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		inglor_cz 7 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: India and EU announce landmark trade deal Are dumb people, in fact, easier to control? I have seen a lot of smart people in thrall of ideologies that could be used to manipulate them left and right at will. Meanwhile, true morons tend to be unpredictably chaotic.

aurareturn 7 days ago [–]

Yea. Dumb people are lower class and uneducated. Give them a few bonuses and they’ll happily shut up.

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