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		inglor_cz 89 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 89 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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