And so it came to pass that Mr.C., my teacher, taught us the lesson of Nazism and Communism, the use of propaganda to stir people up for support, democratic or otherwise; how people would be planted in an audience, how bright, simple colour schemes would offer instant 'identity', rather like visual 'soundbites', how parades would make the activists appear special and make the people think that they were seeing something special, being special themselves just for being there.
Sorehead, the madman, naturally waited until the next official class debate.
Then he put the techniques taught into use.
And won by a landslide.
At the next debate, he learned the other rule; that the process fails eventually and the landslide is reversed.
The Communists knew it:no debates, no votes.
The Nazis knew it: change the constitution, absolute rule.
Hamas knows it;or soon will.
They have a choice.
They can either go on with the same old crap, and be replaced by even more savage lunatics, or they can realise that they have to deliver.
And this is where they will be desperate to wring progress from the teeth of disaster, as long as Europe and North America don't give in to giving in.
They have to find something that gives meaning to all the bullshit and murder.
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