;blame Christians&#8221;.\u00a0 Condition the people, into a trap of control.<\/p>\n<p>6)\u00a0 Win the masses.\u00a0 How?\u00a0 With a morsel&#8212;food&#8212;welfare.\u00a0 Done.<\/p>\n<p>When I was growing up, it was the Communists out to get us.\u00a0 They had a slogan that we would fall into their hands like over ripe fruit.\u00a0 We have arrived.<\/p>\n<p>And now it is a piece of cake, anticipated, even expected, to manipulate elections, and the crises, then save the day and start martial law.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>BHOB*\u2014*Barack Hussein OBama\u2014Say BHHHOB aloud and it sounds like the warning for Christians in the 2008 election: \u201cBeware of sheep\u2019s clothing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CONTROL Impatient dictators (obvious, in history, and in the news) bust in with violent force right from the start and immediately blow away everyone who resists, until they get control.\u00a0 Their tyranny is obvious from the beginning. 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