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Originally Posted by sworkhard
Then your not listening. The same tools that made religion such a powerful force can be applied completely outside of religion. Hitler used the same repetitive techniques to gain fanatical levels of support for what he was doing as religion uses. Most dictators use techniques like this to maintain and improve their support. It's just that historically it was easier to control or become a religious leader and have the masses at your fingertips while now you need to create the machine from scratch if you want the same influence.
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They sure can, but when you use the religion as a reason to get the ball rolling, I still say the religion gets the blame!