Machiavellianism
Beginning of paper
After months of routinely being metal detected and
blindly handing over my bags to be searched, I finally
stopped to think about it the other day. I realized that
all the “security” cameras, metal detectors and guards were
merely used to gain power over the people by oppressing them
and forcin ....
Middle of paper
.... and terror; control by the ruler of all
avenues of communication, thus facilitating the deliberate
molding of public opinion; and the employment of
surveillance and terrorist activities of subordinates who
can be disowned and liquidated by the ruler, who thus
escapes the blame for their atrocities. (In other words, the
big political figureheads get their lackeys to do their
dirty work and then use them as scapegoats.)
Basically, what Machiavelli was trying to say was that
if a princ ....
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