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7981 | Whole populations are terrorist threats to authorities, who unite against them [Baudrillard] |
Full Idea: One way or another, populations themselves are a terrorist threat to the authorities...and by extension, we can hypothesize a coalition of all governments against all populations. | |
From: Jean Baudrillard (The Intelligence of Evil [2004], p.120) | |
A reaction: This may count as left-wing paranoia, but it is a striking thought, which plants an uneasy notion in the mind whenever we see two world leaders disappear behind closed doors for a chat. |