They can slaughter 1 mill iraqis no problem. They can manipulate thousands of Americans to die in Iraq no problem. They can 'indirectly' kill 5000 americans in the world trade centre no problem.
But they cannot directly kill even just a couple of Americans without undertaking risk. And that risk multiplies extremely fast even on low death counts. If a revolt is so large that they have to kill a lot, then all that often does is create a bigger revolt. It's extremely risky for them and those who have power never feel comfortable risking it. This is why they pour so much into psychological warfare to make you fear the state. They want you to think it's all powerful and you are puny against it. But it's not quite true. They are constantly fretting over even the tiniest of sparks because they know how quickly a flame could catch to burn them.
They can slaughter 1 mill iraqis no problem. They can manipulate thousands of Americans to die in Iraq no problem. They can 'indirectly' kill 5000 americans in the world trade centre no problem.
But they cannot directly kill even just a couple of Americans without undertaking risk. And that risk multiplies extremely fast even on low death counts. If a revolt is so large that they have to kill a lot, then all that often does is create a bigger revolt. It's extremely risky for them and those who have power never feel comfortable risking it. This is why they pour so much into psychological warfare to make you fear the state. They want you to think it's all powerful and you are puny against it. But it's not quite true. They are constantly fretting over even the tiniest of sparks because they know how quickly a flame could catch to burn them.
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