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How To Create a Terrorist
A step-by-step guide
By now we all know that it is very hard to eliminate terrorists.
I’m not sure that we understand quite how easy it is to create them.
So here is a little guide to creating a group so filled with hate that they are willing to kill anyone they perceive to be against them.
Step 1. Deny the target population basic human rights. Force them and their families to live in a prescribed area. Better yet, do anything you can to keep them out of a prescribed area. If possible, make sure that your side of the wall or fence has better houses, better roads, and brighter lights.
Step 2. Describe your target and their community very carefully. Choose your words for maximum effect. For example, do not call them “refugees” or “occupied people.” Instead, choose descriptive words like “foreigners” or “invaders.” Ensure that your media outlets and legal representatives continuously point out each crime and infraction committed by your targets and wonder out loud why they are such a violent group. Define “crimes” as loosely as possible. Make it a crime to use certain names for the land, to wear certain clothing, or to carry certain flags.
Step 3. Design as many ways as possible to keep your targets in poverty. Refuse to let them become educated. Deny them key…
